Vintage Ad Monday Madness: Moog Memorymoog

Here’s an ad we unearthed for the Moog Memorymoog. The Memorymoog was a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1982 to 1985, and was the last synthesizer to be released by the concern. The Memorymoog was capable of storing 100 preset sounds, and was sometimes described as “having six Minimoogs in one unit.” Unfortunately it was plagued by reliability issues, and the synth is credited as the product...

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Marcodi Releases Harpejji – Guitar / Piano Hybrid

Marcodi has released the Harpejji, a new instruments that takes the idea of a piano and combines it with the expressive facets of a guitar. Invented by Tim Meeks, an audio engineer and project manager at Polk Audio, the Harpejji features 24 strings, frets, and a wooden base, which contains black/white markers reminiscent of a keyboard. You play the harpejji with a two-handed tapping style. Marcodi’s Harpejji costs $6000 and is...

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