Dr. Robert Moog's legendary synthesiser company launched its self proclaimed "grittiest" sounding synthesiser yet at NAMM 2013.
Starting in 1954 with its legendary Moog Theramin and pioneering the synthesiser world in 1964 with its first modular synth, Moog then moved on to create the game changing MiniMoog of 1970; a machine that is proclaimed to have changed the world of music forever!
So, with this legacy it is no surprise that when Moog launch a new synth, the big boys all want to try it out! At NAMM 2013 the Sub Phatty was visited by Stevie Wonder, Bernie Worrell from P-Funk & Talking Heads, Larry Dunn of supergroup Earth, Wind & Fire and jazz legend Dr. Lonnie Smith, who collectively proved just how magical this new analogue subtractive synth can be.
The title says it all! Moog have been hinting at it for days but they've now officially announced that they will be releasing a new analogue mono synth this year - the Sub Phatty! It looks great, it sounds 'PHAT' and thankully, it is priced extremely competitively! To get to grips with it then we suggest checking out the video below!
Not long after Moog announced that they are set to unveil a brand new analogue synth at NAMM 2013, they also leaked this picture, which appeared to show its front panel branded with the name 'Sub Phatty'! We're assuming that the Sub Phatty will join the Phatty series of analogue synthesisers (which currently contains the Little Phatty and Slim Phatty) and judging from the teaser video that Moog also released, it's going to more than live up to its name!
In preparation for NAMM 2013, Moog have released a teaser video of their brand new analogue synth. Check out Herb Deutsch playing with it whilst explaining some of its features. If you're anything like us, after hearing it you'll be itching for the imminent full announcement at NAMM 2013 later this month!
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Dr. Robert Moog's legendary synthesiser company launched its self proclaimed "grittiest" sounding synthesiser yet at NAMM 2013.
