The Opus 3 is an
analog 49-key synthesizer, and designed by Herbert A. Deutsch from
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...
. He also wrote the manual for the synthesizer. It was released in 1980 by
Moog. The sounds are in three categories, strings, brass and organ sounds, all having their own filter apart from the organ section.
Outputs
The Opus 3 features stereo outputs and can be programmed to use the
panning effect.
Notable sounds
The Opus 3 is mainly known for its electronic organ sounds; it also produces strings and brass sounds.
Notable users
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Stereolab
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Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, ) is a Germany, German Electronic music, electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first successful a ...
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808 State
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The Rentals
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Charly García
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Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industria ...
- Same Old Madness (1982)
See also
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List of Moog synthesizer players
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Moog Music
Moog Music Inc. ( ) is an American synthesizer company based in Asheville, North Carolina. It was founded in 1953 as R. A. Moog Co. by Robert Moog and his father and was renamed Moog Music in 1972. Its early instruments included the Moog sy ...
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Moog synthesizer
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Robert Moog
Notes
External links
{{Moog Music
Moog synthesizers
Monophonic synthesizers
Analog synthesizers