Scott McAuley Releases 50-Preset Moog One Bank for Bob Moog Foundation

Scott McAuley has given Moog One owners a new way to hear the instrument at its most immediate and usable. One is a 50-preset soundbank built from more than 100 source sounds, and it is aimed squarely at the kinds of parts players reach for first: bass, bell, funk, keys, leads, organ, pads, performance, poly, sequence, strings, sweeps, and more.

That spread matters because the Moog One can already do a lot on paper, but a bank like this turns its reputation into something you can actually load, play, and keep in a mix. Moog introduced the instrument in 2018 as the first polyphonic analog synthesizer sold under the Moog brand in more than three decades. It is tri-timbral and comes in 8-voice and 16-voice versions, with three analog VCOs per voice, two analog filters, four LFOs, and three envelopes. On the front panel alone, there are 73 knobs and 144 buttons, a layout that invites hands-on programming when the sound design is built for performance instead of spectacle.

McAuley’s presets are sold as a $22 download, and every dollar goes to the Bob Moog Foundation’s education, archive-preservation, and Moogseum work. That gives the release a sharper purpose than a routine library drop. It connects a modern flagship instrument to the preservation and teaching mission built around Dr. Robert Moog’s legacy.

The foundation’s work reaches well beyond the synth world. Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool is a 10-week curriculum for second-grade students that teaches the physics of sound using acoustic and electronic instruments, including the theremin, along with tools like oscilloscopes. The foundation also operates the Moogseum in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, which opened in spring 2019 at 56 Broadway Street and features more than 700 archival items. Its stated mission is to inspire creative thinking through science, music, history, and innovation.

Scott McAuley described the project as being for a worthy cause and said he hoped it would bring extra funding to the foundation. Michelle Moog-Koussa said the foundation was proud to offer the pack and grateful that it helps expand the sonic possibilities for Moog One users. For players who want the instrument to feel less like a museum piece and more like a working polyphonic Moog, One is built to do exactly that.