Moog doesn’t often make analog polyphonic synths, and when they did, they weren’t cheap.  Muse is an 8-voice, bi-timbral polyphonic synth from Moog, which, relatively speaking, is priced competitively.

It combines an analog signal patch and digital control, and while on the analog side Moog draws from its origins, on the digital side it introduces quite a few modern and innovative features – including complex LFO shapes, and unique arpeggiator and sequencer features.

In this video, I take a look at what’s inside and how it works, and at the end, I play quite a few of its presets so you can get an idea of how the sound and controls come together:

TIMELINE:

0:00 Intro

1:10 Overview

4:55 I/O & build

6:15 Osc 1+2

8:30 Mod osc

11:20 Mixer

12:15 Filter

13:55 Routing

15:55 VCAs

16:40 Binaural

17:05 Delay

18:45 Multi-tap

19:30 Diffusion

20:25 Envelopes

21:05 Assigns

22:25 LFOs

24:35 Pitch LFO

26:10 Mod matrix

27:50 Functions

29:40 Bi-timbrality

31:15 Unison

32:20 Arp

35:20 Sequencer

36:35 Step + live

38:40 Param rec

39:10 Probability

40:00 Coin toss

41:20 Gesture rec

42:30 Chords

43:40 Misc

44:00 Pros & cons

47:15 Presets!