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Zoë Blade
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Musician, writer, programmer. Analysis and synthesis. ∞ Makes music for ContraPoints patreon.com/zoeblademusic
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On the Minimoog: notebook.zoeblade.com/Minimoog.html

The Minimoog was a monophonic synthesiser released by Moog in 1970. It's a cut-down, hardwired synthesiser based on their 900 Series modules. As such, it made the big Moog sound portable and simpler to use. It was invented by several of Moog's employees, chiefly Bill Hemsath and Jim Scott. Hemsath scavenged parts on his lunch breaks, cobbling together the first prototype out of the broken modules strewn about the company's attic. This design got rid of the 900 Series's intimidating wall of modules, connected via loosely strung patch cables and resembling a phone switchboard, along with the equally intimidating price tag. The resulting product, the portable Minimoog, was the first all-in-one synthesiser that combined everything in a simple, neat little package. Everything was hardwired, with no patch cables in sight.
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IIRC the minimoog wasn't exactly 1V/octave, it was something weird like 1.1V/Oct (but still exponential)

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Musician, writer, programmer. Analysis and synthesis. ∞ Makes music for ContraPoints patreon.com/zoeblademusic
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