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Moog DFAMvsMoog Muse

Summary

Moog DFAM and Moog Muse: 2 Moog synth onlys compared side by side. They differ on 12 of 15 compared specifications.

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DFAM
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Muse
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General
ManufacturerMoogMoog
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20182024
Sound engine
EngineAnalogueAnalogue
Voices18
PolyphonyMonophonic (percussion)8 analogue voices
Oscillators2 analogue VCOs (square and triangle), white noise, external audio input2 discrete analogue VCOs per voice (variable tri/saw and pulse, hard sync, FM) plus a per-voice modulation oscillator
Filter4-pole transistor ladder, switchable low-pass/high-pass2 Moog transistor ladder filters per voice (one switchable high-pass/low-pass), series, parallel or stereo routing
Multi-timbral parts12
Sequencer8-step analogue sequencer with pitch and velocity per step64-step polyphonic sequencer, 16 banks of 16 sequences, with probability and parameter recording
Effects—Diffusion Delay (stereo)
Keyboard
Keys061
Key size—Full
Key action—Semi-weighted
Aftertouch—Channel
Keybed—Fatar
Format
FormatDesktop moduleKeyboard
Motorised knobsNoNo
Features24-point patch bay, Percussion-focused envelopes, Syncs with Mother-32 and other DFAMs, Eurorack mountable (60HP), Patch cables includedBi-timbral (split and layer), Arpeggiator per timbre, Chord memory with per-key chords, Programmable Macro knob, 16-slot mod map per timbre, 256 patches (16 banks of 16), 2 CV in, 2 CV out, clock in/out, USB-A host port
Connections
MIDI ports—DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru, USB
CV / GateYesYes
Size & weight
Dimensions (W × D × H)319 × 133 × 107 mm990 × 420 × 110 mm
Weight1.59 kg14.55 kg

Key differences

  • Keys: DFAM – 0 Muse – 61
  • Voices: DFAM – 1 Muse – 8
  • Released: DFAM – 2018 Muse – 2024
  • Polyphony: DFAM – Monophonic (percussion) Muse – 8 analogue voices
  • Oscillators: DFAM – 2 analogue VCOs (square and triangle), white noise, external audio input Muse – 2 discrete analogue VCOs per voice (variable tri/saw and pulse, hard sync, FM) plus a per-voice modulation oscillator
  • Filter: DFAM – 4-pole transistor ladder, switchable low-pass/high-pass Muse – 2 Moog transistor ladder filters per voice (one switchable high-pass/low-pass), series, parallel or stereo routing

Both are the same on engine (Analogue).