Model 10 Limited-Edition Reissue Modular Synthesizer

This Moog Model 10 limited-edition reissue is a faithful recreation of the first compact modular synthesizer created by Dr. Robert Moog in 1971—with some added features. Designed for portability, the Model 10 is housed in a rugged Tolex-enclosed wood cabinet and comprised of 11 discrete analog modules, including the 907 Fixed Filter Bank, revered for its vast sound shaping and timbral possibilities, and three 900-series oscillators, the foundational sound behind Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach and Isao Tomita’s Snowflakes Are Dancing.

The predecessor to the Model 15, the Model 10 design focuses on purity of sound, speed and simplicity while providing the enormous sonic depth and dimension found only in a vintage Moog modular synthesizer.

Each Model 10 is hand-built to its original 1971 Moog factory specifications and is a true recreation of the original. Individual modules are brought to life just as they were nearly 50 years ago: by hand-stuffing and hand-soldering components to circuit boards, and using traditional wiring methods. Each module is then tested, finished with an aluminum panel, and placed in its new hand-wired modular instrument.

Key Features of the 2022 Model 10 Build

The individual modules that make up each new Model 10 are engineered and manufactured just as they were over 50 years ago, using traditional wiring methods. Each module is then tested, finished with an aluminum panel, and placed into a custom cabinet before the instrument leaves for its new home.

Each system is built to order and now includes a host of updates that allow this machine to be more easily integrated into the modern studio. These include an updated, onboard power supply now supports a broader range of selectable voltages: 100V, 120V, 220V and 240V. For users outside the US, this allows you to power your synthesizer without the need for an external step up/down transformer.

The system’s redesigned rear panel accommodates an updated main power switch, power lamp, power inlet, grounding lug and voltage selector switch. Model 10 also now has improved calibration and tuning reliability, with this current production model holding tighter calibrations with little variance. The instrument and its contents are packaged with care in preparation for transit anywhere in the world. Model 10 is also internationally recognized as emission, radiation and safety compliant.