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The Minimoog Black Friday deal puts the Moog Minimoog Model D from Universal Audio at $49, 67% off, until Nov 30, 2026. It is a UAD Instrument that runs natively on Mac or PC, with no UA hardware needed.
Universal Audio built it in partnership with Moog Music, exclusively for UA, to reproduce the original hardware's quirks as well as its core sound.
The Minimoog is a software version of the Moog Minimoog Model D, the analog synth introduced in 1970. Bob Moog and his team designed it as a performance instrument, a portable alternative to the walls of patch cables that defined "synthesizer" at the time.
Universal Audio's description lists records by Kraftwerk, Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes, Dr. Dre, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Sun Ra and Bob Marley among the Minimoog's history.
The plugin is also described as compatible with any soundcard on Mac and PC.
UA's DSP engineers worked with Moog Music on circuit modeling and listening tests of three vintage Minimoogs, then picked a single "Golden Unit".
Custom robotics took precise knob measurements, and each module was emulated individually. That includes the module-to-module coupling and impedance between them.
The maker says the result keeps the personality of the hardware with near-zero latency, so you can record Minimoog parts in real time.
Universal Audio highlights the growl, fatness and rich distortion of the ladder filters and oscillators, plus detailed modeling of the pitch tracking anomalies.
The classic feedback trick is covered too: loop the output back to the input for varying degrees of distortion. Self-oscillation and extreme resonance are part of the feature list.
A set of custom Moog mods that power users added to their hardware units is included:
The maker says these mods widen the palette well beyond a stock Model D.
The purchase includes the UAD Native version, which runs on your Mac or PC without any UA hardware. Open it in your DAW as an instrument and play.
Yes. The Minimoog Black Friday deal from Universal Audio is $49, 67% off, and runs until Nov 30, 2026. It is the Moog Minimoog Model D as a UAD Instrument, and the purchase includes the UAD Native version.
No. The version included with your purchase is UAD Native, which runs on your Mac or PC without any UA hardware. Universal Audio also describes it as compatible with any soundcard on Mac and PC.
Universal Audio's DSP engineers worked with Moog Music, running circuit modeling and listening tests on three vintage Minimoogs. One "Golden Unit" was chosen, and custom robotics measured the knobs so each module could be emulated, including coupling and impedance.
The Minimoog UAD Instrument includes custom mods that power users added to their hardware: switchable note priority, legato, sample and hold, and an extra LFO. The maker says they greatly expand the original synth's palette.
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