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| Concertmate MG-1 | |
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| Manufacturer | Moog Music |
| Dates | 1981 |
| Price | $499.95 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | Monophonic Organ section |
| Timbrality | Duotimbral |
| Oscillator | 3 (2 mono, 1 poly) |
| LFO | 1 |
| Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
| Filter | low-pass |
| Attenuator | ASR |
| Storage memory | none |
| Effects | Ring modulation |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 32 keys |
| External control | CV/Gate |
The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music in 1981 and sold by Radio Shack from 1982 to 1983 under their "Realistic" brand name. It was produced without some standard Moog features, such as pitch and modulation wheels, as a cost-cutting measure aimed at achieving a lower price for the consumer market. The synthesizer also featured a pair of pass-through RCA jacks, which allowed users to mix radio or records into the final live synthesized sound output.[1]
The Moog Concertmate MG-1 is the most widely owned of all vintage Moog synths, probably because it was produced in large quantities for the Tandy Corporation, and also its relatively low price (at the time) of $499.95.[2]
- ^ http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Moog/MG-1/info/MG-1.history.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ^ "1983 Radio Shack Catalog High-res page 55 of 184". www.radioshackcatalogs.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.