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Moog DFAMvsMoog Labyrinth

Summary

Moog DFAM and Moog Labyrinth: 2 Moog synth onlys compared side by side. They differ on 9 of 15 compared specifications.

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DFAM
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Labyrinth
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General
ManufacturerMoogMoog
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20182024
Sound engine
EngineAnalogueAnalogue
Voices12
PolyphonyMonophonic (percussion)Duophonic (two parallel signal paths)
Oscillators2 analogue VCOs (square and triangle), white noise, external audio inputVCO and modulation VCO (sine, through-zero FM), ring modulator, noise generator
Filter4-pole transistor ladder, switchable low-pass/high-passVoltage-controlled state-variable filter (morphs lowpass to bandpass) plus voltage-controlled wavefolder
Multi-timbral parts11
Sequencer8-step analogue sequencer with pitch and velocity per stepDual 8-step generative digital sequencers
Keyboard
Keys00
Format
FormatDesktop moduleDesktop module
Motorised knobsNoNo
Features24-point patch bay, Percussion-focused envelopes, Syncs with Mother-32 and other DFAMs, Eurorack mountable (60HP), Patch cables included32-point patch bay (20 in, 12 out), Diode-transistor wavefolder, Through-zero FM, Two decay envelopes, Analogue clock and MIDI sync, Eurorack mountable (60HP)
Connections
MIDI ports—TRS in
CV / GateYesYes
Size & weight
Dimensions (W × D × H)319 × 133 × 107 mm326 × 143 × 107 mm
Weight1.59 kg1.5 kg

Key differences

  • Voices: DFAM – 1 Labyrinth – 2
  • Released: DFAM – 2018 Labyrinth – 2024
  • Polyphony: DFAM – Monophonic (percussion) Labyrinth – Duophonic (two parallel signal paths)
  • Oscillators: DFAM – 2 analogue VCOs (square and triangle), white noise, external audio input Labyrinth – VCO and modulation VCO (sine, through-zero FM), ring modulator, noise generator
  • Filter: DFAM – 4-pole transistor ladder, switchable low-pass/high-pass Labyrinth – Voltage-controlled state-variable filter (morphs lowpass to bandpass) plus voltage-controlled wavefolder
  • Sequencer: DFAM – 8-step analogue sequencer with pitch and velocity per step Labyrinth – Dual 8-step generative digital sequencers

Both are the same on engine (Analogue) and keys (0).