Thanks to our friends at IK Multimedia, every participant who purchases a ticket or tickets will receive a free download of the Syntronik Instruments Sorcerer virtual instrument (valued at $49)! Sorcerer was created using the very Moog Source that we are raffling. This makes entering the raffle a true no-brainer.
We are excited to announce our winter fundraising raffle for a vintage Moog Source synthesizer signed by Bob Moog himself. Originally released in 1981, the Source represented a unique combination of tradition and progression in the sonic world.
The raffle begins at 7:00 a.m. (ET) on February 5, 2024, and ends on February 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) or when all 5,000 tickets are sold.
The raffle is open internationally.
Tickets are $20 each, 6 for $100, 14 for $200, or 40 for $500, and can be purchased HERE.
The winner will be announced on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Please be sure to read the Rules and Regulations before entering: HERE
Don’t miss your chance to win a vintage Moog Source synthesizer in excellent technical and physical condition, signed by Bob Moog. The synth itself is valued at $3,500. With Bob’s signature, it is truly a priceless collector’s item.
As an added bonus for this raffle only, get a free 2024 Bob Moog – His Life and Work 90th Birthday Commemorative Calendar when you purchase a bundle of 6, 14, or 40 tickets. This offer is valid until the limited quantity of calendars runs out. This offer does not apply to the purchase of individual tickets.
The Moog Source featured is serial number 3948 and was built in Buffalo, New York in the early 1980s. It has an estimated value of $3,500 USD. With Bob Moog’s signature, it is priceless, and is considered a collector’s item.
The Moog Source features rich sound quality and a technical lineage rooted in the legendary Minimoog, widely regarded as the most iconic, archetypal analog synthesizer of all time. The Source was manufactured from 1981 through 1985 and was the first Moog synthesizer to offer patch memory storage in 16 preset locations. It also features a cassette tape jack, which transfers patches to and from an external tape.
The Source is lauded for its sequencers, sample and hold, arpeggiator, presets, and unique data wheel. The synthesizer features a mylar touch control panel, single-knob functionality, and the trademark fat, organic Moog sound.
The Source was generously donated to the Bob Moog Foundation by accomplished musician, composer, and sound designer Erik Norlander, who co-designed the legendary Alesis Andromeda analog synthesizer and more recently the UNO Synth analog synthesizer for IK Multimedia. Norlander’s Moog Source was used on the Dukes of the Orient Freakshow album and was the specific hardware synth recorded for the IK Multimedia Syntronik 2 “Sorcerer” virtual instrument. Norlander has been a long-time supporter of the Bob Moog Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Advisors.
“This Source is signed by Bob himself, and its new owner will have an extremely special piece of synthesizer history in addition to a beautiful sounding musical instrument,” noted Norlander. “It is a solid performer with the epic Moog transistor ladder filter sound that we all know and love. For me the Source brings much of the weight of the Minimoog Model D but also some noticeable midrange punch that gives it its own sonic character. Owners of multiple Moog instruments will find that the Source occupies its own unique space and will be a worthy and treasured addition to any synth collection.”
Check out Erik Norlander demonstrating the Moog Source and talking a bit about its history below.
Funds raised from the raffle will be used to expand the Bob Moog Foundation’s hallmark education project, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, which has inspired over 30,000 elementary school students through the science of sound. The raffle will also help support the Bob Moog Foundation Archives and the Moogseum, an immersive, experiential facility located in Asheville, North Carolina, which brings Bob Moog’s pioneering legacy and the science of sound and synthesis alive for people of all ages. The Moogseum opened in May 2019 and has since welcomed over 35,000 visitors from all over the world.
Many thanks to all of you who support and enter our raffles!
They are crucially important to our annual fundraising efforts! Good luck to all of you who enter to win this beautiful Moog Source signed by Bob Moog!
