MF-109S Saturator
by Moog Music
Moogerfooger drive circuit paired with an envelope follower and tone filter
Aug 16, 2023102 minWatch on YouTube ↗
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- 1:18:03Negative CV amounts used to get a pumping, side chained feel
- 1:18:36Opened as the eighth pedal, with the envelope follower explained
- 1:19:13Follow rate, sensitivity and amount, then the tone filter
- 1:19:48Filter modes, stereo noise, smooth response and the noise colour switch
- 1:24:11Driven in Logic from an LFO running in a Moogerfooger over in AUM
What it does
A model of the drive circuit shared by the Moogerfooger pedals, given its own housing and paired with a wide range envelope follower, so it moves from tight overdrive and analog saturation through to compression and expansion depending on how the envelope is pointed at the drive. A tone filter switchable to band pass, notch, high pass or low pass sits after it, along with a noise generator with selectable colour and a smooth response setting.
In the demo
Jade takes the follow rate, sensitivity and amount one at a time so the envelope action is audible on its own, then moves through the filter modes. She uses negative CV amounts to get a pumping response, and later runs it in Logic driven by an LFO from a pedal open in AUM.
Worth knowing
Unlike the other seven this had no hardware original. Sold separately from the rest of the range.
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