Moog Announces Interesting new variation on Sustainers

Started by vanceg-fgn, October 21, 2012, 01:50:07 AM

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vanceg-fgn

THIS looks really, really interesting to me!!!
http://www.moogmusic.com/lev96

It seems that Moog has decided to take the electromagnetic sustainer concept to the next level.  And the approach they are taking is pretty compelling.
It looks like what they are doing is creating a 'sustainer' system which is designed to enhance, reinforce and amplify specific harmonics on each guitar string.  By touching little button pads on this sustainer device, the player can enhance or sustain specific harmonics of the string, thus changing the timber of the instrument.
Right now they are working on the first version of this product which will be for acoustic guitar (!).  No mention if they are working on a version for electric, but a person I know at Moog says that the concept should work for electric.... and doesn't seem to want to say any more...and that makes sense because they are just in beta test on the acoustic version.

In any case, I find this potentially the most interesteing development in electric guitar in quite a while.

vanceg-fgn

Quiet around here. Perhaps nobody shares my enthusiasm for polyphonic sustain and harmonic enhancement of guitar....

Quote from:  vanceg on October 21, 2012, 01:50:07 AM
THIS looks really, really interesting to me!!!
http://www.moogmusic.com/lev96

It seems that Moog has decided to take the electromagnetic sustainer concept to the next level.  And the approach they are taking is pretty compelling.
It looks like what they are doing is creating a 'sustainer' system which is designed to enhance, reinforce and amplify specific harmonics on each guitar string.  By touching little button pads on this sustainer device, the player can enhance or sustain specific harmonics of the string, thus changing the timber of the instrument.
Right now they are working on the first version of this product which will be for acoustic guitar (!).  No mention if they are working on a version for electric, but a person I know at Moog says that the concept should work for electric.... and doesn't seem to want to say any more...and that makes sense because they are just in beta test on the acoustic version.

In any case, I find this potentially the most interesteing development in electric guitar in quite a while.

simont-fgn

You are not alone Vance !!  ;)
Signed up. Very interested in what we get.


windy

Hey dudes, I don't know the details but I signed up and got no updates - meanwhile, Paul Vo has started a kickstarter to put this tech out!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/38513516/the-vo-96-acoustic-synthesizer