Moog Satellite

Satellite
Manufacturer	Moog Music
Dates	1973 - 1979
Technical specifications
Polyphony	Monophonic
Timbrality	Single
Oscillator	1 (Continuously variable from Sawtooth through Narrow Pulse, Wide Pulse, and finally, Square)
LFO	1 (Square & Sine)
Synthesis type	Analogue Subtractive[1]
Filter	2 - VC Band-pass into 2-pole, non-resonant VC Low-pass
Attenuator	2 (VCF pair & VCA) Attack / Decay with switchable Sustain & LFO Rate-Controlled Repeat on VCFs
Input/output
Keyboard	37 keys[2]
Left-hand control	Modulation, pitch bend
External control	CV/gate in, out

The Satellite is a lesser known monophonic[3] analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1973 to 1979[4] in response to the ARP Pro Soloist.[5] It had one VCO. It was designed for use with any organ or sound system. The American company Thomas Organ bought the license to build it.[6] The case is made out of wood.

Preset sounds

• Brass
• Reeds
• Strings
• Bell
• Lunar

Notable users

• Vangelis[7]
• Ronnie Foster
• Phil Ryan

See also

• List of Moog synthesizer players
• Moog Music
• Moog synthesizer
• Robert Moog

References

1. Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Moog Satellite Analog Synthesizer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
2. "Moog Satellite | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
3. "Moog Satellite | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
4. "Moog Satellite". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
5. "Moog: Moog Satellite". synthmuseum.com. Synthmuseum. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
6. "Satellite - AudioThing". AudioThing. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
7. "Moog Satellite | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.