All the controls are laid out on the synthesizer that has a much better-balanced look than the original and looks great in black. Outside of the custom oscillator, each voice has a filter, VCA, two envelopes and an LFO with an all-analogue signal chain. This also extends to the digital effects engine where you can load custom modulation, reverb and delay effects. Then you can add up to 16 more oscillators from a growing library from third-party developers. It starts off with either noise or Variable Phase Modulation (similar to FM) giving it a good solid range of interesting digital sounds. It has 3 oscillators per voice, the third oscillator being the custom Multi-Engine that’s capable of loading third-party oscillators. It was released right at the start of the year making its debut at the NAMM show. The arpeggiator and 256-step sequencer gives it movement and melody all to itself. At the end of the chain is a stereo analog delay with up to 700ms of echo. There are 90 patch points along with useful control sculpting modules like Attenuators and Multiples. It has a bold layout with those 4 oscillators front and centre, along with dual analog ladder filters, dual LFOs, dual VCAs and dual envelopes. It’s a semi-modular synthesizer made from modules taken from the classic Moog Modular synthesizers. It has a vintage physicality and a palette that imposes itself on a room and a sound that envelopes you in a warm hug. The Matriarch is a beautiful instrument that’s full of character, adventure and promise. This is where instruments, craftsmanship and art collide. That opens the door to some synthesizers than many people would argue are not proper polysynths – that’s fine, life does have its challenges! Moog Matriarch And for “polyphony” I’m referring to the ability to play more than one note individually at a time regardless of whether that’s articulated through a single VCA/Filter (paraphonic) or has a VCA/Filter per voice (fully polyphonic). We’re still waiting for the release of synths like the UDO Super 6 and MotorSynth. Just to note to say that in order to qualify the synthesizer has to have become available for sale in the last 12 months, so no potential or imaginary synths.
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