Moog Music announces release of new synthesizer, a ‘monster analog monosynth built on a 40 year legacy of sonic exploration’

Wow. Press release here:

For those of us wondering when we’d see something new from Moog that wasn’t a pedal or a guitar, or yet another backlight color for the Minis (“Select” et al.), it was pretty exciting to learn this week about the first truly “big” Moog since the company relaunched under the late Bob Moog a few years back. While it’s not a polyphonic keyboard, as some have hoped (in this economy, an $8,000+ analog is not a big selling proposition), it is bigger, badder, and is more than just cobbling together the existing Voyager with the pre-existing VX CV expanders. It’s been “an age” since there has been a new Moog with 61-keys – and for actual lead players this guarantees to bring the Moog “on stage” again, where it’s not been seen as much lately.

As described by the company: Designed in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager XL is a sonic powerhouse that pays homage to important milestones in the Moog synthesizer legacy. It starts with the heart of a Minimoog Model D. Fat oscillators and warm Moog filters give it that unmistakable Moog sound and the rugged construction and intuitive user interface design immediately tells you that you’re playing a high-quality musical instrument.

From the current Voyager lineage, the XL inherits a 100% analog signal path with stable oscillators, patch storage, touch surface, pot mapping and extensive MIDI control functionality. To all this, add a ribbon controller and 61 note keyboard and you have a monster analog monosynth built on a 40 year legacy of sonic exploration.