Little Phatty

Little Phatty
Little Phatty Tribute Edition
Manufacturer	Moog Music
Dates	2006-2013
Technical specifications
Polyphony	monophonic
Oscillator	2
LFO	1
Synthesis type	Analog subtractive
Filter	1 selectable 6, 12, 18 or 24dB/octave low-pass
Attenuator	ADSR
Aftertouch expression	no
Velocity expression	yes
Storage memory	100 patches
Effects	none
Input/output
Keyboard	37 keys
External control	MIDI, CV/Gate

The Little Phatty is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 2006 to 2013, preceded by the Voyager and succeeded by Voyager Old School. Its design was conceived, in part, by Robert Moog himself, and is the last instrument to have that distinction, although the primary engineer was Cyril Lance. It is also the first Moog product to be produced following his death.

It is one of the few Moog synthesizers to utilize MIDI from the factory (the others being the Minimoog Voyager and the earlier Memorymoog+). This allows for better integration in the modern studio and for live performance.

There are currently three versions of the Little Phatty. Aside from a few cosmetic differences (and price), all units have nearly identical sound generation circuitry. The earlier 'Tribute Edition', a limited run of 1200 units, featured blue LED lighting, wooden side panels and Bob Moog's signature decaled onto the convex back panel. The later 'Stage Edition' featured orange and red lighting, grey rubberized panels and the classic Moog logo replacing the signature. The third version, called the Stage II, had some minor mechanical and electrical tweaks as well as adding a USB interface, becoming the first Moog instrument to offer USB connectivity, as well as the ability to daisy-chain one or more Stage Editions to make a single polyphonic instrument.

On 9 September 2013, Moog Music announced the discontinuation of the Little Phatty analog synthesizer.