This month we’re really excited to publish this excerpt from a fantastic book by Trevor Pinch and Frank Trucco, to coincide with the release of the Moog Multimode Filter UAD Powered Plug-In. Bob Moog’s influence on the audio community changed music forever, and we honor his memory.

The LA-610 defined the affordable, ultimate, vintage tone channel strip. So how can UA improve on the tonal perfection of a product that was already a hit? Enter the sequel: LA-610 Mk II, a second-generation revamp of the original 2005 LA-610 design. Why would we do this? Because you asked us to, of course! And while we were at it, we threw in a few other humble changes to make the user experience that much better.

This month, we decided to look at the history of the 1176 as reissued by Universal Audio (roughly) ten years ago.I interviewed Tim Prince, who was the first Manufacturing Engineer for then-new company and helped bring the 1176 reissue to fruition. A revision history of the 1176 is available on the UA web site.

Some speculate that “Dr. Robert” by The Beatles, recorded on April 17, 1966, is a reference to the inventor of the music filter and synthesizer Robert (Bob) Moog (pronounced like "rogue," not "fugue"). Alas, although such a tribute would be well deserved (Bob Moog studied for his Ph.D. at Cornell University in ’65), the song more likely refers either to Dr. Robert Freymann or to Bob Dylan...