Leslie – thanks for the feedback!

We cover the Moog Foundation regularly, and donate banner ad space to them, too, because they’re a cool non-profit, and probably the most important synth-related non-profit around.

They preserve Bob Moog’s legacy. This means preserving his papers and gear for history, research, etc. They also run the Moogseum, where you can go see the history of synths, learn about the physics of synthesis, see historically important instruments and play synths and theremins. And they run STEM programs in the region, where grade school kids get to learn about the physics of sound using electronic music gear.

I’ve seen what they do and it’s cool stuff. It may not matter to you, but what they do provides value to a lot of people that are deeply interested in synthesis and its history.

There are other very cool electronic music related non-profits, too.

The ARP Foundation is a counterpart to the Moog Foundation. They aren’t as well-established as the Moog Foundation, but they’re already doing a lot of cool things. We try to help raise awareness for them, too.

Another cool non-profit is Forgotten Futures, which is run by Wally De Backer (Gotye). They focus on electronic instruments that have been sidelined by the success of mainstream synths. For example, they’ve restored a bunch of rare vintage Ondiolines, and released albums of music performed on forgotten electronic gear.

So, yeah – we cover the Moog Foundation and other non-profits. And it means that there are some new piano virtual instruments, minor software version updates and rumors that we don’t cover. It’s the right thing to do, even if a few readers like you couldn’t care less.

If you’d like to see us cover more of other things, we encourage you to step up and make a suggestion via our Feedback link. It’s at the top of every page of this site.