Moog Announce Matriarch -A Four Voice Paraphonic

US Like your Grandmother, only with more authority 25/04/19

Just ahead of Moogfest, which is this weekend (we have someone there, so stay tuned for incoming), Moog announce the Matriarch. Which while having a similar look to the recent Grandmother, its different.

While it has the colour scheme of the Grandmother, its got a number of differences - first up four discrete oscillators which can be Mono, Duo or 4- note paraphonic.
Instead of the spring there's a stereo analog delay (700ms). Additionally you get a stereo Ladder Filter, and stereo VCAs. Plus a 90 point patchbay.

One thing that was very cool about the Grandmother was that the modules were essentially the same as in the Moog Modular products, only built using SMT components instead, so you got the same flavours of the CP-3 Mixer, the 904 Filter, the 902 VCA and the 911 Envelope. We assume that where applicable we'll get the same design philosophy with the Matriarch - the CP-3 mixer has a great driven sound when pushed hard.

Moog Matriarch

The first 250 Matriarchs (Exclusive Moogfest editions) are available for preorder exclusively through Guitarcenter.com until April 28th. Its not clear as to when the Matriarch will be generally available.

Price is $1999 (free shipping)

Features

Mono, duo, and 4-note paraphonic playability
Stereo analog delay with up to 700ms of stereo or ping/pong style repeats
256-step sequencer with up to four notes per step and 12 stored patterns
Arpeggiator with selectable modes (Order, Forward/Backward, Random)
Semi-modular analog synthesizer—no patching required
90 modular patch points for endless exploration
Expressive 49-note Fatar keyboard with patchable velocity and aftertouch
Four analog oscillators with selectable waveshape and hard sync per-oscillator
Full-range analog LFO with six selectable waveshapes
Dual analog filters with parallel (HP/LP), stereo (LP/LP), and series (HP/LP) modes available
Dual analog ADSR envelopes
Dual analog VCAs
Three bipolar voltage controlled attenuators with ring mod capability
2x4 parallel wired unbuffered mults
Additional simple analog LFO useful for adding modulation to delay, filters and VCAs
1/4" external audio input for processing guitars, drum machines, and more through Matriarch’s analog circuits
Stereo 1/4" and 3.5mm Eurorack level audio outputs