User Guide

USER’s MANUAL for the

ELECTRIC BLUE

By R. Stephen Dunnington

Here it is

– the Minimoog Voyager® Electric Blue. Over fifty years ago, Robert Moog began a career as

a designer of electronic musical instruments. It is no small feat that today he is still creating new and

bold designs, using his vast knowledge of musical interaction with electronic circuits. By purchasing one

of Moog Music’s Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue analog synthesizers, you are not only tapping into a

deep tradition of electronic music creation, but you are embarking on the latest voyage in synthesizer

design. We have taken the classic Minimoog Synthesizer and brought it into the 21

century. Now we

have added a new, jaw dropping blue backlit panel and a mind-blowing operating system. Voyager

operating system 2.5 offers a wealth of new features – transforming the best analog synth on the market

into a new breed of workhorse.

Acknowledgements – Thanks to Bob Moog for designing yet another fantastic music making

machine! Thanks are also due to the Moog Music Team, Rudi Linhard of Lintronics for his amazing

software, and all the great folks who contributed design ideas, and of course, you – the Moog

Music customer.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

I. Getting Started……………………………………………………... 3

II. The Basics of Analog Synthesis…………………………………… 6

III. The Voyager’s features…………………………………………… 13

IV. The Voyager’s Components

A. Mixer……………………………………………………………... 17

B. Oscillators……………………………………………………….. 19

C. Filters…………………………………………………………….. 22

D. Envelope Generators………………………………………….. 26

E. Main Output…………………………………………………….. 29

F. Mod Busses……………………………………………………... 30

G. LFO/ Sample and Hold………………………………………… 33

H. Keyboard and Left Hand Control Panel ……………………… 35

I. The Touch Surface Controller …………………………………… 36

J. The Back Panel …………………………………………………. 37

K. The User Interface/Voyager Software version 2.5…………… 38

1. The Interface…………………………………………… 38

2. Master Mode…………………………………………... 39

3. Edit Mode………………………………………………. 45

4. Panel Mode……………………………………………. 58

5. MIDI………………………………………………………. 60

Appendix A: Caring for your Voyager………………………………. 63

Appendix B: Service and Technical Support Information…………. 63

Appendix C: MIDI Implementation Chart…………………………… 64

Appendix D: VX-351 User’s Guide……………………………………. 65

Note: Specifications subject to change without notice.