Moog Minimoog®
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The holy grail of analog synths, perfectly emulated in software.
Unquestionably the most iconic synthesizer ever made, the Moog Minimoog Model D changed the face of modern music. From Kraftwerk to Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes to Dr. Dre, the Minimoog's fat, musically expressive analog synth sounds are the standard by which all other synths are judged.
Developed in partnership with Moog Music, exclusively for Universal Audio, the Moog Minimoog thoroughly captures every nuance, anomaly, and quirk of the original hardware using Universal Audio's industry‑leading expertise in circuit modeling, synthesis, and signal processing.Included Version
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Record classic Minimoog textures in real time with near-zero latency
- Get ultra-realistic and responsive Minimoog sounds with exacting module‑to‑module interactions
- Create otherworldly sounds with Moog’s signature self-oscillation and extreme resonance
- Take advantage of custom mods including switchable note priority, legato, extra LFO, and more
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An Analog Synth for the People
The Moog Minimoog Model D was introduced in 1970, when "synthesizer" meant a giant wall of intimidating knobs, cables, and patch bays. Bob Moog and his team designed the Minimoog as a performance instrument of unrelenting expressiveness for all musicians. Soon, the portable Minimoog was appearing on albums by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Sun Ra, Bob Marley, and more. Before long, entire genres were being transformed, even created, by the Minimoog and its futuristic sound.
Unmatched Craftsmanship
Together with Moog Music, Universal Audio's team of DSP engineers undertook meticulous circuit modeling and rigorous listening tests of three vintage Minimoogs, and a single "Golden Unit'' was chosen. Using custom robotics for ultra-precise knob measurements, each Minimoog module was fully emulated, faithfully capturing module-to-module coupling and impedance. The result is an awe-inspiring UAD Instrument with all the personality of Bob Moog's most famous synthesizer — with near‑zero latency.
Incredible Realism to Fuel Creativity
Simply open the Minimoog in your DAW and prepare to be inspired with the unmistakable growl, fatness, and rich distortion of Moog's iconic ladder filters and oscillators, as well as detailed modeling of the Minimoog's pitch tracking anomalies. Even the "feedback" effect of looping the Minimoog's output to the input for varying degrees of distortion is faithfully reproduced. And by capturing the midrange punch, high-end presence, and sumptuous low end, the Minimoog UAD Instrument effortlessly blends into any mix — just like the original.
Custom Moog Mods
The Moog Minimoog UAD Instrument sports many of the custom mods that power users utilized on their hardware units, greatly expanding the Minimoog's palette. From switchable note priority and legato, to sample and hold, extra LFO, and more, these appointments make the Minimoog UAD Instrument a jaw-dropping, detailed emulation that raises the bar for virtual instruments.
Watch The Reviews
“The Moog Minimoog in UAD Spark is so good, I'm tempted to use it live!”
– TychoCustomer Reviews
F. Pinar
November 12, 2024
Great sound, lacking additional features
This is the best-sounding Minimoog emulation I've tried. However, it lacks some of the QoL features that are present in other brand's emulations, like an arp for example. If you intend...
Read MoreC. Britos
October 12, 2024
Awesome!
Heard a lot about this plug-in and have to say is better then I expected! Really great!
Read MoreJ. Vallander
September 19, 2024
Best sounding emulation
Love the presets that comes with it
Read MoreJ. Monzon
August 16, 2024
Exquisite analog synth with the most profound sound
I bought this because I saw Stephan Bodzin using it live, so I thought I'd give a try, I already had the Arturia Mini V, so I...
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Key Features:
Painstaking circuit emulation of Moog's most famous analog synthesizer used by Kraftwerk, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Dr. Dre, and hundreds more
Fully endorsed by Moog Music
Faithfully captures all module-to-module coupling, impedance matching, and nonlinearities of the original Minimoog Model D
Exacting capture of iconic Moog oscillators, ladder filters, pitch tracking/stability anomalies, and more
Discrete transistor VCA modeling
Custom Moog mods, including switchable note priority, legato, sample and hold, extra LFO, and more
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Customer Reviews
Moog Minimoog
F. Pinar
Great sound, lacking additional features
This is the best-sounding Minimoog emulation I've tried.
However, it lacks some of the QoL features that are present in other brand's emulations, like an arp for example.
If you intend to use it as a real Minimoog, then it's awesome.C. Britos
Awesome!
Heard a lot about this plug-in and have to say is better then I expected! Really great!
Š. Kominko
Good
It's pretty close. Nice sound.
J. Vallander
Best sounding emulation
Love the presets that comes with it
d. n
Limited- no midi learn????
I bought this product based on reputation of both companies. I was immediately disappointed to learn that the. VST (midi) based instrument didn’t offer midi learn for the controls.
Sounds are as expected.
Don’t bother with this purchase if you want a hands on approach. It does not offer midi learn.
Maybe this product is reserved for super human mouse skills to control the parameters.
Too bad.J. Monzon
Exquisite analog synth with the most profound sound
I bought this because I saw Stephan Bodzin using it live, so I thought I'd give a try, I already had the Arturia Mini V, so I compared them and was amazed of how UAD actually made the sound so profound and rich, I fell in love with the sound, and now I try to use it on all my songs, the best bass and some great leads too, I felt like my music took a leap and sounds more professional, I highly recommend this, one of the best buys I made, and with a discount, thank you for reading (I have no conflict of interest)
D. Biastoch
Nice
Very good plugin ♥️
Thanks for the Native VersionR. Ferrante
Awesome in the box moog
Sometimes when I am not in the studio and I don’t have my moog with me, this is just a lifesaver to get the amazing moog sound in the box.
R. MORNING STAR
Great sound !
I still can't believe I have a Moog. Excellent emulation quality! And very easy to use.
R. Priest
Beautiful Instrument
Does exactly what it says on the tin ,superb emulation and very powerful
I. Santamaria
Problème de licence
Problème de licence, le plug-in en soit est vraiment bon mais sa connectivité via iLok rend l'activation laborieuse voir inutilisable, une fois l'ordinateur éteint la License n'est plus détecté et après essai de plusieurs solutions trouvable sur le net le problème reste le même, tant que ce ne sera pas résolu je ne peut que vous conseiller d'aller vous penchez sur d'autres émulateurs.
R. Bramlett
The Best Moog Emulation Ever!
I have Arturia’s MiniMoog as well as a few other emulations from other companies and this one by far is the best one. I use it for bass and leads and the sounds are nearly identical to the hardware versions. I honestly was not going to get this because I felt I had enough Moog emulation software but a good friend of mine convinced me to take advantage of the sale and I couldn’t be happier.
M. Breu
Oh Yeah!
This is great. Along with the other Moog plugins. You can take yourself to outer space and different dimensions with this thing, you can get all kinds of sounds from it. I love it, it's actually very addicting to play with.
V. Shamets
ilok and no midi mapping
No matter how good this synth sounds this damn ilok dongle which takes one usb port on my mac book and lack of midi mapping is a real dealbreaker ...even for discount price. I have a nice keyboard with knobs an sliders and I still have to use the mouse? No way. NO deal!
R. Foster
Pretty good synth
I own different company version of Moog mini and this one has really good preset that sound like the hardware.
K. Marshall
Moog
Been dancing around hardware moogs for a year or so and had a few plugins, but ran a trial of this and then picked up in the sale, with a discount. UA version feels leagues apart from the others I've tried, the more I've used it over the last couple of weeks I've discovered a depth to the sound and sits really well in every track I've dialled it in to. An essential tool, that's a lot of fun to play around with
K. Marshall
Synth heaven
Bought in the sale, as I've been back and forth over hardware versions, and picked up to determine how much i'd use hardware - this is a terrific emulation - all th functionality, and most important, it has the weight - a terrific piece of software engineerinf
c. rivera
Amazing
Is a simple but very musical synth. Slectacular sound, and if you put fx on it........ speechless. You guys are doing great job making soft synths so i think you guys can make the voyager too(make it polyphonic because i think it was monophonic). And talking about synths, if ua make the access
virus ti2, im gonna use only ua plugins for my work, im sure its gonna be amazing. A plus, can you guys make drums like acoustic drumkits and electronic/synth drums machine/computers.
C. Åkerlund
2 days left of demo, buy or not buy...??
I really love the sound, in my opinion the best emulation on the market. I also love the authenticity, UAD let's this miracle of electronic invention, be what it is supposed to be. If you want a bunch of new features, why go after a Minimoog? I love that it doesn't have 5000 presets, as long as the ones you've got are great and the UAD ones are of course really great. The last thing I need is the endless scrolling through preset lists, which are totally killing creativity. But, UAD, please... why can't you give this amazing product midi learning?? You are making evertyhing else on this synth so authentic, why can't you let us users get the authentic feeling when we use it?? The Minimoog was on sale for about $50 not too long ago, now it's a bit over $100 and even though it hurts, I will have to wait for midi mapping or at least another major sale.
F. DE ANGELIS
Mini moog uad
Excellent software, it takes time to try out all its potential but from what I've tried so far it seems like a real mini moog tool. Optimal
