I was wondering how the brand name mooer is pronounced...is it moo-er or is it moore(like Demi Moore)?
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mooer pronounciation
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I live in China, guys in the shops pronounce it "moo-er", moo like the cow; errrr with very little vowel, almost "uRRRRR"
yeah right. I kept assuming that it was moo-er because of the 2 Os. However I was thinking it could be Moore like Demi Moore. Honestly I'm not quite sure how it's really pronounced. Which is why I ask this.
that's cute. Mower like lawnmower. I kept thinking it's moo-er because of the 2 Os. But it could be Moore like Demi Moore.
don't be ridiculous. Anyone can pronounce moog. How difficult can it be to pronounce that brand logo.
Well I pronounce Moog as "moag". 
I know somebody who says that "moeg" is THE correct way, but he's an idiot.
As for Mooer, in Dutch the double vowel is long, so say "Moe-r", if it's Dutch. If it's not double Dutch, it's unDutchable. Nope, that can't be right.
Or perhaps it should be pronounced like Moët et Chandon, without the "t", kind of like French-Canadian "moo-eh". Canadian, hmm, but not quite Quebecois either. So that can't be correct.
I think I'll pronounce it more like Moog (Moag), as in Mooer should sound more like "moar", as in ship moor[ings] or "The Prince of Wales liked to walk along the Moors". Prince, no, not the Artist-formerly-known-as-Prince-but-now-known-as-Prince-again feller, but princely as in royalty... well, more of a pauper proletariat...
Oh confound it!
I pronounce "M-o-o-e-r" unpronounceable!
Henceforth it shall only be written down or if speaking with someone it will be spelled out, ex "Garth, I just bought this cool 'ehM' - 'Oh' - 'Oh' - 'Ee' - 'aRe' fuzz pedal today, check it!"
[SCENE: A Band rehearsal space, the bassist, alone, is trying out new gear – a Squier bass and a Mooer pedal – when the guitarist arrives ... ]
Guitarist: 'Evening. Ooohh a Squier!
Squier Bassist: (stiffly, while twiddling knobs) Good evening.
Guitarist: Is, uh, ... Is that a new pedal, a Moo-er, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no 'moere'?
Squier Bassist: I, uh, I beg your pardon?
Guitarist: Your, uh, your new pedal, does it moo, eh, does it moo, eh?
Squier Bassist: (flustered) Well, it's a filter pedal, yes.
Guitarist: Aaaaaaaah bet it is, I bet it is, say no 'moore', say no 'moar', know whatahmean, nudge nudge?
Squier Bassist: (confused) It's got an envelope follower ...
Guitarist: Follower. Envelope Follower. That's Goya, that's Goya! A Goya's as good as a WinISD test to a blind drummer!
Squier Bassist: Are you, uh, ... are you 'on' something?
Guitarist: ON! Very Moog, very Moog! Ay? Ay? Ay? (pause) Oooh! Ya Wycked Ay! Totally Wycked Audio Ay! Oooh hooh! 'T-W-A'! Say No 'MOARE'!
Squier Bassist: Well, I, uh ...
Guitarist: Is, your uh, is your new pedal a good sort, ay?
Squier Bassist: Um, seems like a good sort, yes!
Guitarist: I bet it is, I bet it is!
Squier Bassist: As a matter of fact it has pretty good signal-to-noise ratio.
Guitarist: 'Oo 'asn't it? Like Auralex Gramma, eh? Knew it would. Like Gramma, eh? It's quite a sound, quite a quiet sound?
Squier Bassist: Better than my KEIO Traveler, yes. It's still analog. (pause)
Guitarist: SAY NO 'MORE'!! ... ... ... Analog, sayno'moare', sayno'moore', sayno'moere', Squier!
Squier Bassist: I wasn't going to!
Guitarist: Oh! Well, never mind. Db Db? Is your uh, is your new pedal affected by ... 60 cycle hum, ay? 'HUM'? ay, he asked him knowingly.
Squier Bassist: Hum?
Guitarist: Bzz Bzz, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no 'moe-are'?
Squier Bassist: Mains hum, eh?
Guitarist: That could be, that could be, gotten from pub lights. Neon, you know, NEON hmm?
Squier Bassist: No, no I'm afraid I've never had any hum from neon.
Guitarist: Oh. (leeringly) Still, mooooooh, ay? Mwoohohohohoo, ay? Hohohohohoho, ay?
Squier Bassist: Look ... are you injecting something?
Guitarist: Oh, no, no, no ... yes.
Squier Bassist: Well?
Guitarist: Well, you've toured the world, with a Squier. Encountered many languages ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: I mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh ... You've 'got it' ...
Squier Bassist: What do you mean?
Guitarist: Well, I mean like, ... your new M-O-O-E-R, the FX company ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: How do I pronounce it?
I know somebody who says that "moeg" is THE correct way, but he's an idiot.
As for Mooer, in Dutch the double vowel is long, so say "Moe-r", if it's Dutch. If it's not double Dutch, it's unDutchable. Nope, that can't be right.
Or perhaps it should be pronounced like Moët et Chandon, without the "t", kind of like French-Canadian "moo-eh". Canadian, hmm, but not quite Quebecois either. So that can't be correct.
I think I'll pronounce it more like Moog (Moag), as in Mooer should sound more like "moar", as in ship moor[ings] or "The Prince of Wales liked to walk along the Moors". Prince, no, not the Artist-formerly-known-as-Prince-but-now-known-as-Prince-again feller, but princely as in royalty... well, more of a pauper proletariat...
Oh confound it!
I pronounce "M-o-o-e-r" unpronounceable!
Henceforth it shall only be written down or if speaking with someone it will be spelled out, ex "Garth, I just bought this cool 'ehM' - 'Oh' - 'Oh' - 'Ee' - 'aRe' fuzz pedal today, check it!"
[SCENE: A Band rehearsal space, the bassist, alone, is trying out new gear – a Squier bass and a Mooer pedal – when the guitarist arrives ... ]
Guitarist: 'Evening. Ooohh a Squier!
Squier Bassist: (stiffly, while twiddling knobs) Good evening.
Guitarist: Is, uh, ... Is that a new pedal, a Moo-er, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no 'moere'?
Squier Bassist: I, uh, I beg your pardon?
Guitarist: Your, uh, your new pedal, does it moo, eh, does it moo, eh?
Squier Bassist: (flustered) Well, it's a filter pedal, yes.
Guitarist: Aaaaaaaah bet it is, I bet it is, say no 'moore', say no 'moar', know whatahmean, nudge nudge?
Squier Bassist: (confused) It's got an envelope follower ...
Guitarist: Follower. Envelope Follower. That's Goya, that's Goya! A Goya's as good as a WinISD test to a blind drummer!
Squier Bassist: Are you, uh, ... are you 'on' something?
Guitarist: ON! Very Moog, very Moog! Ay? Ay? Ay? (pause) Oooh! Ya Wycked Ay! Totally Wycked Audio Ay! Oooh hooh! 'T-W-A'! Say No 'MOARE'!
Squier Bassist: Well, I, uh ...
Guitarist: Is, your uh, is your new pedal a good sort, ay?
Squier Bassist: Um, seems like a good sort, yes!
Guitarist: I bet it is, I bet it is!
Squier Bassist: As a matter of fact it has pretty good signal-to-noise ratio.
Guitarist: 'Oo 'asn't it? Like Auralex Gramma, eh? Knew it would. Like Gramma, eh? It's quite a sound, quite a quiet sound?
Squier Bassist: Better than my KEIO Traveler, yes. It's still analog. (pause)
Guitarist: SAY NO 'MORE'!! ... ... ... Analog, sayno'moare', sayno'moore', sayno'moere', Squier!
Squier Bassist: I wasn't going to!
Guitarist: Oh! Well, never mind. Db Db? Is your uh, is your new pedal affected by ... 60 cycle hum, ay? 'HUM'? ay, he asked him knowingly.
Squier Bassist: Hum?
Guitarist: Bzz Bzz, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no 'moe-are'?
Squier Bassist: Mains hum, eh?
Guitarist: That could be, that could be, gotten from pub lights. Neon, you know, NEON hmm?
Squier Bassist: No, no I'm afraid I've never had any hum from neon.
Guitarist: Oh. (leeringly) Still, mooooooh, ay? Mwoohohohohoo, ay? Hohohohohoho, ay?
Squier Bassist: Look ... are you injecting something?
Guitarist: Oh, no, no, no ... yes.
Squier Bassist: Well?
Guitarist: Well, you've toured the world, with a Squier. Encountered many languages ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: I mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh ... You've 'got it' ...
Squier Bassist: What do you mean?
Guitarist: Well, I mean like, ... your new M-O-O-E-R, the FX company ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: How do I pronounce it?
If you mean "moag" like the word "moan" but ending in a G instead of N, that is correct.Well I pronounce Moog as "moag".
Moog is pronounced: like the word "moan" or the name Moe with a hard G at the end. Or like an example above using a long O, i.e. "moge".
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I pronounce Moog in the way the Dutch pronounce two vowels as 'long'. Ex. "E" is pronounced "A", therefore Beethoven, is pronounced like "Bate-hoffen" (oh, and the "V" is pronounced like "F" and "W" like "V" in Dutch), so "O" (pronounced the same in Dutch as in English, as "Oh") when combined with a second "O" is pronounced as "Oh".
However, unlike in Dutch whereby the "G" would be pronounced in a soft guttural tone at the back of the velum (soft palate), kind of like when you're trying to hack up a lugie, I pronounce the Moog "G" with a hard consonant edge, as in "rogue".
It's all the same, but with slightly different accents...
Moog - North American English
Moag - Australian English
Moeg - Native British English
Moge - Native French-speaker saying Moog in English
Møøg - Native Scandinavian-language speakers speaking in English
Möög - Native German-speaker's pronunciation of Moog in English
However, unlike in Dutch whereby the "G" would be pronounced in a soft guttural tone at the back of the velum (soft palate), kind of like when you're trying to hack up a lugie, I pronounce the Moog "G" with a hard consonant edge, as in "rogue".
It's all the same, but with slightly different accents...
Moog - North American English
Moag - Australian English
Moeg - Native British English
Moge - Native French-speaker saying Moog in English
Møøg - Native Scandinavian-language speakers speaking in English
Möög - Native German-speaker's pronunciation of Moog in English
Well I pronounce Moog as "moag".
I know somebody who says that "moeg" is THE correct way, but he's an idiot.
As for Mooer, in Dutch the double vowel is long, so say "Moe-r", if it's Dutch. If it's not double Dutch, it's unDutchable. Nope, that can't be right.
Or perhaps it should be pronounced like Moët et Chandon, without the "t", kind of like French-Canadian "moo-eh". Canadian, hmm, but not quite Quebecois either. So that can't be correct.
I think I'll pronounce it more like Moog (Moag), as in Mooer should sound more like "moar", as in ship moor[ings] or "The Prince of Wales liked to walk along the Moors". Prince, no, not the Artist-formerly-known-as-Prince-but-now-known-as-Prince-again feller, but princely as in royalty... well, more of a pauper proletariat...
Oh confound it!
I pronounce "M-o-o-e-r" unpronounceable!
Henceforth it shall only be written down or if speaking with someone it will be spelled out, ex "Garth, I just bought this cool 'ehM' - 'Oh' - 'Oh' - 'Ee' - 'aRe' fuzz pedal today, check it!"
[SCENE: A Band rehearsal space, the bassist, alone, is trying out new gear – a Squier bass and a Mooer pedal – when the guitarist arrives ... ]
Guitarist: 'Evening. Ooohh a Squier!
Squier Bassist: (stiffly, while twiddling knobs) Good evening.
Guitarist: Is, uh, ... Is that a new pedal, a Moo-er, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no 'moere'?
Squier Bassist: I, uh, I beg your pardon?
Guitarist: Your, uh, your new pedal, does it moo, eh, does it moo, eh?
Squier Bassist: (flustered) Well, it's a filter pedal, yes.
Guitarist: Aaaaaaaah bet it is, I bet it is, say no 'moore', say no 'moar', know whatahmean, nudge nudge?
Squier Bassist: (confused) It's got an envelope follower ...
Guitarist: Follower. Envelope Follower. That's Goya, that's Goya! A Goya's as good as a WinISD test to a blind drummer!
Squier Bassist: Are you, uh, ... are you 'on' something?
Guitarist: ON! Very Moog, very Moog! Ay? Ay? Ay? (pause) Oooh! Ya Wycked Ay! Totally Wycked Audio Ay! Oooh hooh! 'T-W-A'! Say No 'MOARE'!
Squier Bassist: Well, I, uh ...
Guitarist: Is, your uh, is your new pedal a good sort, ay?
Squier Bassist: Um, seems like a good sort, yes!
Guitarist: I bet it is, I bet it is!
Squier Bassist: As a matter of fact it has pretty good signal-to-noise ratio.
Guitarist: 'Oo 'asn't it? Like Auralex Gramma, eh? Knew it would. Like Gramma, eh? It's quite a sound, quite a quiet sound?
Squier Bassist: Better than my KEIO Traveler, yes. It's still analog. (pause)
Guitarist: SAY NO 'MORE'!! ... ... ... Analog, sayno'moare', sayno'moore', sayno'moere', Squier!
Squier Bassist: I wasn't going to!
Guitarist: Oh! Well, never mind. Db Db? Is your uh, is your new pedal affected by ... 60 cycle hum, ay? 'HUM'? ay, he asked him knowingly.
Squier Bassist: Hum?
Guitarist: Bzz Bzz, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no 'moe-are'?
Squier Bassist: Mains hum, eh?
Guitarist: That could be, that could be, gotten from pub lights. Neon, you know, NEON hmm?
Squier Bassist: No, no I'm afraid I've never had any hum from neon.
Guitarist: Oh. (leeringly) Still, mooooooh, ay? Mwoohohohohoo, ay? Hohohohohoho, ay?
Squier Bassist: Look ... are you injecting something?
Guitarist: Oh, no, no, no ... yes.
Squier Bassist: Well?
Guitarist: Well, you've toured the world, with a Squier. Encountered many languages ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: I mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh ... You've 'got it' ...
Squier Bassist: What do you mean?
Guitarist: Well, I mean like, ... your new M-O-O-E-R, the FX company ...
Squier Bassist: Yes ...
Guitarist: How do I pronounce it?
that's a pretty entertaining story you typed there. It kinda reminds me of that old baseball joke Abbott and Costello once told. Also we're not talking about moog here. We're talking about mooer.
you know what...since no one here would tell me how mooer is actually pronounced, I'm going to assume it's pronounced Moore.
You're all wrong it's a French name & pronounced with emphasis on the er, with gargling at the end.
OK, I've looked up a real, accurate answer. Mooer is a Chinese company, 深圳市魔耳乐器有限公司. Literally, "Shenzhen city Magic Ear Musical Instrument Company." Even here, all the pedals & packaging are printed in English though.
魔[mó] 耳[ěr] = Magic Ear. Those marks are 'tones' - whether you raise, lower, or shift pitch slightly when saying it. Chinese pronunciation is really annoying. The Roman alphabet writing is called "pīnyīn" and confusingly uses slightly different vowel pronunciation from both American English & British English.
it sounds like "mwuh" or "mwo", and "rrrr" (in this local accent) or "errr". "mwuh"rrr"
魔[mó] 耳[ěr] = Magic Ear. Those marks are 'tones' - whether you raise, lower, or shift pitch slightly when saying it. Chinese pronunciation is really annoying. The Roman alphabet writing is called "pīnyīn" and confusingly uses slightly different vowel pronunciation from both American English & British English.
it sounds like "mwuh" or "mwo", and "rrrr" (in this local accent) or "errr". "mwuh"rrr"
thanks, sketch. That's interesting that. Mooer is actually a Chinese word that means magic ears.
