Dave Bryce Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Debuts at NAMM http://www.keyboardmag.com/Portals/2/Moog%20Minitaur%20lr%2001.jpg dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Dude..... CLONK A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoGuyPan Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I like this. A cheap, easily portable Taurus without clunky pedals. I might need to get this one. Now we won't have to put up with all those Youtube vids of guys playing Taurus III pedals on an X-stand with their fists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can't save a patch? No thanks. Korg Kronos 61 (2); Roland Fantom-06, 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 Mac Mini (Logic Pro X and Mainstage), GigPerformer 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can't save a patch? No thanks. It's a bass synth. How many patches would you need? When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 All knobs are controlled by midi CCs. Hence, you can completely control it from an external sequencer or something else that can send CCs. This might be the first Moog ever to tempt me into buying one. If it can do phenomenal bass like the Taurus, I will be GASsy. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 All knobs are controlled by midi CCs. Hence, you can completely control it from an external sequencer or something else that can send CCs. Yep, and then the presets of a MIDI controller count for live usage. OTOH, most sounds will be dialed in as easy as on a Minimoog. Complete specs and demo vids are up on the MOOG site,- it sounds very good IMO. http://www.moogmusic.com/products/taurus/minitaur#info-tab If it can do phenomenal bass like the Taurus, I will be GASsy. It´s eventually one of these pieces of gear you can buy without much investigations and discussion,- and it´s so small and lightweight ! A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It´s eventually one of these pieces of gear you can buy without much investigations and discussion,- and it´s so small and lightweight ! If it shakes the room like a Taurus, I'm getting one! When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Another photo: http://files.soniccdn.com/imagehosting/c9/moog-minitaur_12304_640.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Definitely deserves its own thread. This blog reported that the Taurus 3 was unable to play notes higher than an octave above middle C, with the EP-2 expression pedal driving the pitch to maximum. I wonder if the Minitaur has a similar limitation. http://cl516.blogspot.com/2010/05/moog-taurus-3-bass-pedals.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Definitely deserves its own thread. This blog reported that the Taurus 3 was unable to play notes higher than an octave above middle C, with the EP-2 expression pedal driving the pitch to maximum. I wonder if the Minitaur has a similar limitation. http://cl516.blogspot.com/2010/05/moog-taurus-3-bass-pedals.html If you look at the specs and the pics,- that could be correct unless there will be octave switching for both OSCs over MIDI. Depends on how it behaves to masterkeyboard OCT up/down buttons. Fine Tune for BOTH OSCs is +/- 1 semitone only which translates it to be the master tune control and OSC2 offset is +/- 1 oct which hopefully is continuous. No comment on the overall range of the OSCs. A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Demo on the moog site: http://www.moogmusic.com/sight-and-sound/product_demo/minitaur-quick-demo Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Definitely deserves its own thread. This blog reported that the Taurus 3 was unable to play notes higher than an octave above middle C, with the EP-2 expression pedal driving the pitch to maximum. I wonder if the Minitaur has a similar limitation. http://cl516.blogspot.com/2010/05/moog-taurus-3-bass-pedals.html That blog author didn't play enough with his loaner. The T3 VCOs will respond over a four octave range (an inherent design limitation of linear V/hz VCOs) and the octave switch can put them above middle C. Waddayamean, four octave range? What few people realize is the T3 will respond to an extra octave below low C over MIDI - if you always wished for a Bb below low C with that Taurus oomph, the T3 will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Dude..... CLONK Deserves it's own thread. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I've been lucky enough to hear this thing in person, and it sounds phenomenal. Form factor is sweet - they're working on a solution for rackmounting 2 side by side (though I'm not sure how many people would need or want to do that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 This is a pretty decent demo, all Minitaur except kick drum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seannn Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 For those who don't want to wait twenty minutes for the demo video to load on Moog's website, here you go: [video:youtube]XZmeCnf_VyA ~ Sean Juno-60, Juno-G, MicroBrute, MS-20 Mini, PX-5S, R3, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can't save a patch? No thanks. No, that's its best feature..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can't save a patch? No thanks. No, that's its best feature..... Confirmed ! And now, don´t buy a CF card for Solaris ever ! :-) A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Brilliant name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Brilliant name. In more ways than one. Anyone remember this Dick Hyman tune from '69? You might be listening to the inspiration for Lucky Man. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T76S5Qb9dw Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 In more ways than one. Anyone remember this Dick Hyman tune from '69? Indeed I do. Although the original may have clocked in at a bit over 8 minutes and didn't have the overdubbed spoken word junk. I used to have the LP but I may have sold it.....doh! www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Brilliant name. In more ways than one. Anyone remember this Dick Hyman tune from '69? You might be listening to the inspiration for Lucky Man. Love that tune. I too always wondered if Keith was inspired by it. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Nice to see Moog is following DSI in making their higher end products available in smaller, more affordable packages. I didn't read all the specs on the Minitaur, but for those who want patch memory, I would assume the Slim Phatty would be a better fit? My Little Phatty has quite a few nice Taurus style patches on it. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. Yamaha Montage M7, Nord Electro 6D, Hammond XK1c, Dave Smith PolyEvolver & Rack, Moog Voyager, Modal Cobalt 8X, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Brilliant name. In more ways than one. Anyone remember this Dick Hyman tune from '69? You might be listening to the inspiration for Lucky Man. Love that tune. I too always wondered if Keith was inspired by it. I think Keith was inspired by this tune, but not necessarily for Lucky Man. He takes an extended Moog Modular solo which quotes from this frequently on the "Welcome Back...." album, I can't remember which song. The patch was a clean, high triangle-wave sound, with the sustained sawtooth major chord in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Brilliant name. In more ways than one. Anyone remember this Dick Hyman tune from '69? You might be listening to the inspiration for Lucky Man. Love that tune. I too always wondered if Keith was inspired by it. I think Keith was inspired by this tune, but not necessarily for Lucky Man. He takes an extended Moog Modular solo which quotes from this frequently on the "Welcome Back...." album, I can't remember which song. The patch was a clean, high triangle-wave sound, with the sustained sawtooth major chord in the background. Aquatarkus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Aquatarkus? Yep- that's it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I didn't read all the specs on the Minitaur, but for those who want patch memory, I would assume the Slim Phatty would be a better fit? My Little Phatty has quite a few nice Taurus style patches on it. On the surface the Minitaur would appear to have finer tuning resolution for osc 2 than the Phatty, and filter resonance that doesn't eat into fundamental at high values. All this would befit a bass synth of course - and give it a somewhat different sound than the Phatty. But this is just conjecture from listening to the vids. To those who have got their hands on one, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The KMI 12 Step might be a nice companion to the Minitaur. Each foot key is sensitive to velocity, pressure, and tilt. More 12 Step units can be chained if needed. I don't know though if the 12 Step can control the Minitaur through USB-USB connection. The KMI Midi Expander might be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 One thing I'm not clear on is whether this is a minimoog-derived table top synth (a la Voyager Rack Edition) or the Taurus III pedals in a new form factor. I certainly couldn't get on with the Taurus III interface, given the price, and bass pedals are awfully hard to play when doing other stuff, but I'm just not clear where this new product fits in the Moog DNA lineage, given that some liken it to the original Taurus I. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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