heckadecimal's studio

flickr by heckadecimal.

Note the TR-707 knob. If you give up trying to figure out what it is, go here.

Title link takes you to more shots in the set

modular analog synthesizer funk

YouTube via synthesizerman.

MOOG Taurus

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Details:
"Here for auction is a fine example of the legendary Moog Taurus bass synthesizer pedal board. It is in pristine condition with no physical blemishes to mention. This synth has had only one owner since its purchase in 1979 and from the look and feel of it was un-played for most of this time. Included in the auction is all the original paperwork including the date of sale slip w/ serial number (2247), a magazine sized glossy advertisement and most importantly an original service manual complete with schematic drawings! The pedal is 100 % functional with just one issue, the LED light to indicate that the variable patch is engaged seems to be burned out. Every other pot, jack, LED, and switch is in perfect working order. This is an easy fix and we’ve chosen to let purchaser decide it they would like to open this synth up for the repair.

Moog Taurus Description:
The Taurus is a specialized monophonic bass synthesizer using two audio oscillators with glide, two contour generators, and a VCA, coupled with the famous 24 db Moog low pass filter. The Taurus has three programmed voices and a voice that you can design from scratch. The Taurus is a variable synthesizer that features two audio oscillators to create phasing effects, parallel intervals, and rich percussion sounds. In addition, functions like glide, decay and pedalboard octave may be switched by foot during performance. And its five octave range makes Taurus more than a bass instrument. Of the 3 models of the Taurus Bass Pedal Synthesizers made by Moog, the Model 1 is considered to be the most desirable. It sounds fatter and has more presence than version 2 and 3. It was nicknamed the Mini-Moog for your feet because it has very similar filters to the prestigious Mini Moog.

MOOG TAURUS 1 Features:
Three pre-programmed synthesizer voices: Bass, Tuba, and Taurus
• One fully programmable voice. You create the sound and pre-set it yourself.
• Five octave range 16' 8' 4' 2' and 1'
• Foot sliders for loudness and tone color variation.
• Ultra stable oscillator design: less than one cent (0.06%) short term drift, less than two cents (0.18%) long term drift.
• Electronic preset selectors. Presets never have to be cancelled.
MOOG TAURUS 1 Presets:
TAURUS - the classic moog taurus sound with pulsating oscillators
BASS - bass sound with fast decay filter sweep
TUBA - simple bass sound, one VCO only
VARIABLE - user-created patch
Polyphony: Monophonic
Oscillators: 2 VCO's
VCF: 24 dB/oct lowpass w/ cutoff, emphasis, A/D envelope;
VCA: Attack, Decay, Sustain;
Keyboard: 13 note pedal-board

Taurus Users:
- Genesis (Squonk, Dance on a Volcano, Los Endos, Mama, Turn it on Again, Abacab, Tonight Tonight Tonight, The Brazilian, Second Home by the Sea, Supper's Ready, Firth of Fifth, The Cinema Show, Afterglow, Dodo)
- Rush (Tom Sawyer, Sub-Divisions)
- Police (Walking on the Moon)
- U2 (Where The Streets Have No Name)
- Asia (Go, Don`t cry, Only time will tell)
- Marillion (Kayleight)
- Steve Hackett (Clocks)
- Saga, 10CC, Yes, J.-M.Jarre, Led Zeppelin, Motley Crue, and many more"

Radikal Technologies Spectralis

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Update: After checking out the flickr set, don't miss this video and also check out my previous posts on the Spectralis for more.

Sound Lab Mini-Synth via fonik

flickr by fonik2000. Title link takes you to the set.

Sound Lab Mini-Synth site
fonik's Modular Synth DIY site

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via thumbuki

MOOG Little Phatty OS Update

Via Amos on the AH list:

"Howdy all,

Anyone on AH who has a Moog Little Phatty synthesizer may be interested to know that a new version of the firmware has been released as of today.

As has previously been discussed (although primarily offlist), the new firmware adds two new modulation sources, Noise and Sample & Hold. There are also a number of parameters which can now be saved per-patch, such as filter cutoff slope (number of filter poles), filter velocity response, pitch bend range (now asymmetrical, offering individual bend up & down ranges), legato mode (of which there is a new setting, EGR RESET, which clamps the envelopes to zero at the start of each new note, for some new dynamic possibilities)... also there is now Pot Mapping which allows you to assign the four analog pots arbitrarily to any parameter or external MIDI-CC. Full details are included in an addendum to the manual, which is included with the firmware download.

You can download the update for free from the Moog website;

http://www.moogmusic.com/software/LP_T_103b.zip

Thanx for the bandwidth,

-Amos"

Ezra Buchla Demos the Buchla 200e on MIX

Title link takes you to the video.

MOOG Movie on Showtime

If you have Showtime, and haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Title link takes you to the showtimes.

Details:
"MOOG (TVPG - D)
A portrait of Robert Moog, the creator of the synthesizer that bears his name and the instrument that revolutionized popular music in the 20th century. From his early days as a theremin salesman to his invention of the device that would become the essential element in progressive rock, this documentary charts Moog's life and career, including interviews with members of such bands as Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer."

Here's a link to the MOOG Movie site. I also have the DVD listed on my movie list to the right, and the link for the image below takes you to the DVD on Amazon via my affiliate link. BTW, if you pick it up through my affiliate link you support this site without spending an extra cent. Also note that none of the ads on this site cost you a dime. I just want to be clear about that.

Buchla 200e Demo via donh

(Not) on the bench

Yamaha CP-70m electric grand piano, Polymoog and ? Title link takes you to more shots via Randel including more synths.


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