the Moog Synthesizer (To Tell the Truth)

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RodneyGuitarsplat

Күн бұрын

Will the Real Robert Moog Please Stand Up !
(I do not have copyright to this, it is for educational purpose only)

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@projectz975 4 жыл бұрын

you can tell who's the real bob because the other two guys can speak properly in front of people

@31pas0 4 жыл бұрын

Nah, just look how had he jumped at the end when asked to stand up. He was just pretending he's dumb.

@noclu9683 4 жыл бұрын

Screw them if Bob couldn't speak to unwashed masses... he was amazing.

@GrandmasterofWin 2 жыл бұрын

@@31pas0 not dumb, but different. A lot of genius people have trouble public speaking. Notice even when he's sitting at his own invention at the end he's still not speaking authoritatively. You have to watch his hands to see how well he knows the instrument.

@myklmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Bob had no trouble speaking. Obviously Some People don't speak analog. It is apparent He considers His Audience. Authority may possess the mind in the Digital realm - quite the contrary in Analog. Synthesis requires only the concentration upon the Instrument as it relates to the mind and its vastness. That "library" is huge. Digital requirements are very different - as in the case of the Gentlemen here regarding Their perception, digital is a general attempt to recreate basic analog. Another example is the ridiculous use of the word "properly". The synthesizer, and certainly it's inventer completely demolished that silly notion of "proper" as it relates to Music in general, and Creation of Instruments which create it.

@Canadarago 4 жыл бұрын

I met Bob Moog at Nassau Community College in 1971. He was giving a talk and stuck around for a few minutes afterwards. He was very gracious and I thanked him and shook his hand, too terrified in the presence of a genius to ask for an autograph. Unfortunately, no one else realized who he was. Years later, I saved up and bought a Model D. I still have it. It’s a very impressive synth. With enough work, one could get realistic facsimiles of lots of instruments. I used the LFO and pitch bend on a sawtooth wave to get a sax sound that had people wondering where the sax player was. That was just the beginning. Thanks Doctor Moog, for a great machine!

@garycitro1674 4 жыл бұрын

Hah! I met him at Hofstra twice! Remember, the modular was developed by Moog with the assistance of Herb Deutsch who taught at Hofstra and is still active. Hofstra used to have electronic music symposia featuring the Theremin and the Ondes Martinot too!

@noclu9683 4 жыл бұрын

To actually meet him would have scared the shit out of me...lol

@douglas_drew 3 жыл бұрын

@@noclu9683 Perhaps not, depending on circumstances. I first met Dr. Moog when I used to ride my bike past his house going to junior high and, noticing my fear of his huge dog, he came out to the road to introduce us so the dog wouldn't keep barking at me. "Just doing his job protecting the place, he won't bother you any more." When I applied for a job in the fall of my senior year ('67-'68) Bob sat down and apologized as he sort of absentmindedly made a quick pencil sketch of a circuit for something they were working on, handed it to their shop foreman saying "If it works on the peg circuit we can do the printed circuit later". Bob then turned to me and said "Aren't you the lad who used to ride bike past my place?" Hired me on the spot. As long as you knew you were dealing with a genius, his occasional distraction seemed so normal, and you couldn't meet a nicer human (though I never did get too comfortable with his dog...).

@brianfergus839 3 жыл бұрын

I met him around 1970 at Penn State when I was about ten years old. He let me play the keyboard of a big modular system he had just sold to the music dept. He gave a demonstration for about thirty people and I was the only kid there.

@scottstpierre Жыл бұрын

I spoke with him on the phone once. He called my workplace and I transferred him to the boss's Dad, but not after thanking him for his service, and telling him it was an honor to get to speak with him. Super nice guy, and My Boss's father mentioned how my politeness to him was well received.

@unemployablegraduate 4 жыл бұрын

The clever thing here is that the panel thought Bob was weak because he didn't seem to know who the first person to play electronic music was. They all fell for the others knowing what a theremin was, assuming that this was the first electronic musical instrument - but Bob, of course, actually built theremins, and had enough knowledge to know that there were plenty of things that came before the theremin, such as the telharmonium.

@gevansmd1 4 жыл бұрын

The Theremin was created by Leon Theremin but Bob Moog did build one in shop class at our mutual high school, The Bronx High School of Science. The legend there, at least when I attended, was he was given a failing grade for his effort,. It was not considered a proper project for a prestigious mathematics and science school.

@5roundsrapid263 4 жыл бұрын

gevansmd1 That’s hilarious. He definitely showed them, I suppose!

@carlbowles1808 4 жыл бұрын

Dr Bob was humble and changed music forever.

@davidcottrell1308 3 жыл бұрын

Thaddeus Cahill ROCKED!!! YAY Tellharmonium....Additive Synthesis!!!! So cool!!

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

MuttaboutABoB

@michaelbauers8800 4 жыл бұрын

The imposters were well prepped. #2 was convincing even though I knew which one was Moog the whole time.

@imlxh7126 3 жыл бұрын

I'm legitimately impressed at how much #2 seems to know about synthesizers. While I'm pretty sure the "Shaft" guitar was just a wah pedal, you could ABSOLUTELY get the same sound by putting a guitar through a Moog filter controlled by an external controller or envelope follower.

@imlxh7126 3 жыл бұрын

And DAMN, he's aware of the RCA synth?? That was like, a room-sized computer system created like 5-10 years before the first Moog system!

@WildAlchemicalSpirit 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know what he looked like and I forced myself not to cheat and look it up. I fell for #2. He really sounded like he knew what he was talking about. 😂

@ProckGnosis 4 жыл бұрын

Hilarious! Moog was visibly pleased no one voted for him. And the high-resonance filter sweep gets a "woooo" from some woman in the background (which all synth geeks can relate to). Too funny! Thanks for posting.

@BeniRoseMusic 2 жыл бұрын

His face when he stands up tells you all you need to know about him!

@zachhaywood1564 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the filter sweep was my favorite part too. I had the same reaction the first time I heard one.

@masands1342 4 жыл бұрын

I knew Bob well. We were as one might say 'old friends' in spite of a 26 year age difference. He helped me out in my own designs. I (don't remember how) came across a copy of this show and played it for him years later. His reaction had nothing to do with the show but about those sideburns he was sporting. To paraphrase he basically said :' how could anyone take me seriously looking like that...' Bob had a great sense of humor and little patience with those who had none.

@5roundsrapid263 4 жыл бұрын

It was the early ‘70s. Sideburns like that were all the rage. I’m sure 20+ years later, it would be embarrassing.

@j.dragon651 3 жыл бұрын

He could have been the butler in a 1950's gothic horror film.

@1Live2Love3Thrive 2 жыл бұрын

Hey if it was good enough for Elvis. Bob is a legend for his contributions and will forever be, awesome you got to know him.

@real2reel947 2 жыл бұрын

MA sands.... I can only think of Massachusetts sands then🤔 if I'm wrong I'm wrong..... but I'm R.I. so I read between lines quite well although I reside in FL lol.....

@privateprivate1865 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DaveyL1954 4 жыл бұрын

This was completely brilliant. Bob came over as someone who had been brought in to fill the space. But he is the man who changed keyboards forever. I own two Moogs and they are my babies. Thanks Bob for making my family complete.

@saint_yves 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, the actual Bob barely got to speak!

@jamesedinger4956 4 жыл бұрын

In my circle, it's hard to imagine not recognizing Robert Moog

@WildAlchemicalSpirit 3 жыл бұрын

I most certainly knew who he was but I had no idea what he looked like. 💁🏼‍♀️

@dadoctah 2 жыл бұрын

There's another TTTT episode out there in the syndication package from around the same time where the panelists have to figure out which is the real Orville Redenbacher, who later become unmissable. (An incarnation of the show from ten years or more earlier brought out Dr Seuss and two imposters, at a time when it was similarly hilarious to think of anyone not recognizing him.)

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

WCFeildes

@SRV2013 4 жыл бұрын

St. Bob was with us for a too short time, but he left the earth a much better place.

@connor_flanigan 3 ай бұрын

a rather interesting example of how 4 out of 4 people can be in complete agreement about something, yet be completely wrong

@ScottWozniak 4 жыл бұрын

That was AWESOME. Literally had me smiling from ear to ear! 😍

@Genshi 4 жыл бұрын

Me as well!

@elsongs 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was cool to watch. Had the opportunity to meet Dr. Moog himself in 2003. Also, game shows were way more intellectual back when I was a toddler.

@GraemeSPa 4 жыл бұрын

a brilliant man who created a revolution that brought electronic music to all.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

Hobbes(mans/Bob's?)no1LiENs20wotUlookRoboHAVmoosicksazGermo?

@zachhaywood1564 Жыл бұрын

That one lady's reaction to the filter sweep is the best part to me.

@hyretech 4 жыл бұрын

I love these vintage shows - from before the modern era where we believed celebrities were infallible. At 3:00, for example - anybody from 1973 should have known that guitar was the sound in the theme from "Shaft". The answer should have disqualified #2 in the eyes of at least half the panel.

@petedako 3 жыл бұрын

Wah Wah

@myklmusic 2 жыл бұрын

was impressed that #2's general answers swayed either of the Panel. Obviously there were few questions for Each Guest. Perhaps it is because I knew #3 was Bob Moog, He seemed somehow understanding the questions were so vague. I think I'd have chosen Bob because He seemed more relaxed and knowledgeable.

@markdwyer5301 Ай бұрын

Bob Moog attended a 4 modular synth concert at the Ontario Place Forum way back in the day. I was there on my own, a huge Moog nerd. I noticed him standing offstage and asked him a question. He motioned for me to come down and join him. We spent the entire concert chatting. He was about the nicest person you could ever imagine, and he gave me his address in Buffalo and invited me to come spend a day with him and his wife. I was too shy to go and I lost that piece of paper. But not the memory.

@carlbowles1808 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this show when I was a kid. Dr Bob Moog changed music More than he could have ever imagined. We need programs like this today.

@gevansmd1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the sound in the SHAFT theme is a guitar with a wah or flange pedal.

@BaddaBigBoom 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@kevinpowell6281 2 жыл бұрын

"The worst think that ever happened to the electronic synthesizer was that Moog put a keyboard on it, and now everyone thinks of it as a clavier." William G Bottje, circa 1978.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

SBsoix

@WhispersOfRuins 4 жыл бұрын

Back when they thought the best use of a Moog would be accompaniment in a circus setting, boy were they wrong.

@matrixsynth 4 жыл бұрын

So awesome. Thank you for uploading this!

@chadbennett7873 4 жыл бұрын

The thing with this is that they were not asking questions correctly. "Who was the first to play electronic music?" relates to a long time before the Moog Synthesizer, and you can see Bob thinking about it. "Who was the first to record using your instrument (or Moog)?" would get the answer they were seeking ... Walter Carlos (later to become Wendy). He was answering to what they were asking. Classic stuff!

@ohstirfry 4 жыл бұрын

Little did they know that this instruments success will be legendary and created a wealth of music genres as we know it today.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

FishKohlWanda!!

@marcelmaes5275 4 жыл бұрын

What a nice video!! At the beginning I couldn't believe this was true, thought: "who doesn't know mr. Moog?" This must be some years ago! Thank you for uploading.

@MacXpert74 4 жыл бұрын

The synthesizer was still a completely new thing back then. Bob was probably only known by some progressive musicians, but not by the general crowd.

@metaspherz 4 жыл бұрын

This was entertaining! Model D. Loved how Bob flipped switches and turned the knobs like the true master he was!

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

PDP

@MacXpert74 4 жыл бұрын

That was a lot of fun. I loved how Bob tried to stay as 'low-key' as possible and fouled them all. But also credits to the second guy. He did his homework :)

@RACDANCE123BABY 4 жыл бұрын

How tf are the other two contestants speaking so clearly and confidently? I've never heard someone speak this well in my life

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

UmuzBqueenLizER

@lindaeasley5606 Жыл бұрын

I don't think the older folk were ready for Mr Moog's profound invention

@1Live2Love3Thrive 2 жыл бұрын

That was the nerdiest stand up ever. Bravo Robert always with the surprises.

@noclu9683 4 жыл бұрын

Geez, I miss Bob. Never got to meet him. A buddy of mine got to have a beer with John Chowning at KnobCon this week, I couldn't make it. Bought a Moog One, can't afford it, but I think it'll be cheaper down the road than the MemoryMoog I've craved....

@longfade 4 жыл бұрын

You're SHITTING ME! This is the coolest thing ever!! Wow, amazing post!!

@Pandangus 3 жыл бұрын

"Theremin, that's right" she smugly smiled in her ignorance.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

Out0FF2inrsA?

@geevee7823 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, who would have known this existed.....Brilliant!!!!

@real2reel947 2 жыл бұрын

Lol.... this was great!😁 I have seen younger pics of Bob so I knew.... still cool tho! I actually own this same mini-moog tribute from behringer and I love it! It's called the "Square D" enjoy😁 the beauty is having its moogish sound push with new age midi control!

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

SpamLiSenzzz

@kevingamache1512 4 жыл бұрын

I met Dr Moog. That being the case i was curious how this would turn out. I remember these shows back then. Probably saw this one. Of this style of show we had What's my line and To tell the truth. If i had not already knew him i would have picked #2. Undoubtedly did back when this aired. If i caught it that is. Great post and good fun. Miss ya Bob hope you are rompin In the big Big Briar patch. I would love to sit at a concert with him and watch his smile as Dr Termen and Clara whoop it up on Theremin Then back them up with classical pianists and Keith on his apartment sized Moog. Man what a show'. ( Edited due to fat finger mistakes)

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous,W.Carlos simple Moog rep reshown as no one person(A Bob?)metaFawkesPuppetYooz2dazeEh?..

@stingfan16ify 3 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic! What a slice of history. Thanks for posting!

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

SpamazWTF? MaybeOccurin? WotPrezBomb2aNow4NaaawHissstsszz?..

@marguskiis7711 4 жыл бұрын

Weringer and Lavery were really tough guys imposing Moog.

@apnudi 2 жыл бұрын

"General Manager of the Visitech Department at Dymo Industries." Love it

@graywoulf Жыл бұрын

I had no idea that Bob Moog ever appeared on this show. It was a lot of fun to watch.

@robertsinko3044 4 жыл бұрын

He was and is awesome.. That sound 🎶

@ISOTROPOSPHERE 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this upload, I almost didnt recognize Mr Moog with those lamb chops, nearly fell of my chair with that first camera shot, LOL.

@michaelbauers8800 3 жыл бұрын

Shaft was a guitar played through a wah pedal. A wah pedal is a filter. Synthesizers have filters. Given that you might be able to feed a guitar through a Moog, it's not necessarily wrong.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

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@audiodood 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the minimoog had a filter input, although there’s no envelope follower… maybe you could use the keyboard to control the envelope generator and play it with your foot lol

@FrancisMaxino 4 жыл бұрын

I knew it was 3 because I've seen Bob in interviews.

@sonicocr 4 жыл бұрын

these is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! thanks for sharing!

@Tiger.Arcade Жыл бұрын

I love how he described the Moog. Sounds from outer space 🪐

@expandingknowledge8269 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing fantastic, loved every bit! 😃

@saltyninja 4 жыл бұрын

All the actors were great! The clue was that the real Moog was a less polished speaker and not trying as hard as the two fakes.

@securityrobot 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@MisterNiles 4 жыл бұрын

The first guy is Don Buchla. Nobody noticed that. The second guy is Tony Rolando.

@marguskiis7711 4 жыл бұрын

Buchla was only 35 those days and looked like a hippie.

@MisterNiles 4 жыл бұрын

@@marguskiis7711 yeah and I doubt Tony Rolando was old enough to be on the show. Like, really young. Negative age

@timebautistaofficial3679 4 жыл бұрын

That was seriously entertaining to watch. He stumped all the judges including me! 😂

@kingperalta 4 жыл бұрын

even without knowing, one could tell who Moog was by the way he was standing in front of the instrument. he was the only one holding his hands in the back as if he was presenting it.

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

Invest ruce Daleks?

@cablevamp3163 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Bob was being so dumb about it lol The other guys were naming instruments and albums and Bobs like “idk” or “maybe”

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

Jakass

@coolo73 4 жыл бұрын

this made my morning.

@macmoll 4 жыл бұрын

2:24 “Under the Toadstool... He grows mushrooms.” Classic!

@synthrodriguez7518 4 жыл бұрын

Obvious giveaway it wasn't him! Perfect answer for a lawyer though...

@michaelbauers8800 4 жыл бұрын

Ask each of them to draw a diagram of a ladder filter. Guessing only one can do it :)

@audiodood 3 жыл бұрын

Or something like a design for an exponential converter

@markkens9 4 жыл бұрын

Come on Bob, whip out some 'Lucky Man'... (RIPx2)

@Cafeston 4 жыл бұрын

TV then and now.

@mrotaveria 4 жыл бұрын

This made my day man!

@chriscoxofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Great clip!! 9:47 = the origin of Dirty Dutch house music

@WildAlchemicalSpirit 3 жыл бұрын

Well, they sure got me! I voted for #2 as well! Lol 😂🤣 Thank you Robert Moog, you are a legend! (Despite the fact I had no idea what you looked like!) 🤷🏼‍♀️

@clazza65 4 жыл бұрын

Superb.

@jerelmani 4 жыл бұрын

Best side chops ever! And a pretty good syth designer too

@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын

It's exactly knottStaaWarsteszz

@Rufusdos 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent little slice of TV!

@marrymemaddie 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent upload.

@rareform6747 2 жыл бұрын

Keith Emerson is rolling ....

@AdamBorseti 4 жыл бұрын

Daffy broad literally just hears the correct pronunciation of "Moog" and then says it wrong.

@davecrupel2817 Жыл бұрын

I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt #3 was the real Bob. The other two did far too excellent a job at public speaking. No nerd is capable of such a harrowing, daunting skill. Not even the great Robert Moog. Unless maybe they can speak about their greatest of passions. Or even show that passion outright, like we were treated to here! All due respects to the man. R.I.P. Robert Moog.

@EarmonkeyMusic 4 жыл бұрын

This panel knows as much about synthesizers as the rest of the general population. And they didn't' even ask Bob any real questions.

@Psychlist1972 4 жыл бұрын

That was so great. That attorney (of course) was a great BS-er. :)

@EarmonkeyMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Fuckin' attorneys

@noclu9683 4 жыл бұрын

That's what they train for, silly...

@Psychlist1972 4 жыл бұрын

@@noclu9683 That's why I said "of course"

@Psychlist1972 4 жыл бұрын

@@EarmonkeyMusic I know. Can't trust 'em, right? :D

@joefry22 4 жыл бұрын

"On the advice of counsel, I can neither confirm nor deny that I am Robert Moog."

@ACURAOCULTA 3 жыл бұрын

Very good

@shantybrownstone1686 3 жыл бұрын

They don't give any of the real questions to the real Bob Moog

@arnaldotabosa1680 2 жыл бұрын

Gemius Bob Moog !

@fano72 4 жыл бұрын

Smiled when the real moog stood up :D

@whenvioletsturngrey9597 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve sampled a Moog, I thought for sure i was going to get this wrong & have to bow my head in shame & embarrassment. Somehow my gut was right. Thanks for posting this!

@coffeehigh420 4 жыл бұрын

Robert Moog -- absolute genius !!!!!!

@the1ucidone 2 жыл бұрын

Bob Moog bringing the hits.

@everythingisopen 4 жыл бұрын

With very minute minor minuscule edits this is a timewarped Wes Anderson short film

@hippydjkit9913 4 жыл бұрын

Killer sideburns......... A genius.........

@matthewcody1757 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best things i have ever seen. .. brilliant. .

@The_Sound_Technician 5 ай бұрын

And still we wait for the Moog for the home

@dadoctah 2 жыл бұрын

Bill Cullen's question about getting the theremin recognized as a legitimate musical instrument by the musician's union harks back to a strike by that union in the forties, in which the only professional instrumental group allowed to get paid for appearing and performing live on the radio was the Harmonicats.

@butcharmstrong9645 4 жыл бұрын

I am 66 yrs old now and remember watching this show as a child (not this particular one tho….unfortunately). I heard Peggy Cass (the chubby blonde lady) pronounce his name like it's spelled "MOOOG" and not "Moge". Apparently she didn't pick that pronunciation up.

@samsam2235 2 жыл бұрын

He let the oscillators do the talking.

@therealmodernwalking9695 3 жыл бұрын

10:02 he really had to call Rober a Bob..

@jayrod111 3 жыл бұрын

Whata video, you can hear the tones and filters list screaming to me made into new music. And the low ends for bass , my god

@hulkslayer626 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, #2 was so convincing that I thought maybe I was mistaken knowing Bob was #3 hahaha "...wait, IS that Bob?" So nice to see him having fun 😀

@youknowwhoiam6484 3 жыл бұрын

Look at the people, starting minimoog as other worldly alien thing, and here we’re recreating unique moog sound😂♥️

@HustonSingletary 4 жыл бұрын

There are moments 1:59 when Dr. Bob has a look of "I'll tear your face off if you ask me that question again) LOL. This is fantastic.

@rtpoe 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the PDQ Bach reference!

@Skimaskkass 4 жыл бұрын

this cured my depression

@horowizard 4 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining.

@stephenjones101 Ай бұрын

It's funny that the panelists asked Moog questions that he could not possibly know, such as who the first electronic musician was. It made him come off as ignorant, but that just fooled them by their own questions.

@verisimilitone 4 жыл бұрын

wait. MAN made Moog? I thought they were like Daleks

@aurelionasvw 2 жыл бұрын

Genial

@BearingTheWeight 4 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna say... #2 for sure

@WhatDaHeckIsThat 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly thought it was number 1 lmao

@ProgRockNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Peggy Cass actually mentioned Pierre Boulez! How far we've fallen.

@giordanopagotto7940 4 жыл бұрын

I Thought the same thing :'(

@YouzTube99 4 жыл бұрын

Ms. Cass was well read and had a remarkable memory. If you watch other episodes of To Tell The Truth, you'll develop an appreciation for her erudition. She was also a fine actress and won a Tony for playing Agnes Gooch in the original version of Auntie Mame. She was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for the film version of the play.

@elsongs 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the '70s we had well-educated actresses, and old white guys who were familiar with funk music. We've indeed regressed as a society.

@sandyshoremann7524 2 жыл бұрын

# 2 is OUT! Surprised he was picked. Obviously the panel was coached but didn't have musical or electronic background chops. The sound in the Shaft Theme song is a wah-wah guitar pedal. Well, I suppose it could be used as synthesizer filter module, but the input tone is spurced from a plucked electric guitar string, NOT from a stacked sine wave or a filtered sawtooth wave oscillator. Funny thing I have a mini Moog in my closet collecting dust.