{"id":219,"date":"2019-10-26T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T19:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.functionalprototype.com\/news\/?p=219"},"modified":"2021-08-11T21:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T01:52:59","slug":"new-side-project-multiple-moog-60hp-eurorack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.functionalprototype.com\/news\/2019\/10\/26\/new-side-project-multiple-moog-60hp-eurorack\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-in-progress: multiple 60HP (Moog) eurorack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years ago when buying Moogfest tickets, I noticed that in addition to the “VIP” ticket option there was another choice,\u00c2\u00a0 “Engineering\/VIP”.\u00c2\u00a0 Not only do you get VIP status, you get to do something nerdy and take home hardware so *of course* I go for that upgrade.\u00c2\u00a0 The project turned out to be assembling a Werkstatt while it was still a concept and hanging out with a bunch of other music nerds.<\/p>\n

The Werkstat is a basic analog synth, good for learning how synths work with a simple physical interface.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s also not a Eurorack friendly synth, that’s a format mostly ignored by Moog.\u00c2\u00a0 I halfway fixed that problem<\/a> but there are issues with routing sound\/power because those jacks on the rear of the unit, not the face.\u00c2\u00a0 Playing with the Werkstatt did get me interested in analog synths and I continue to sign up for the Engineering ticket.<\/p>\n

Moog synths are mostly for people who can play the piano, which I do not.\u00c2\u00a0 (I do study the cello so maybe I just like analog stuff in general?)\u00c2\u00a0 Anything I do with a synth is programming\/sequencing so I don’t need a keyboard.\u00c2\u00a0 So far there are only two Eurorack-friendly units from Moog, both are 60HP, narrower than most commercial Eurorack cases.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have two or three there are external Moog kits<\/a> so no need for a case.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I have five.\u00c2\u00a0 A Mother 32 and four Moogfest experiments:<\/p>\n