Moog Minimoog Model D

The Minimoog Model D, introduced in 1970, is the synthesizer that brought electronic sound into popular music. Its three oscillators, 24dB/octave Moog ladder filter, and intuitive front-panel layout created bass sounds of unprecedented depth and lead tones of singing expressiveness. The filter's resonance sweep is one of the most musical sounds in electronic music. Depeche Mode incorporated the Minimoog's weighty bass into their darker material, its sub-octave power providing the physical low-end punch that made their records translate from clubs to arenas.