Ok novelty titles aside I’ve got a video of the issue here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KPu90cAt0T93rHgVC7wkN1EzZ6ARgZZ4

I’ve taken it apart and sprayed some contact cleaner on the relevant components but the issue remains. The button will start the sequencer but it won’t stop it or at least it takes a lot of tries.

Wondering if anyone has any experience with an issue like this? I bought it used so there’s no warranty and I’m in Scotland s probably sending it to moog for an out of warranty repair would end up just putting me in a situation where I might as well just get another.

Is this a part that’s easy to source and are there any things I can try to make it work?

Thank you for any advice!

I'm having issues triggering my Moog Labyrinth Chromatically with the Octatrack MKIl in MIDI mode.

The issue is only one midi note goes through every few seconds, so if I do a page with 16th notes, it will not trigger the lab. I've tried different cables (didnt work) and triggering the lab with a different sequencer (worked fine) triggering other machines with the Octatrack (also works fine) I also tried to clear all the pages in the Octatrack, made sure the MIDI channel was correct, tried different MIDI channels.

It seems to be an issue exclusive to this device pairing which I have never had before - has anyone experienced something like this?

Hi everyone,

I'm encountering an issue with my Moog Subharmonicon: the SEQ OCT and Quantize functions have stopped working correctly. I'm currently running firmware version 1.1.1, but I suspect this version might be causing the problem. I’d like to try downgrading to version 1.1, but I haven’t been able to find the firmware file online.

Another issue is that I couldn’t locate any clear instructions on how to perform a factory reset on the Subharmonicon. The official manual and online searches haven’t yielded anything conclusive, and it seems like the device doesn’t have a built-in reset function.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

1. Disconnecting the Subharmonicon from power for several minutes – no change.
2. Searching for firmware version 1.1 on Moog’s website and third-party resources, but no luck.

My questions for the community:

1. Does anyone know how to perform a factory reset on the Subharmonicon? Are there any hidden button combinations?
2. Does anyone have a copy of firmware version 1.1 or know where I could download it?
3. Has anyone experienced similar issues with SEQ OCT or Quantize, and if so, how did you resolve it?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! 🙏

I just dug through a bunch of spectravox YouTube demos and every single one is “VOCODING a drum” “VOCAL PROCESSING my bass hehehe” etc etc. is there evidence anywhere of somebody demoing this instrument for what it was actually made to do? Like there’s a whole ass microphone xlr port. Any of these gear influencers use it at all?

when automating using the editor for subsequent 37 in ableton, ableton maps the values of the knobs to a numeric value, and it works fine.

I had a question however: Does anyone have any idea how to get the value of a knob, or all knobs, from a preset in the moog? This way you dont have to tinker with the automation to match the initial sound to find the value.

I would assume that when selecting the preset on the moog, the knobs in the editor change to the values of the preset, but this is not the case. For knobs that are not recording automation, they just stay at the default 0 level.

Anyone has any idea if you can get the values for the knobs of one specific preset?

Something in the power switch on my Grandmother snapped or broke and the synth won't stay on unless I hold the switch down with pressure. How challenging of a fix would this be? I assume all that would need to be done is to install a replacement switch.

Hello!

I’m looking into buying several moog semi-modular units, (specifically the labyrinth, subharmonicon, and mother 32) and am considering a rack/accessory kit to merge the 3 modules into a singular system.

Naturally, the moog sound studio accessory kit was the first consideration, but I am curious about the quality of the mixer? This system would primarily be used for live performance, and at home practice with a single amplifier. Running a single mono signal out largely seems fine, but I am wondering if anyone has experiences with the 1/8th inch headphone output (the only output) running to a 1/4 inch jack/amplifier, if they experienced any loss in audio quality/ signal volume with the mixer, etc.

The sound studio kit is priced around $300 usd, and includes a rack, and the mixer. This is 99% of what I’m looking for, however getting a 3rd party rack for mounting the modules, and a 3rd party mixer/ power supply could be achieved for around the same price, but could potentially be higher quality.

The only drawback I’m currently seeing to going third party is that the whole setup would have slightly more intricacy to it, a downside as rig mobility will be at a premium. The only downside I’m seeing to the moog sound studio kit, is that its mixer seems fairly rudimentary, and that could be troublesome //if// I ended up wanting to integrate pedal effects later in the signal chain, as they would apply globally to all 3 modules, as opposed to a different mixer that may offer more control.

Thoughts, feedback, experiences, all greatly appreciated! Apologies if these questions have already been asked, search results did not yield a similar post. Thanks!

Hey Everyone,

I did a video walking through the features of the DFAM Thing +. It's a pretty awesome module/utility from Serendipity that gives a ton of capabilities to the DFAM. It's worth checking out. Full CV and Midi control over the sequencer. Reset. Different patterns to the sequencer. Etc...

https://youtu.be/zv4xaiopjzU

Hi everyone. I am very new to the Moog scene but I’m interested in getting a Etherwave. I’m trying my best to navigate the website and from my understanding every Moog product is sold from a third party source? I can’t seem to find any Etherwaves available anywhere. I’m in the PNW and have searched as far down as Oregon up to Canada with no luck. I bought a used one from eBay but it turned out to be broken and so I had to return it. Every website I see with it is sketchy and really overpriced, upwards of 2k. I’m not sure if I’m missing something or if there’s just none in the market right now? I’m assuming due to the hurricane destruction in Asheville, there’s no supplier making new products (we moved from Asheville just before the hurricane hit but we know how awful it is out there).

I’ve got an ongoing issue with my matriarch, it seems to not load the knob calibration when turning off and on again. I have to twiddle all the knobs. E.g oscillator frequency, delay spacing, rear fine tune. I tried reinstalling firmware 1.3 to no avail. Downgrading to 1.2.3 fixed it, then I put 1.3 back on and it was fine for a week or two; today I turned the Matriarch back on to face the same issue. So sticking with firmware 1.3 for now. Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen with their Matriarch?

Hey everyone, I’ve got a 3 tier rack for my mother 32 and subharmonicon. Was going to add the DFAM further down the line but toying with the idea of letting that 3rd level be for some eurorack modules.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of some good options please?

Hey, so I’ve wanted a sub phatty for a long time and I was about to just bite the bullet and grab one when I started to research and saw that the “new”, 5 year old, sub 25 looks like a “better” sub phatty. Anyway I’m really curious about the external audio in feature. I’d like to plug guitar or bass in and use the synths filter to act like a “auto filter” or use the LFO to control it and use the drive etc etc. I WAS looking at getting the moogerfooger auto filter pedal but those go for $1000 and up these days and I found a sub25 for just under that so I’m think maybe I’ll kill two birds with one stone? Is what I’m dreaming of doing possible? Cheers!

I’m looking for a specific wooden case or some kind of ends/overlay combo for the Grandmother. It features a wooden strip that separates the keys and the knobs (making it look more like mini moog) and the “Grandmother” text was branded into it, just like it appears on the synth.

A few months ago, this would automatically pop up in a Google image search when looking for other synth cases — but now it’s vanished. It looked like the kind of thing sold on Etsy.

I’ve searched everywhere. Anyone know what this is?

Alternatively, any ideas for cool upgrades (cases/ends/mods/knobs) for the Grandmother? The options seem pretty thin. What comes up for me are the same two or three things (wood ends from Poland on Etsy, no instructions) and a $1000-ish wood case with mandatory Eurorack attachment (too expensive).

Any ideas?

Hi !

I noticed that I'm randomly losing bottom end on my sub37, like if some kind of very slow LFO was lowering the volume of my low octave oscillator... kinda hard to describe ! Did anyone encounter something like this? Thanks

I want to have the second oscillator highpassed to give space for a sub oscillator as oscillator one. I'm new to this have no clue. The two patch cables in the photo was my best guess, but probably wrong 😅

Hello I bought the Moog Model D app.

It turns out to be all right, I installed it on a 6th gen ipad. This ipad has a mini jack headphone output. So I can get the sound out of the app through a mini jack cable, which I connect to my MPC One+.

The problem happens when changing from one preset to another, there are some that sound very very low, while others sound louder, I do not understand why this happens, if I use headphones all presets sound the same, or if I listen through the ipad speakers, also all sound with equal volume. any idea what could be causing this conflict?

Hello moog users, I just bought a muse and wanted to share my story. I will start off by saying I have owned quite a few polysynths (polybrute, minilogue xd, rev 2, matriarch) never have I had a similar experience.

Right off the bat the first thing I noticed that the first half of the keyboard was unresponsive. I thought that was weird so went ahead and updated it, restarted it several times, even calibrated it. Still nothing. After investigating it turns out I have no midi signal coming from that half of the keyboard.

So I grab an external keyboard and that works great. Sike. After playing one note a few times in a row turns out oscillator 1 is unresponsive as well… so when I play a chord one note is always missing.

At this point I’m ready to return the thing. As I put the synth in the box I noticed something sliding around inside the synth. This wouldn’t be my first time opening a synth so I thought I might as well try. One of the sound cards was completely disconnected (it slides into the board just like pc ram) so that was an easy fix. On top of that one of the internal keyboard midi connectors was disconnected.

So yeah that actually fixed all my problems and I’m enjoying the synth now.

I love ambient tracks and have been playing around with making some of my own. Which hardware Moog synth do you think best fits the bill? I like the idea of the sound studio synths as I can slowly build up a killer compact system over time, but which one to start with? Or is something like the Grandmother a better bet?

Obviously I would probably need to pair whatever I get with a great reverb. I am busy looking at the Strymon Bluesky.

Looking forward to the discussion.

Hello,

Was on the elktron sub, almost certain to get an Analog 4, and then expand. Now rethinking everything.

Thinking about getting a used GM. I usually work on Ableton, electronic music + live cello. I love the sound of the Moog. What do you think?