Vintage Moog, Sequential Circuits, Octave Cat, Roland Space Echo, Steiner Parker Synthacon, Taurus pedals and Voyetra 8 synthesizers at the SynthTemple recording studios in Melbourne, Australia with Genelec speakers.

Synth Pod D (Moog and Sequential)

A GIANT POD WITH 20 SYNTHS AND DRUM MACHINES

Moog heaven, including a Memorymoog Plus, Model D, Polymoog 203a, Voyager and some keytar action with the Liberation. We paired the Moogs with the best of Sequential synths including a Prophet 5 (rev 3). Special guests include an Octave Plateau Voyetra 8, OSC OSCar, Roland V-Synth XT with vocoder and Linn LM-1 drum machine.

How does a Synth Pod work?

Moog Memorymoog Plus

1983. Six voice poly with 18 VCOs, unison mode, arpeggiator, sequencer and MIDI. More than just six stacked minimoogs. Huge, powerful, sometimes overpowering. One of the greatest polys.

Moog Polymoog Synthesiser 203a

1975. Huge and heavy. Fully polyphonic 71 key analog synth using divide-down technology. Comes with 285a polypedals. Expressive and unusual. This is one of the best surviving examples. IN THE TECH SHOP

Sequential Prophet VS

1986. Sixteen voice vector synthesis poly, with joystick to crossfade between four VCOs. Onboard arpeggiator and chorus. Brilliant for new and evolving sounds.

Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight

1983. Eight voice poly. This is a Rev 4 unit with MIDI and the VPK-5 controller keyboard. It sounds big – in some ways similar to the MemoryMoog but with its own distinctive character.

OSC OSCar

1983. Duophonic. Onboard sequencer, multimode filter and advanced programmability. Unique sound and cool to look at.

Octave The Cat II SRM

1979. Duophonic. Has a warm but edgey sound, ideal for leads and basses. Saw, square and triangle waves available simultaneously on both VCOs.

Roland V-Synth XT

2005. 24 voice poly, with sampling, elastic audio and analog modelling. We love this for its D50 emulation and its vocoder and vocal synthesizer (modern take on the VP330).

Sequential Pro One

1981. Mono. Great-sounding synth with arpeggiator, sequencer and advanced modulation capabilities.

Sequential Prophet 600

1982. Six voice poly. Onboard poly-mod, arpeggiator and sequencer. Has the GliGli firmware upgrade for improved control, response and modulation.

Sequential Prophet 5 (Rev 3)

1981. Five voice poly. One of the most recognisable sounds of the 1980s, it was over countless records.

Elektron Sid Station

1999. Three voice poly. Uses the SID chip to create the sounds of the Commodore 64.

Linn LM-1 DrumComputer

1980. Twelve voice drum machine with twelve 8 bit sampled sounds. The first drum machine to use samples of acoustic drums.

Moog Liberation

1980. Mono keytar with divide-down poly section. This is a performance synth with modulation controls, including a ribbon next to the left hand. A bit heavy, but fun to rock out!

Moog Minimoog Model D

1970. Groundbreaking mono synth. The one by which all others are judged. Iconic in every way. We love it.

Moog Multimoog

1978. Mono. Two oscillator version of the Minimoog but with a separate LFO, sample and hold, ribbon controller and aftertouch. We love this for bass sounds.