Much like Gandalf The White, the Mavis bears many similarities to its first incarnation, but is generally better, more powerful and enjoys an assured maturity perhaps lacking in the original.
Moog have moved on, and the plucky Werkstatt which may or may not have inspired this new direction, has moved on too. Eight years later it seems a safe assumption that the majority of synths sold by Moog are black, semi‑modular and much cheaper than Moog synths used to be. Presumably development on the semi‑modular Mother‑32 was well underway by the time the Werkstatt came along, but to everyone outside the company it was the first indication that Moog were considering a new direction. Originally conceived as a project for Moogfest 2014’s engineering workshop and never intended for general production, the plucky Werkstatt proved so popular with its makers that it soon found itself on sale to the general public.Īside from its unconventional development the Werkstatt was unusual in three ways: one, it came as a kit and required assembly two, it sported a pin‑connector patchbay (with optional 3.5mm breakout board) and three, it was much, much cheaper than Moog synthesizers normally are. Meet Mavis, Moog’s affordable semi‑modular with more than a few tricks up its sleeve.īack in 2014 Moog released a small and rather unusual synth called the Werkstatt ø1.
