Moog Matriarch Dark Edition Analogue Synthesizer

General

The Moog Matriarch is a fiercely impressive analogue synthesizer, and while it may seen like a modular synth at first glance, that's actually not far from the truth since this dark-grandma is semi-modular, meaning that several of its modules are fixed. Don't sweat it, though, you can patch away to your heart's content the featured modules are actually pretty practical, so you can shape anything from the comfortably to familiar to the unnervingly outlandish with this potent sound designer. Add the built-in stereo delay, and you can even shoot the result into space.

The Moog Matriarch Sound

The Matriatch hands you full access to four analogue oscillators, including the standard-issue sawtooth, triangle, square and pulse waveforms, and the featured hard-sync can make this synth scream or just be used to make subtle timbrel adjustments. Modulation, envelopes, and, of course, an extensive filter are also included, while the semi-modular nature allows for a multitude of patch gates, grouped on both the control panel and around the back. The single most beneficial thing about modularity is the fact you can control each and every signal's flow, and simply by swapping a few cables around, you can turn this Moog into a different synth every time you power it up.

Chord Paraphony

This paraphonic synth can simultaneously produce 1, 2 or 4 notes. It can trigger four oscillators, all playing the same notes, allowing you to fiddle with the individual frequencies to shape the necessary warmth. Each oscillator can also run up to four voices. The built-in arpeggiator/sequencer has an ever useful clock-out for syncing up to other gear, and this lines up alongside the sustain and expression pedal inputs, a line-input, headphone output, MIDI and USB ports, to finish one of the most complete synthesizers that may ever have existed.