Minimoog Model D — Creative Control
Level 2 — Beyond the Classic Settings
Level 1 gave you the foundation. Level 2 is about using it as a launchpad. Twelve sessions covering oscillator FM (bell, metallic, electric piano timbres), feedback loop as deliberate harmonic distortion, filter self-oscillation as tonal percussion, pad design, noise as production element, CV/Gate integration with external hardware, patch library management, advanced filter programming, and a full hybrid production session template. Every session produces a usable production asset.
The Minimoog techniques that most producers never access.
Twelve sessions cover: oscillator 3 FM modulation with carrier-modulator ratio relationships and four production-ready FM timbres; feedback loop mapping across all five character zones with distorted bass and aggressive lead patches; filter self-oscillation as a percussion source — tonal hits, sub kicks, and click transients; pad design with slow-attack envelopes and LFO filter movement; noise as texture, transition riser, and random modulation source; Oscillator 3 versus dedicated LFO comparison; CV and Gate integration for external hardware control; hardware sequencer gate-triggering; patch library management system; five advanced filter modes; professional DAW session template; and a four-element hybrid production section.
By the end of Level 2, you make deliberate production choices — distorted or clean bass, FM or sawtooth lead, keyboard-tracked or static filter — rather than defaulting to the classic settings because they are familiar.
From knowing what the Minimoog does to knowing why you are choosing each option.
Level 2 assumes you can program the classic patches from memory and record at professional standards. The focus is on the Minimoog's non-obvious capabilities — the techniques that fall outside any standard subtractive synthesis tutorial and require direct hands-on work to develop.
Completing Level 2 unlocks Level 3 Professional — Eurorack integration, MIDI and CV automation, multi-instrument stack design, systematic patch development methodology, and a distribution-ready capstone track built around the Minimoog as its core instrument.
12 Sessions — Minimoog Model D Creative Control
Session 1
Oscillator FM — Osc 3 as FM source, carrier-modulator ratios, and four production-ready timbres: bell, metallic, electric piano, and noise texture.
Session 2
Feedback Loop as Deliberate Distortion — five character zones mapped, distorted bass patch, feedback plus noise combination.
Session 3
Filter Self-Oscillation as Percussion — percussion-only configuration, tuned tonal hits, sub kick patch, click and pop transients.
Session 4
Pad Design — slow-attack sustaining pad, LFO filter movement, oscillator detune for density, and layered pad-plus-bass recording.
Session 5
Noise as a Production Element — filtered noise texture, transition riser at three lengths, noise-FM modulation for grunge bass.
Session 6
Oscillator 3 as Analog Character LFO — LFO drift, simultaneous pitch and filter modulation, comparison with the dedicated LFO.
Session 7
CV Integration — all CV/Gate connections mapped, Minimoog as MIDI-to-CV converter, external hardware integration template.
Session 8
Gate and Trigger — external hardware sequencing via Gate In, hardware versus MIDI timing character comparison.
Session 9
Patch Library Management — documentation protocol, audio reference system, panel photography, recall verification test.
Session 10
Advanced Filter Programming — five modes: parallel overdrive, vowel formant sweep, key-tracked resonance, dark sub-bass, full-open harmonic pass.
Session 11
Advanced Recording — MWHQ DAW session template, no-compression first-pass protocol, MWHQ naming conventions, five-patch recording session.
Session 12
Creative Control Review — four-element hybrid production section: Minimoog bass, lead, pad, and one additional element. Full documentation.
One price. Lifetime access. Production assets from every session.
Public
$299 — full curriculum access, all 12 sessions, session worksheets.
Pro
Use the Pro Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $249.
All Access
Use the All Access Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $199.