Minimoog

Minimoog
Manufacturer	Moog Music
Dates	1970–81, 2016–2017, 2022-present
Price	in 1974: US$1,595.00 (equivalent to $9,854 in 2023)
Technical specifications
Polyphony	Monophonic
Timbrality	Monotimbral
Oscillator	3 VCOs, white/pink noise
LFO	Oscillator 3 can function as LFO (original and 2016 reissue), dedicated extra LFO (2016 reissue only)
Synthesis type	Analog subtractive
Filter	24dB/oct, 4-pole lowpass filter with cutoff, resonance, ADSR envelope generator, keyboard tracking
Attenuator	ADSR envelope generator
Effects	Frequency modulation using oscillator 3/noise
Input/output
Keyboard	44-note, low-note priority
Left-hand control	Pitch bend and mod wheels
External control	CV/gate, MIDI in/out/thru (2016 reissue only), glide and decay via 0.206" dia Switchcraft S-260 plugs (not on 2016 reissue)

The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popular with progressive rock and jazz musicians and found wide use in disco, pop, rock and electronic music.

Production of the Minimoog stopped in the early 1980s after the sale of Moog Music. In 2002, founder Robert Moog regained the rights to the Moog brand, bought the company, and released an updated version of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager. In 2016 and in 2022, Moog Music released another new version of the original Minimoog.