The Moog Model 10 Synthesizer

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Finally! A look at a Moog modular synthesizer!
Despite Moog being the most famous synth brand ever, it's historically been difficult for me to get hold of Moogs for numerous reasons, so when I found out that there was a Model 10 reissue lurking in the UK, I begged GAK Music Emporium to let me borrow it.
If you're interested in buying this instrument, the link is here: www.gak.co.uk/en/moog-model-1...
Thank you also to Michelle Moog-Koussa at the Bob Moog Foundation, Moog Music, Marc Doty and Vincent Michaels for their help with photos, brochures and information.
If you want the music from the video, stems of the music from this video, exclusive sample packs and to be involved in Q+As then check out my Patreon: / alexballmusic
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0:00 Intro Jam
1:14 The Model 10
1:38 The History of Moog Modular Synths
3:59 Demo 1: Bananas
4:58 The Reissues
5:48 Demo 2: Pulses
7:03 What's on a Moog Model 10?
10:23 Demo 3: Space Disco
11:35 Summary & Thoughts
12:40 Outro Jam

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@tonycowin Жыл бұрын

Who needs an Apple Mac when we can have a banana Moog?

@koosfockens1707 Жыл бұрын

I'll have both thanks! I have the Mac, the Moog might be a bit of a bigger ask..... (does a Moog model 15 emulation count?)

@tudser 7 ай бұрын

@@koosfockens1707😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@Rompler_Rocco Жыл бұрын

I'd give my left alex for Ball's gear.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

😆

@nebulance4289 Жыл бұрын

Your right Alex will be lonely without his buddy.

@dankeplace Жыл бұрын

@@nebulance4289 there will still be a banana though.

@user-xt8km1dh4q 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@andyjames362 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but Bananas is THE greatest composition of the last hundred years!! Fight me!!

@tranceemerson8325 Жыл бұрын

The bananas song is the most British thing I've heard all week. lol

@Arx196372 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md6mrc9q0JOqiHk.html more French

@Rockky67 Жыл бұрын

I almost spat out my gentleman’s relish fnaar

@lunacampos5094 Жыл бұрын

Very RARE circa 1999 if u ask me

@ScottWozniak Жыл бұрын

You should press up yellow vinyl of that Bananas track and sell it to help fund the channel. I'd buy it immediately! 🍌🍌🍌

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Pressed on banana skin or it's cheating.

@thepostapocalyptictrio4762 Жыл бұрын

It would not be a Moog video without a strange song.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

It's the name, it calls out for strangeness.

@ivanlozano2019 Жыл бұрын

Neither would it be an Alex ball video without a strange song.

@Mouxbar Жыл бұрын

The British Bananas Marketing Board will be impressed! Look forward to the advert 🙂

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

They sponsored the video.

@Ishkur23 Жыл бұрын

The Bananas track is definitely something Jean-Jacques Perrey would make, while Space Disco is definitely something Patrick Cowley would make. Love me those Hi-NRG triplets.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Was going for JJP with bananas and also Giorgio for Space Disco. Just needed a Polymoog.

@BogginMashups Жыл бұрын

3:58 is going to haunt my dreams forever

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

@DaveG207 Жыл бұрын

I want, nay, demand, that Bananas get it’s own KZfaq release. It needs to be shared widely. 🎉

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Would you say it has wide... a-peel?

@DirkFellhauer Жыл бұрын

That´s what KZfaq is made for: VIDEOS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY ALEX B.! :-D. Thanks a lot! Especially for finally teaching us Germans how to REALLY pronounce "Moog" correctly ;-)

@skaneverdies Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, you really nailed the circa 1971 Moogspoitation sound. The little descending chord phrase is spot on.

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

My first synth experience...circa '73...was on a school field trip! Fell in love with the greats (Edgar, Billy, ELP, etc...) before that...had to know what that sound was!!! Been a geek since...thnx 2 everyone who "Boldly went where no man has gone before...". 🎶🎶🎶👆✈️🌈

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Wow! A heck of a first synth experience!

@fanbladeinstruments Жыл бұрын

My grandad played me Kaleidoscopic Vibrations in 1985 when I was aged 6, it's effect on me was immediate and everlasting, Perry/Kingsley remain one of my favourite guilty pleasures to this day. To hear an homage to that particularly silly style fills me with genuine joy, thank you.

@christianvandalstrom8337 Жыл бұрын

That is a very very interesting good sounding moog. I'm a moog and korg nerd.

@oaktreeyt6488 Жыл бұрын

so a… moorg nerd?

@SockSockson Жыл бұрын

"Bananas" - sounds like it could be straight off a YMO album.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I was going for Perrey / Kingsley.

@nerfytheclown Жыл бұрын

...I should think you've song the thing for them, bro. Nice.

@evanglicanism Жыл бұрын

If your first reaction to finding a Moog isn't to play campy ragtime novelty music with a vaguely tropical flavor, you're doing it wrong!

@nerfytheclown Жыл бұрын

Would have never occurred to me...but it's so obvious.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

🍌🍌🍌🍌

@Scodiddly Жыл бұрын

Indeed, it's the synth nerd version of playing "Stairway to Heaven" in the music store.

@geertvanschlanger8057 Жыл бұрын

I usched thisch on the muschic for schquirt locker.

@justinb9387 Жыл бұрын

I have NO WORDS for that 'wiggle' you did whilst dancing and doing the vocoder at the end ... NO WORDS - it was that good p;-))

@geertvanschlanger8057 Жыл бұрын

Schexy?

@TheMachinesWon Жыл бұрын

"Borrow” is the key word. Vintage/Reissue Moog modular is way to expensive for most folks, thus it's out of reach...what a sound though, great video!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

It's a premium product, yes. Hence I _really_ wanted to do a video with one. Like borrowing a Ferrari when you run a car channel.

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

Bro... you own it! Can you say "Sponsor"? 😂🎉🎶🤟👍

@TheMachinesWon Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic totally, I’d borrow one too if I had the chance…see if they’ll let u send it over after ur done with it ;) It’ll be the story of the traveling moog, no pant’s necessary

@ChrisSmout Жыл бұрын

I loved the Jean-Jacques Perrey tribute - my son started vibing and giggling when it came on. Bravo!

@PocketUnv Жыл бұрын

Such a glorious instrument, and you really brought out the best in it.

@SynthgodXXX Жыл бұрын

Sounds absolutely fantastic! Your jams are the BEST on KZfaq!

@marktrueman7788 Жыл бұрын

BANANAS.. A sure-fire hit!! 😂

@timburdsey Жыл бұрын

This the big one-the one we’ve all been waiting for! Thanks, Alex. Great video, as always.

@MEGAMIGA Жыл бұрын

I love how knowledgeable and passionate you are about synths!

@andybabb2410 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, Alex, I always feel like I learn something new about synths and synth history every time I watch your videos! 🎹😄🎹

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, nice to know!

@THR-zf6ti 11 ай бұрын

Love the Space Disco - music, sound + british humor - unbeatable! PS: if somebody would start a petition to rerelease Wendy Carlos' Masterpieces, I would buy them all! I heard that Wendy didn't want her music on Spotify and I certainly respect her decision, but perhaps someone could convince her, to allow new CDs and / or Vinyls! Perhaps we should start a game, that fans (preferably owning at least one synthesizer ;-) ) of you try to come up with 1 or 2 min hommage remake of their favourate track of Wendy .... Thanks for your wonderful videos!

@AndyVonal Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video! Thanks loads, Alex! I can only dream about owning something like this but these videos are still a joy!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andrew. I dream too, but nice to be able to borrow one.

@darrelldourte9455 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic the caps needed it.

@sw1ne2001 Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch your video's they are engaging, informative and presented with humour! Love the music too.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you!

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

18 into the opening jam I'm already smashing the like button. There is no synth sound like an old school Moog.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

A Moog is a Moog!

@timkoelln3826 Жыл бұрын

Instant thumbs up before I even watch! I’ve been waiting for this one!

@frankbalde1956 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, good info and most important: fantastic micro songs! And that sound, wow! I even get the wow experience with my only Moog, the Werkstatt-01. Thanx Alex for putting all this time and work into your videos, I usually watch them a few times.

@baxthered Жыл бұрын

Love the bananas one 🍌 😆

@fredkettler938 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant demonstration of a super cool vintage piece that can make your head explode, and love your jams Alex, I really appreciate what you do 🍻

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred!

@MS-Patriot2 3 ай бұрын

This guy is what’s trying to escape from me ! I can’t hold it back - fabulous!!

@CactusTeether Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, as usual. Even more wonderful: at 7:33 where the VCO is sweeped - Closed Captions throws up 'Thank You'. Mr. Moog is watching!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Haha, how curious!

@glenesis Жыл бұрын

So Moogy 😃 Monstrously great new compositions, Mr.B! Your skills are mighty! I got to sit next to a Model 10 in a lounge in the Moog Factory in Asheville in 2014 😍 Isn't it adorable? That multi-output oscillator is dreamy. Thanks for the walkthrough-by-module. Great video, Alex! Congrats on getting this beautiful thing in your studio. 🍌

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

I'd love to visit the Moog factory. Obviously, I'd bring a banana.

@glenesis Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic Obvs.

@budgetkeyboardist Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU. I had a super crappy 2 weeks at work and it's always wonderful to come home to a new Alex Ball video.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Sorry about the crappy 2 weeks. Glad the Moog came to the rescue.

@toddbernstein3407 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Perrey and Kingsley tribute! I don't know how much people realize how brilliant their songs are.

@TomMadisonSoundsLewis Жыл бұрын

As if I didn't want one enough already!!! The 904 + 907 are just the best!

@greatheightsu Жыл бұрын

Moog and whoever has these classic units like these has to let you borrow them! Incredible history lesson, music lesson, music, and advertisements for them. You get to play them, they get to sell them, win/win.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Very happy to borrow more Moogs!

@Waldemar_la_Tendresse Жыл бұрын

If there is a goal in the field of being a musician and being a youtuber at the same time, then you have both achieved it and absolutely nailed it: Interesting and entertaining videos seasoned with a large portion of expertise, a lot of humor and a lot of musical skill are more fun than 90% of all other, pure marketing videos.

@Boris_Chang Жыл бұрын

wonderful presentation!!!

@mikemeengs5720 Жыл бұрын

This synth speaks to me in a way no modern modular setup can. Great video...bananas!

@LightBranches Жыл бұрын

Whenever anyone said that Moogs sounded fruity, I never thought of bananas, but I will, moving forward. Ripe bananas, to be exact.

@PaulBoos 11 ай бұрын

How did I miss this when it came out? Might have corresponded to when I was on vacation. Anyway glad to see this! Always find your vids so informative (and fun musically).

@treyquattro Жыл бұрын

Alex, you're amazing, How you manage to put together great sounding demos pretty much to spec is gasting of the old flabber.

@eddydeegan Жыл бұрын

I like the cut of your gib Alex, you're really going from strength to strength. Also, love the demos!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers Eddy.

@CommunityGuidelines Жыл бұрын

Great work as always! Nice use of the System 100 for the percussive tom sounds in the last track.

@ericpeters0n Жыл бұрын

Don't need this unit.... but I had no idea how much I needed your "Bananas" demo in my life today. Cheers!

@davidreeson3741 Жыл бұрын

Awesome guitar-strap-to-tee-shirt alignment in the intro jam - bravo!😂

@MrBlazingVortex 2 ай бұрын

Phenomenal channel.

@recorderconsort7755 3 ай бұрын

How cool is that! Dear Alex, thank you very much for this cool song (Space Disco at 10:23) I'm a big fan of your cool music! Alexander

@JohnLloydDavis Жыл бұрын

My dad had a few albums by a man called Klaus Wunderlich back in the 70's and your Bananas tune sounds like most of them. Great :)

@Cubik303 Жыл бұрын

The Bananas tune is the best song I’ve heard in… ages. Bravo!

@kevinbatchelor9566 Жыл бұрын

The 907 sounds so good.

@jono80 Жыл бұрын

Bananas reminded me instantly of The Moog Cookbook. So good!

@jtro77 Жыл бұрын

Yep, definitely bananas alright.... Another nicely put together video and some great sounds.

@TheDeadlyKind Жыл бұрын

Bananas 🍌🍌🍌

@mybachhertzbaud3074 Жыл бұрын

Fun,fun,fun out of the sun.😁🎶🎶🎹🎶Play On

@JimmyNuisance 4 ай бұрын

There's a Model 15 recreation from Moog on the iPad and it's awesome. Well worth the money for those who got curious about this synth.

@HeavyDutyModularSynths 11 ай бұрын

i love this. I need all of these modules every single one, in eurorack format, along with every single eurorack format module in the world thanks.

@baward Жыл бұрын

Nice one, Mr B! I realise you can do a ton more with this, but I am so glad I have a Voyager for THAT sound.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Hopefully I'll do a Voyager video at some point.

@Lewp77 Жыл бұрын

awesome !!!!

@macronencer Жыл бұрын

When you showed us the mixer saturation, I just knew you were going to sweep that ladder filter as well. I was not disappointed :) The only Moog I own is a Mavis, which is a neat little thing and sounds pretty great, but I'd love to be able to mess around with a big Moog modular! A real piece of history.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you can see the whole waveform squash into a lollipop in your DAW. The filter had to be swept. Mavis - don't think I've used one to date. Little semi-modular dude?

@macronencer Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic That's the one - originally a project from a workshop that was run by someone, I believe. It's nice for experimenting and is quite capable of meaty bass lines. Also has a wavefolder, which is unusual for a Moog.

@robertsyrett1992 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Perrey and Kingsley homage.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Had to be done.

@AndersEngerJensen Жыл бұрын

That first song gave me serious Jean Michel Jarre vibes. ;)

@RIVA5150 Жыл бұрын

Heck yea bro!🔥🤘🏻🔥

@merbertancriwalli8622 Жыл бұрын

Bananas and vocoder - Lovin it Mr Ball 🙂

@richardballinger517 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as usual. Banana's!

@Rin_Derg 7 ай бұрын

I actually collect Moog Modulars. My first synth was a Moog System 35, I found it at a Goodwill for $10. I wasn't really sure what it was, but I soon found out that I could make music with it, so I plugged it into my cheap Sears cassette recorder and made multiple silly albums with it (Bananas is a lot like something I would've made with my friends when we were teenagers)! I still have the hundreds of tapes I recorded between the ages of 13 and 18!

@jeffjfindley4802 Жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@russellyoung6498 Жыл бұрын

Great work, Alex, and thank you. That Model 10 is still for sale, only £9.7k! And that's reduced from £12k+!! Mrs. Y sadly did not listen favourably to my business case... 😢

@gladlawson61 Жыл бұрын

Super cool

@xa1a Жыл бұрын

Mate that was fantastic! It would be interesting to hear a comparison between this, and the more modern Dot Com stuff!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Yeah, numerous clones out there, would be interesting to try them.

@briankehew579 8 ай бұрын

DotCom designs were great for control voltage generators, but sonically no comparison to the MOOG audio. However the good clones being made are indeed very close sonically, very nice and less expensive.

@TLGElectro Жыл бұрын

I didn't realise how big the 10 was until this video. Now I understand why it costs so much, ( I own a Moog Source and i am a Eurorack person, both are much smaller!). 👍

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

And it's the smallest one too! Huge things.

@MirlitronOne Жыл бұрын

Size is not everything...

@AnalogueSolutions Жыл бұрын

great work! We have one here in an unopened box here at AS

@christianvandalstrom8337 Жыл бұрын

You just need to listen to the noice sound a love it.

@erikribeiro5772 Жыл бұрын

Alex! Wearing a Jack to the Future Knobcon shirt! And an Astros shirt! Wow! Now we just gotta get you out to Knobcon!

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Would love to if it is ever logistically achievable. 🙂

@jmsbres Жыл бұрын

Whuddup w/ The Stros shirt? Do you even H-Tine?

@pawnotdaw4559 Жыл бұрын

Lovely synth and video. Bought my beloved Juno 6 from GAK for £150 in 1996. Great store.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Small world. 🙂

@classicarcadeamusementpark4242 Ай бұрын

The Moog 10 was the synthesizer featured on the debut album from the band Styx in 1972.

@GEOSynths Жыл бұрын

This is awesome :)

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie.

@HootHinge Жыл бұрын

filter sweep content strike incoming

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

Oh god. Haha. Hopefully not.

@stephenlewis9159 Жыл бұрын

Gotta admire your balls for singing and dancing like that!!!!!

@zerstaerker Жыл бұрын

If you would release CDs, I would buy them.

@vinniefray7299 Жыл бұрын

og dubstep womps machine ! nice filters and sweeps and bleeps and bloops

@TucsonHippy Жыл бұрын

If we ever enter a nuclear holocaust and zombies run rampant looking for brains, there would be a variant of these zombies who were former synthesists and they would be wandering the broken landscape looking for "knobs" and Alex would be their king. Another great video on a synth icon. Please please keep them coming.

@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын

That's quite an image. 😆

@matthewharty6531 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@timburdsey Жыл бұрын

That cosmic jam is certainly worthy of a place in a Daniele Baldelli set! 👍🏻

@SebastianSnoeck Жыл бұрын

love the track bananas 😉

@VEsound Жыл бұрын

Nice video as usual Alex

@waugsqueke Жыл бұрын

Bananas had be laughing so much. Jean Jacques Perrey would be proud.

@Psychlist1972 Жыл бұрын

That was ... bananas :)

@fallingmanuk Жыл бұрын

Please... where can I get a ticket to the Space Disco? Your twin abilities of making both interesting documentaries about legendary music equipment and side-splittingly catchy tunes is highly enviable! 😇