page_title: Moogerfooger
section_title: The MF / FM
hierarchical_section_title: Moogerfooger / April's fool models / The MF / FM
caption_attribution_description: English: Graphic mock-up of another fictitious Moogerfooger published as an April Fool's Day joke
context_page_description: Moogerfooger is the trademark for a series of analog effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. There are currently eight different pedals produced; however, one of these models is designed for processing control voltages rather than audio signal. A sixth model, the Analog Delay, was released in a limited edition of 1000 units and has become a collector's item.
  Audio moogerfoogers consist of a black wedge-shaped box, approximately 5 by 9 inches, with walnut edges. The face contains an array of knobs, switches and LEDs. There is also a foot switch that allows the user to toggle the effect on and off and a knob that controls the gain. True to the nature of modular synthesizers, all parameters on the pedals are variable using control voltages which may be plugged into the rear of the pedal using 1/4" jacks.
context_section_description: In late March of 2007 Gizmodo.com ran an article announcing the Moogerfooger MF/FM. Pictured was an effect pedal modeled after the classic Moogerfooger design with a linear FM Tuner and a Green rocker switch. The device supposedly was able to lock into FM radio frequencies to create sounds weirder than ever before. The April 1st availability date was a giveaway that this was just another April Fool's Day joke. In theory however, if the device did exist it could have operated as described. The joke alludes to works of 20th Century Music composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, whose compositions Kurzwellen and Hymnen incorporate sounds from Short Wave Radio broadcasts.
caption: Moogerfooger MF FM
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