"Moog" correct pronunciation?

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Sat Apr 10 13:42:18 CEST 1999


Since I bought my first Minimoog in 1974, I've always known it was correctly 
pronounced "Moh-g", with a long O.  Nevertheless, I always pronounce it 
Moo-g, and will continue to do so, simply because that is how the name of 
something that makes *that* sound should be pronounced.  The Moog shock 
absorbers, or that baseball player, Andy Moog - those should be pronounced 
"Moh-g", but we're talking about a synthesizer here, folks.  Synthesizers 
don't go "Moh-g", they go "Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooog!"

Apologies do the illustrious Dr. Whatshisname, of course. 

Michael Bacich




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