Moog satellite service manual

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Controls .

SLIDE ACCESSORY L OUTPUT

CONTROLS GLIDE VOLUME LEVEL & TUNE CONTROLS CONNECTIONS SOLO
PANEL CONTROL CONTROL (LOCATED ON REAR PANEL) (LOCATED ON REAR PANEL) KEYBOARD

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POWER CONTROLS QUICK-SET vorcma
DN-OFF TABS
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FILTER
INDICATOR CONTROLS OCTAVE GLIDE,SUSTAIN
LIGHT TABS TABS

Before proceeding with Operation and Adjustment of your unit,refer to page 14 for Connection
Instructions.

LEVEL ADJUST
This rotary control (located on the back of the unit)sets the overall output level, or volume,
of the unit. Smaller changes in volume may be made with the VOLUME control on the Slide Control Panel.

TUNE

This rotary control (located on the back of the unit) provides a range of tuning which extends
more than one-half octave. This flexibility can be used to tune your lVIOOG SATELLITE to other
instruments, transpose to different keys, or even provide a glissando effect.

POWER AND INDICATOR LIGHT

An ON-OFF power switch is conveniently located on the front panel, with a red light which
indicates when the power is ON.

OCTAVES

With neither tab depressed, your MOOG SATELLITE will play in its highest pitch level. Depress
tab ',"'1 and whatever you play on the keyboard will be one octave lower. Raise tab "1" and depress
tab 2, and the keyboard pitch level is lowered another octave. Depress both tabs and the pitch level
is lowered still a third octave. Because of the electronic tailoring of the sounds to the requirements of
each pitch level, you will find that the effectiveness of every sound seems to change magically as you

change from octave to octave. Try all sound effects in all four pitch levels.

SUSTAIN
This Quick-Set" tab allows the sound of a note to linger" after the key is released. It pro-
vides interesting variations to the special voice settings described in this Manual.

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Quick-Set Voice Tabs -

BRASS VOICES
- MUTE
' OPEN

REED VOICES
- THIN
HOLLOW

- FULL
-BRIGHT

STRIN G VOICES

With the unit connected and power ON, a sound can be heard when a note on the keyboard is struck. even
though no voices are selected and all slide controls are set at "0" (except for the VOLUME control). The controls
described herein will add and subtract from that sound in a multitude of combinations available for your
exploration - shape it, change its attack and release, raise it, or lower it. We suggest that you play a phrase or
two with each of the twelve "QUICK»SET" VOICE TABS conveniently located on the front of the unit. Try each

with all the slide controls set at "0" (except for VOLUME).

Exact setting of slide controls for any particular effect will depend, not only on your musical taste. but
also on your complete electronic reproduction system including amplifiers, speakers and other components.
NOTE: If more than one QUICK-SET" Voice Tabs are depressed at the same time the sound will be that

controlled by the Voice tab farthest to the left.

MUTE BRASS

This voice is a new version of the wah-wah effect.
The sound approximates a double-acting wah-wah,
or "ooo-wah-ooo." It starts with an emphasis on the
"lows", moves to the "highs"and returns. Each time a
key is depressed the "ooo-wah-ooo" sound is pro»
duced. Try it in each octave.
OPEN BRASS

The sounds of a trumpet, trombone, or tuba can be
approximated by selecting this tab, and varying it
with other controls. Characteristic of this voice (and
some of the other "Quick-Set" voices) is a built»in
timbre change which is faster in the upper octaves
and is automatically slower in the lower octaves -
much as the attack of a tuba differs from that of a
trumpet. This attention to the authentic details of the
attack in different octaves is a unique feature of the
Satellite. Try it in each octave setting.

THIN REED

This voice provides a sound similar to that of a
double reed. In the top octave the sound is oboevlike.
In the lower octaves, the sound of a bassoon is
approximated. You will note a slight timbre change
in the onset of the tone and a slow attack.
HOLLOW REED

The hollow reed sound and the soft attack of the
traditional clarinet and bass clarinet are character-
istic of this voice - an excellent voice in all octave
registers.
FULL REED

This full bodied reed sound is unique to the
Satellite. It combines some of the qualities of a
double reed wind instrument with those of a pipe
organ with a little saxophone added. In the lowest
registers, it is an excellent reproduction of the
sound of the sarrusophone, a wind instrument popular
in bands of the early 1900's.

BRIGHT REED

This voice approximates that of a saxophone.
With adjustment of other controls you will be able
to vary the sound through the characteristics of
alto and tenor, baritone, and even bass saxophone.

BOW STRING

This gentle voice with its slow attack can be
made to simulate violin, viola, cello, and even some
of the sounds of the bass violin.

PLUCK STRING

This sound is quite percussive with a lingering
decay. It is most useful for creating guitar~|ike or
harpsichord-type effects, including that of a folk
guitar.

STRIKE STRING

In the upper registers this voice is that of an
electronic piano. In the lower registers it provides
an interesting sound similar to that of an electric
bass guitar.

PICK STRING

Banjo type sounds are provided with the hollow
sound characteristic of this voice. In the lower
registers it can simulate the plucked sound of the
string bass, or bass violin.

BELL

In the upper octaves a fine bell sound is provided
by this voice. In the lower octaves, the huge sound
of a large carillon can be reproduced.

LUNAR

This versatile voice perhaps is most characteris-
tic of the Moog sounds. It provides, in its various
adjustments, a wide variety of timbre changes with
which you can produce many popular electronic
"Moog" sound effects. It is most effective when used
with SUSTAIN.