The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its winter fundraising raffle for a one-of-a-kind Eurorack synthesizer comprised of 52 modules by more than 30 Eurorack manufacturers from over 10 different countries. The modules are housed in a stunning custom walnut 15U cabinet, designed by Needham Woodworks for the Bob Moog Foundation. The system, inspired by Bob Moog’s original vision, has a retail value of $20,000. Tickets are available here: https://bit.ly/BMFEurorack2024.
The winner of the raffle will also receive a copy of Patch & Tweak: Exploring Modular Synthesis, signed by Chris Meyer (author) and Kim Bjorn (publisher), free access to all Learning Modular online courses, as well as a gift pack of t-shirts and other items from Luigi’s Modular Supply.
The raffle begins Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:00 am (EST) and ends Friday, December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST). Tickets for the raffle are $20 each, 6 for $100, 14 for $200, and 40 for $500. The raffle is open internationally.
All proceeds benefit the three pillar projects of the Bob Moog Foundation: Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and the Moogseum, and will help the Moogseum remain resilient among the long-term financial challenges caused by Hurricane Helene.
The Eurorack system being raffled was curated by vector synthesis pioneer and modular synthesis educator Chris Meyer (Learning Modular). It contains modules by the following manufacturers: 2HP, Abyss Devices, AJH, Befaco, Cosmotronic, Dannysound, Doepfer, EMW, Five12, Frap Tools, Frequency Central, Happy Nerding, Instruō, Intellijel, Joranalogue, Knob Farm, Make Noise, Manhattan Analog, Modbap Modular, Moog Music, Mordax Systems, Nonlinearcircuits, Noise Engineering, Random Source, Rossum Electro-Music, Shakmat Modular, Steady State Fate, Synthesis Technology, Tesseract Modular, TLM Audio, WMD, Zorx. The keyboard interface was provided by Synthesizers.com and the cables were provided by Luigi's Modular Supply. The system was assembled by AVL Vintage Audio. Every component of the system was donated to the Bob Moog Foundation by the manufacturer.
“This wonderful instrument is a self-contained modular orchestra that also plays well with the outside world,” noted system curator Chris Meyer. “We began by building a collection of Eurorack format modules that were inspired by the original Moog modules, keyboards, and rack units. We then filled it out with a carefully chosen assortment of more contemporary modules and utilities with the goal of playing multiple, varied voices at once while keeping that classic Moog sound. We also incorporated a semi-modular Moog Mother-32, so its lucky owner could start making music immediately without having to first master how to patch a modular synth.”
At this system’s core are eight different filters inspired by Bob’s legendary transistor ladder design. Three analog oscillators and a pair of digital oscillators are complemented by mixers based on the classic Moog CP3 design. There is also a trio of percussion voices, as well as a wide range of modulation sources. Effects include a spring reverb, analog phase shifter, vocoder/filter bank, frequency shifter, and a digital multi-effect module, all combined with a stereo mixer. A pair of traditional Moog-style analog sequencers plus wood-encased keyboard are paired with a MIDI interface and arpeggiator, allowing the owner to play this powerful instrument any way they like.
“The Bob Moog Foundation is proud to offer this stunning Eurorack synthesizer,” noted the Foundation’s Executive Director, Michelle Moog-Koussa. “This system represents an exciting departure from the vintage analog synthesizers that we usually offer. We are deeply grateful to the community of Eurorack manufacturers for their wonderful support and for donating the various modules and components to us so that we could create this exceptional system.”
The raffle winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 24th.
