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REALISTIC CONCERTMATE ELECTRONIC ACCOMPANIST GENERATOR

Then, had to specify parts that Moog never had to use: cheapo pots. So, I got handed that, designed the MG-1 version (added the organ stuff BECAUSE BA was convinced that typical RS customers wanted more than 1 note). What he had was the boards out of a Minimoog, no A440 osc, no noise, in a box. Me: (thinking this is a trick question) Err…yeah. īA: That damn thing busted? What’s with this 1 finger shit? īA: You know what the hell he’s talking about? He’s quivering & sweating like a whore in church (sorry, that’s another BA expression!)īA: Play me a tune. BA knew this.ĭDL at this point looks like he’s gonna puke. See, RS had not a single piece of gear that had 1/4″ jacks! All RCA. īA: (interested, but certainly not going to show it to the Yankee geek) How the hell do you plug it in?īA: Where in the holy hell, in my store (they were always referred to as “my stores”) does that thing go? Up my ass? This was his equivalent of “Hello.”)ĭDL: It’s a music synthesizer prototype.

Bernie Appel, the #1 decision maker (er…the *ONLY* decision maker of what went in the store or not) had this type of conversation:īA: What the f*** is that piece of s***? (BA enjoyed treating all new vendors this way.

So sure enough here he wanders in with a hand-made small synth. So, during one of these mini-trade shows who is on the presentation list (which TSD got in advance) but a one ‘Dr. Most electronics was made in a Korean factory that Tandy owned a majority share called EnCal (EnCal made all of Pioneer’s and Alpine’s car stereos there). Also, twice a year Radio Shack holds a private version of COMDEX/CES, just for them! Vendors line up 50 deep and present their wares.īack then (early ’80s) about 40% of gear in a Radio Shack was bought ‘outside’. Rather, that falls (er…’fell’) under TSD (Tandy Systems Design). Synthesis Technology’s Paul Shreiber, who’s known for designing the Cadillac of modular synths, the MOTM, has explained the origin of the Concertmate MG-1: The History Of The Moog Realistic Concertmate MG-1 If you’ve used the Moog Realistic Concertmate MG-1, leave a comment with your thoughts! The Concertmate MG-1 is notorious for it’s inclusion of a cheesy polyphonic organ sound and for using black foam on the interior which decays into a sticky black sludge over time.

External Control inputs for pre-MIDI CV/Gate.

LFO that can modulate the oscillators and the filter using a triangle, square or random waveform.

REALISTIC CONCERTMATE ELECTRONIC ACCOMPANIST GENERATOR

This oscillator is routed through the filter, but not through the envelope generator or LFO.

Oscillator 2 can be tuned independently or synced to oscillator 1.

Limited envelope generator with variable attack and release, and a switchable sustain (no decay).

One low pass filter/VCF, that can use the envelope generator, has limited keyboard tracking, and is capable of self oscillation.

Two oscillators with sync & detune, one producing either a Square or Sawtooth waveform, with the other producing either a Pulse or Sawtooth waveform.

But, as the video demonstrates, that doesn’t mean it couldn’t make some great analog sounds. It was one of the worst synths that ever bore the Moog name. The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is vintage analog synthesizer that was distributed by Radio Shack under their “Realistic” brand name.