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Country: USA Weight: 1,2 kg Dimensions: 222,3 x 130,2 x 79,4 mm | trend price : 300€ |
Moog Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer (2012) A compact module spinoff from classic pedal synth Moog Taurus 3 (2008) dedicated to analog bass sounds. NOTE: this review is based on OS 2.0 with new features, you can update your Minitaur freely at Moog website.
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SYNTH MODULE Main panel features 17 knobs, 1 master fine tune trimmer ( +/- 1 semitone) and 4 push buttons.
Rear panel terminal connectors: - main signal out - Midi input - USB interface - external signal input - CV / gate pitch input (from 0 to +5V range) - CV VCF control - CV VCA control. Power supply is a 12V external PSU DC with positive in center.
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VOICE The minitaur is an analog monophonic synthesizer based on 2 VCO oscillator VCO1 (master) and VCO2. Since it is dedicated to Bass sounds, the Module responds up to C5 (72) Midi note. TECH: SMD board spotted DSP TMS 320980.
VCO1 | VCO2 | shapes | square / sawtooth | square / sawtooth | mix gain | yes | yes | detune | no | yes +-1 octave* | pulse width | no | no | sync | yes 1>2** | / |
* VCO fine tuning can be controlled only by external software ** accessible only using CC#81 Minitaur oscillator at oscilloscope
FILTER classic Moog 4-poles resonant (up to self-oscillation) low pass filter based on transistor ladder (range from 20 to 20000 Hz) and bipolar EG amount contour. External source signal can be filtered - relative input gain can be adjusted using [glide + VCO1 level] or external software.
LFO 1 triangle modulator and 2 destinations sharing same frequency (range from 0.01Hz to 100Hz) 1- VCF filter 2- VCO pitch. The LFO amount can be set only by external software or Midi CC#13/12 and can be different for VCF/VCO, in addition it can be synched to Midi clock according to 22 tempo dividers.
ENVELOPE there are 2 EG described as an ADSR , but it is a bit particular: Decay and Release segments are controlled by the Decay knob, while the Release segment is enabled or disabled via Release button - in any cased Decay and Release values are the same. - EG1 VCA - EG2 VCF.
PERFORMANCE some handy functions - glide time can be set with the dedicated knob, however there are - 3 glide models: Linear Constant rate, Linear Constant Time and Exponential (original from 1974 Moog Taurus) - Legato mode can be activated by Midi CC# 83 or external software. - Poly Chain up to 16 units can be linked - Octave transpose - Custom tuning scales - Relative or absolute knobs - Gate always on aka drone mode.
MIDI the Minitaur is dedicated to Bass, so it works in a Midi range from 0 to 72. All knobs can be recorded by dedicated Midi CC# or NRPN.
MEMORY (only OS 2.0) - 128 internal patches.
EDITOR Moog gives away excellent editor for free as well as OS update.
RELATED FAMILY:
| Moog TAURUS 3 steroid deluxe version with display, pedal board and extra features VIDEO Taurus I was released in 1974 VIDEO Taurus II in 1981 VIDEO
| Moog Minitaur white edition: different outfit with optional wood kit (picture from MOOG website) |
VST PLUGIN / SAMPLED VERSION there is no plugin VST however a lot of free samples set:
name | price | link | demo | LIVID | free 3 mb samples .wav or Ableton | n/a | francispreve.blogspot.com | free 12 mb samples Ableton | n/a | polynominal.com | FREE KONTAKT 15mb -4 full bass patches | n/a |
AUDIO DEMO Bass power | Super square | Minimoog D | Minimoog Voyager | Synth formantic | Resonance plenty | Bass: money! | Synth: a farfisa organ! | Bassline1 | Bassline 2 | Synth solo | Bass: so 80 | Synth: disturbed freq | synth seventies glided | wet sound | it woobles | surprise | soft cozy classy | bass cutoff |
| random sample and hold | retrigger retrigger | aggressive modulation | Alien giger | another LFO | another last LFO | Spellbound :) | Synth: old commodore 64 game | Xperimental 1 | Xperimental 2 | Xperimental 3 | Xperimental 4 | TEST: waveforms | TEST: detune VCO2 | TEST: EG | TEST: glide | TEST: all LFO | TEST: 4 poles filter | TEST: external loop filtering |
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Moog Source Vst; Moog Minotaur Vst Plugin Download; Hello colleagues, Moog Minotaur Vst Plugins. Minitaur is a powerful, compact Analog Bass Synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in the Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5' x 5.25' and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts. The correct way to use the Minitaur Editor in Ableton is to launch an Editor FX (either AU or VST) on an audio track. On separate midi track, set the midi output to the minitaur’s midi port, sending notes and program changes on the midi track directly to the Minitaur. For this to work in Windows, the Minitaur midi driver must be installed.
-price - compact - bass sound
| - combo keys - limited to bass - no pulse width - no noise
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| REVIEW : 'An affordable Moog Taurus3 squeezed into a mini box! Even if limited, I preferred this one to Phatty series which interface was terrible. A modern way to have Moog basses at fraction price. '
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Moog Minitaur Vst
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Moog Minitaur4.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings. price €350
The Minimoog ! one of the synth that had the biggest impact in history of synths.
This is a difficult task to emulate the moog sound with virtual synth, you have to take care of the electronic components and their characteristics.
Moog Minitaur Vst Plugin
Let’s start the dance :
1. MinimogueVA by Gunnar
Download and information : Gunnar archive site
Based on the Richard Brooks synthedit sources of “mogue”, this is a very nice VST emulation of the famous miniMoog synthesizer.
It’s a Synthedit creation : It works for Windows and 32 bit VST hosts.
You can also found a polyphonic version (MinimogueLuxus VST).
The three oscillators are here, and the filter does the job.
A simple arpeggiator is also a nice addition.
2. Model Mini by ElektroStudio
ModelMini VST
Info & download : http://www.elektrostudio.ovh.org/index.php?go=mini
A free VST that can stand for the “best free VST recreation of a Moog synth” title.
Sounds good, works for Windows (32 bit).
3. Freemoog by Cyclik
download now ! => http://spiritconspiracy.free.fr/spip.php?article14
Created with Synthedit, it sounds different than the two previous VST synths, but it sounds good.
And that’s all we want. It’s free, and works in all 32 bit VST host under Windows.
4 RA Mowg by Chris Anderson
RA Mowg VST
Emulation of a Minimoog model D. Created with synthedit. It’s not bad.
5. ASynth by Antti.
download and test it : http://antti.smartelectronix.com/
It’s not really a Minimoog emulation, but with its two oscillators and the filter set on “MINI” , it does “Moog-ish sounds”. The quality is superior. Don’t forget to check out the Taurus emulation on the same site too !
ASynth VST is donationware, and still one of the best VSTi.
6. Minimoog+ by Synthfellow
Synthfellow Minimoog+ VST
Moog Minitaur Vst Download
Info : archive & download
This is an oooold VST plugin created with Synthedit about 10 years ago.
It has some playing/retrigger bugs, some parameters are not well “calibrated” and the presets don’t do it justice.
But with some tweaking, it can do nice leads and bass !
7. Prodigious by Synthescience
direct download + info
Moog Minitaur Vst Crack
A good synthedit creation, it’s inspired by the legendary miniMoog, and it adds some interesting features : chorus + delay. You can modulate the filter, and there’s an arpegiator!