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878:. The foundation offered her $ 100,000 but Grams-Moog would not sell the archives. She felt that Cornell could provide better access for researchers and that the foundation had not made enough progress toward a planned museum to be worthy of maintaining the collection. The foundation responded that it had sufficiently preserved the collection and had made efforts to improve storage, although it could not yet afford to build the museum. 2126: 548: 2325: 737:, amid a debilitating recession. Moog remained employed as a designer at the company until 1977. He said that he would have left earlier if his contract had not required him to remain employed there for four years to cash his stock. By the end of the decade, Moog Music was facing competition from cheaper, easier-to-use instruments by competitors including 44: 867: 696:
Though commentators have praised Moog's engineering abilities, some have also described him as a poor businessman. Moog had pursued the development of his synthesizer as a hobby, stressing that he was regarded as a businessman but had not known what a
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Moog described himself as a toolmaker designing things for his users, not himself. His development was driven by requests and suggestions from various musicians, including Deutsch (who devised the instrument's keyboard interface),
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In August 2019, the Bob Moog Foundation opened the Moogseum, a museum dedicated to Moog's work, in Asheville, North Carolina. The displays include rare theremins, prototype synthesizer modules and Moog's documents.
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Moog married Shirley May Leigh on June 15, 1958. They had four children, Laura (1961), Renée (1963), Michelle (1967), and Matthew (1970). They divorced in 1994. On May 19, 1996 Moog married Ileana Grams.
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described it as the first commercial synthesizer. At this time, Moog and then Fred Cochran constructed the so-called Moogtonium for the composer Max Brand. It is still operational and exhibited in the
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In honor of what would've been Robert Moog's 78th birthday, the Bronx High School of Science started its day with a tribute to the 1952 alumnus who began pioneering the synthesizer in high school.
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on other synthesizer ideas that he created, such as modularity, envelope generation and voltage control, "it's likely the synth industry as we know it today would never have happened."
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In 1978, Moog moved to North Carolina and founded a new electronic instrument company, Big Briar. He also worked as a consultant and vice president for new product research at
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was. He likened the experience to a theme park ride: "You know you're not going to get hurt too badly because nobody would let you do that, but you're not quite in control."
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in New York City on May 23, 1934. His father was George Conrad Moog, of German descent. His mother was Shirley (Jacobs) Moog, of Polish-Jewish descent. He was raised in
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introduced a decade earlier, and much cheaper, at US$ 10,000, as compared to the six-figure sums of other synthesizers. Whereas the RCA Synthesizer was programmed with
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design; commentators have speculated that he would have become extremely wealthy had he patented his other innovations, but that their availability in the
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On July 18, 2013, Moog's widow Ileana Grams-Moog announced plans to donate Moog's archives, maintained by the Bob Moog Foundation, to
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In 1953, Moog produced his own theremin design, and in the following year, he published an article on the theremin in
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Moog has had a lasting influence on music. The BBC describes him as a pioneer of synthesized sound. According to the
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and continued designing instruments for the revived Moog Music. He died at the age of 71 in
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In 1964, Moog began creating the Moog modular synthesizer. It was composed of separate
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that could be adjusted by changing the voltage. Similarly, he used voltage to control
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When he was a boy, Moog's mother forced him to study the piano. He was active in the
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Moog pursued his work as a hobby, and he is regarded as a poor businessman. His only
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Moog has been the subject of books about his life and work, including the 2004 book
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convention in New York. It was much smaller than other synthesizers, such as the
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brain tumor on April 28, 2005. He died on August 21, 2005, at the age of 71 in
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At Cornell, Moog began work on his first synthesizer components with composer
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for several years while working toward a PhD in engineering physics at
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Beginning in 1971, Moog Music absorbed investors, merged with
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Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
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design, he would have become extremely wealthy. According to
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pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer
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Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
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created an interactive version of the Minimoog as its
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The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music
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August 29, 2005 – via EBSCOhost. 814:Moog's awards include honorary doctorates from 1464:Pinch, Trevor; Trocco, Frank (June 30, 2009). 290:, received in 2002, and an induction into the 2916: 2499: 2236: 1981: 1811:"Moog Inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame". 733:and moved to "less than ideal" premises near 569:that created and shaped sounds, connected by 297:By 1963, Moog had been designing and selling 8: 2473:Studio di fonologia musicale di Radio Milano 816:Polytechnic Institute of New York University 529:in 1963, all while continuing to pursue his 1948:illustrated history of company and products 1387:"Hey, what's that sound: Moog synthesisers" 1330:"Hey, what's that sound: Moog synthesisers" 914:, who was a principal inspiration to Moog. 2923: 2909: 2901: 2506: 2492: 2484: 2468:Studio for Electronic Music (WDR, Cologne) 2243: 2229: 2221: 1988: 1974: 1966: 1840:"Family feud continues over Moog archives" 1268:Stearns, David Patrick (August 25, 2005). 351:helped the synthesizer industry flourish. 42: 31: 767:University of North Carolina at Asheville 470:School of Engineering and Applied Science 360:University of North Carolina at Asheville 274:and the inventor of the first commercial 1103:Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 898:and Frank Trocco and the 2023 biography 638:Moog debuted the instrument at the 1964 546: 3272:The Bronx High School of Science alumni 2820:Afghanistan National Institute of Music 1517: 1515: 936: 617:(VCAs). One innovative feature was its 513:. In 1956, Moog and his father visited 1704:"Has Moog become a generic trademark?" 1489: 1487: 854:. In 2013, Moog was inducted into the 838:for lifetime achievement in 1970, the 416:projects. He became fascinated by the 1575: 1573: 1522:Pinch, Trevor; Trocco, Frank (2004). 1356:Pinch, Trevor; Trocco, Frank (2004). 1298: 1296: 1294: 1292: 1290: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1216: 1214: 989: 987: 985: 577:, had created sound from hundreds of 573:. Previous synthesizers, such as the 7: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1016: 983: 981: 979: 977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 908:Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage, 424:controlled by moving the hands over 1553:"Dr Robert & His Modular Moogs" 1304:"Robert Moog biography (1934-2005)" 1031:Bernstein, Adam (August 23, 2005). 1385:McNamee, David (August 10, 2010). 1328:McNamee, David (August 10, 2010). 1106:. Audio Engineering Society. 1986. 1079:from the original on March 3, 2018 25: 2933:SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award 2448:Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium 1838:Frankel, Jake (August 12, 2013). 1580:Kozinn, Allan (August 23, 2005). 1122:. Oxford University Press. 2022. 994:Kozinn, Allan (August 23, 2005). 923:, a 2004 documentary directed by 354:In 1971, Moog sold Moog Music to 3257:Inventors of musical instruments 2323: 2124: 1415:"Interview: Electronic maestros" 1067:Trangle, Sarina (May 30, 2012). 629:Voltage-Controlled Music Modules 241: 172: 3237:Berklee College of Music alumni 2458:San Francisco Tape Music Center 856:National Inventors Hall of Fame 753:Big Briar, return of Moog Music 292:National Inventors Hall of Fame 190: 168: 2378:Groupe de Recherches Musicales 1551:Leon, Richard (October 2003). 1495:"Red Bull Music Academy Daily" 1: 1499:daily.redbullmusicacademy.com 917:Moog was also the subject of 615:voltage-controlled amplifiers 599:voltage-controlled oscillator 597:. 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Bob Moog

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Asheville, North Carolina
Queens College
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Columbia University
Cornell University
PhD
Florence Moog
Bill Moog
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MOHG
electronic music
Moog Music
synthesizer
Moog synthesizer
Minimoog
Technical Grammy Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame
theremins
Cornell University
voltage-controlled oscillator
voltage
pitch
modularity
envelope generation
pitch wheel
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