Spectrasonics Launches Bob Moog Tribute Library for Omnisphere, Contest To Win OMG-1 Synth
This week, Spectrasonics launched a unique tribute to honor the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. The company released a new “Bob Moog Tribute Library” created by renowned artists for their Omnisphere soft synth, and kicked off a contest designed around the library where participants enter to win the one-of-a-kind “OMG-1” hardware synthesizer created by Spectrasonics founder Eric Persing.
Sounds in the Bob Moog Tribute Library were created by more than 40 of the world's top synth artists, remixers and sound designers.
100% of the proceeds from this Tribute go to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.
The Bob Moog Tribute Library features over 700 new sounds for Omnisphere created by more than 40 of the world’s top synth artists, remixers and sound designers, including:
Hans Zimmer, Vince Clarke (Erasure/Depeche Mode), Jean Michel Jarre, The Crystal Method, Jordan Rudess, Money Mark (Beastie Boys/Beck), Bernie Worrell (P-Funk/Talking Heads), Larry Fast (Peter Gabriel/Synergy), Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Air/Fiona Apple), Ryuichi Sakamoto (YMO), Morgan Page (Madonna/Katy Perry), Keith Shocklee (Bomb Squad/Public Enemy), Steve Porcaro (Toto), Fredwreck (Snoop Dogg/50 Cent), Jan Hammer (Jeff Beck/Mahavishnu Orchestra), Michael Boddicker (Michael Jackson), Richard Devine (Aphex Twin), Patrick Moraz (Yes/Moody Blues), Eddie Jobson (UK/Roxy Music), Diego Stocco, Danny Elfman and The Moog Cookbook.
The 2.4GB of new Soundsources in the library were developed using creative processing techniques — often with exotic gear like Buchla Modulars, Jean Michel Jarre’s EMS Synthi AKS, Hans Zimmer’s massive Modular Moog (including 1,027 round robin Moog Drum samples) and Persing’s unique OMG-1 synthesizer.
All of the proceeds from the sale of the new “Bob Moog Tribute Library” go to supporting the innovative projects of the Bob Moog Foundation including the MoogLab student outreach program, the creation of the ‘Moogseum’ in Bob’s hometown of Asheville, NC, and to preserve and share Bob Moog’s extensive and historic archives. The goal of the foundation is to “educate and inspire children and adults through its mission of educating and inspiring at the intersection of music, science and innovation.”
The grand prize in the contest, the OMG-1 hardware synthesizer, was designed by Persing as a live performance instrument and is not a commercial product — it’s truly one-of-a-kind, integrating the worlds of analog synthesis, computers, software synthesis and the latest multi-touch surfaces.
The grand prize winner will take home the Eric Persing-designed OMG-1 hardware synthesizer!
The dual-manual OMG-1 combines a Moog Little Phatty analog synthesizer, Spectrasonics’ flagship Omnisphere software synthesizer, an internal Apple Mac Mini computer, dual Apple iPads, dual iPods, and Spectrasonics’ new Omni TR iPad app — all integrated into a beautiful, hand-crafted curly maple cabinet created by American artisan Daniel Auon.
Enter to win the OMG-1 by purchasing/downloading the $100 “Bob Moog Tribute Library” for Omnisphere, then writing one or more pieces of music utilizing the sounds from the library. The deadline for submission is July 15, 2011.
The music will be judged by members of the Spectrasonics team and artists who contributed to the library. Numerous additional prizes for runner-ups will be presented when the contest winners are announced on September 15, 2011. The OMG-1 grand prize will be presented by Eric Persing to the contest winner at the 2011 “MoogFest” in October in Asheville, NC; Spectrasonics will be flying the winner to the event.
This is such a cool contest! Check out the Bob Moog Tribute Library at http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/tribute and learn more about the contest to win the OMG-1 synthesizer at http://www.spectrasonics.net/contest.