MiniMoog Voyager

The Minimoog Voyager is a monophonic analog synthesizer designed by Bob Moog and released in 2002, built as a direct successor to the original Minimoog Model D. Its signal path runs three wide-range VCOs through a noise source and external audio preamp, into two resonant 24dB-per-octave Moog ladder filters that can be configured as dual lowpass or series lowpass/highpass. Compared to the original Minimoog, the Voyager added independent oscillator sync, FM, true ADSR envelopes (as opposed to the Model D’s ADS-only contour), and onboard patch memory for storing and recalling complete panel states.

One of the Voyager’s defining features is its three-dimensional touch surface, which provides continuous X, Y, and pressure control over assignable parameters. The back panel includes MIDI in/out/thru, a dedicated CV/Gate input, and multiple CV ins for filter cutoff, waveform select, pitch, and LFO rate among others. An optional VX-351 CV Expander turned the Voyager into a compact semi-modular system. Moog produced it for 13 years before discontinuing it in 2015, with over 14,000 units shipped.