Moog Liberation
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| Liberation by Moog Music | |||
| Synthesis type: | Analog subtractive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyphony: | Monophonic 10-voice section | ||
| Oscillators: | 2 | ||
| VCF: | 1 low-pass | ||
| VCA: | ASD | ||
| LFO: | 1 | ||
| Keyboard: | 44 keys | ||
| Left hand control: | Ribbon controller | ||
| External control: | CV/Gate | ||
| Memory: | none | ||
| Onboard effects: | Ring modulation | ||
| Produced: | 1980 | ||
The Moog Liberation was the first commercially-produced keytar synthesizer released in 1980 by Moog Music. The instrument is comparable to the Moog Concertmate MG-1 and the Moog Rogue, however, as a keytar the Liberation was designed to be played in the same posture as one would play a guitar.
The Liberation featured two monophonic VCOs and a polyphonic section that could play organ sounds. Both oscillators could be set to triangle, sawtooth, or square waveforms and switched over a 3-octave range. The Liberation's keyboard was aftertouch-sensitive and on its neck featured spring-loaded wheels for filter cutoff, modulation, and volume as well as a ribbon-controlled pitch bend. The Liberation had a single VCF and two ADS envelope generators. A 40-foot cable could connect the Liberation to its rackmounted half which housed the power supply and CV/Gate output sockets.
