Keytar synthesizer
The Moog Liberation was one of the first commercially produced "keytar " synthesizers , released in 1980 by Moog Music . The instrument is comparable to the Moog Concertmate MG-1 and the Moog Rogue , but it is most closely related to the Moog Prodigy ; however, as a keytar, the Liberation was designed to be played in the same posture as one would play a guitar .
The Liberation features two monophonic voltage-controlled oscillators and a polyphonic section that can play organ sounds. Both oscillators can be set to triangle, sawtooth, or square waveforms and switched over a 3-octave range. The keyboard is aftertouch -sensitive and the neck features spring-loaded wheels for filter cutoff, modulation , and volume , as well as a ribbon-controlled pitch bend . The Liberation has a single voltage-controlled filter and 2 ADSR envelope generators . A 40-foot cable connects the Liberation to its rackmounted half which houses the power supply and CV/Gate output sockets.
Notable users
Jean-Michel Jarre plays a Liberation on the DVD release of Oxygène Live in Your Living Room . It also appears in the bonus section with Jarre describing the instruments.
The Human League used a Liberation in the songs "Empire State Human", "Being Boiled", and "Circus of Death" at the Wickerman Festival in July 2009.
Other artists who have used the instrument include James Brown , Didier Marouani of Space, Tom Coster of Santana , Tommy Cyborg of Chrome , Herbie Hancock , Joy Electric , Danny Peyronel of UFO , Michael Busse of Spider Murphy Gang , Six Finger Satellite , Page McConnell of Phish , and Saga . Though Devo is commonly associated with the Moog Liberation, the band never used it on stage or in the studio, only in music videos and for a promotional ad for the synthesizer.
A Moog Liberation was also used as a prop in the How I Met Your Mother episode "Glitter."
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