This isn't the first time Moog has sold, and last time it was an absolute disaster and bankrupted the company/brand. The result was that Moog was bought back by the employees, became an...
This isn't the first time Moog has sold, and last time it was an absolute disaster and bankrupted the company/brand.
The result was that Moog was bought back by the employees, became an employee-owned industry staple for as long as I can remember, and they've produced some of the most iconic instruments ever.
I have a Matriarch and Mother-32 - the Moog sound is second to none. Their UI design is excellent, their ladder filter and analog delays are some of the best I've ever heard. My instinct is to be a bit wary of some huge conglomerate swallowing an independent, employee-owned company like Moog. But on the other hand, the synthesizer industry (and related) has struggled on the whole since COVID. Demand skyrocketed, chip supply tanked, and distribution chains crumbled.
I don't know inMusic's history (I'm neutral about their current portfolio; some of their brands are okay, some are blegh), but if Moog is able to retain its craftsmanship while simultaneously lowering consumer cost in order to make their instruments more accessible to people - I think that would be fantastic.
I dunno though, maybe it's selective memory but I can't recall too many instances of an independent company being acquired by an umbrella corporation that turned out to improve any aspect of the acquired company. I'm not super optimistic about this sale.
This isn't the first time Moog has sold, and last time it was an absolute disaster and bankrupted the company/brand.
The result was that Moog was bought back by the employees, became an employee-owned industry staple for as long as I can remember, and they've produced some of the most iconic instruments ever.
I have a Matriarch and Mother-32 - the Moog sound is second to none. Their UI design is excellent, their ladder filter and analog delays are some of the best I've ever heard. My instinct is to be a bit wary of some huge conglomerate swallowing an independent, employee-owned company like Moog. But on the other hand, the synthesizer industry (and related) has struggled on the whole since COVID. Demand skyrocketed, chip supply tanked, and distribution chains crumbled.
I don't know inMusic's history (I'm neutral about their current portfolio; some of their brands are okay, some are blegh), but if Moog is able to retain its craftsmanship while simultaneously lowering consumer cost in order to make their instruments more accessible to people - I think that would be fantastic.
I dunno though, maybe it's selective memory but I can't recall too many instances of an independent company being acquired by an umbrella corporation that turned out to improve any aspect of the acquired company. I'm not super optimistic about this sale.