Moog Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer (Black)

The black Moog Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer is a programmable analog bass synthesizer designed with a one-knob-per-function design, allowing you to adjust your sounds on the fly. The Minitaur's sound engine is powered by two oscillators with selectable sawtooth or square waveshapes. With the latest firmware upgrade, v2.2 now offers up to 128 on-board presets, five additional modulation sources, hard sync, assignable CV/Gate inputs, and the ability to only modulate oscillator 2.

The synth supports MIDI via 5-pin DIN and USB MIDI, which offers control over both playing and the Minitaur's LFO, allowing it to be used to create dubstep-style wobbles and sweeps. Its rear-panel control voltage inputs provide access for additional tweaking of your pitch, filter, and volume with external CV sources. Additionally, these CV/Gate inputs can be configured via the included free editor/librarian to control any feature on or under the hood. The 1/4" mono audio input allows you to use the Minitaur's filter and envelopes on other audio sources.

Features

• Save and Recall up to 128 On-Board Presets: Select and save directly from your Minitaur’s front panel, via MIDI controller or with the free Minitaur Editor / Librarian software
• Free Editor/Librarian Software: DAW integration now with full Windows support
• Five New Modulation Sources: Tri, Sqr, Saw, Ramp, S&H and Filter EG
• Hard Sync: Access a completely new sonic palette with your Minitaur
• Modulate Oscillator 2 Only: Pair with Hard Sync for syncopated metallic sweeps and surges
• Assignable CV/Gate Inputs: Control any feature on or under the hood of your Minitaur via control voltage
• CV to MIDI Conversion: Bring control voltage into your DAW for analog control over digital circuits

Specifications

• Decay/Release mode allows for independent control of Decay and Release times from Minitaur's front panel
• Pitch, Volume and Gate Controller inputs can be re-mapped to other control parameters
• Minitaur can act as a CV to MIDI converter
• One-knob-per-function interface for tweaking and creating new sounds on the fly
• Two oscillators with Sawtooth (Original Taurus) and Square wave-shapes for each VCO. Recreate sounds of the original Taurus with Sawtooth waves, or create new sounds with square waves, or a combination of both
• 2 Mixer VCAs for VCO levels control of Oscillators 1 and 2
• Moog Ladder Filter with adjustable resonance delivers Taurus 1 and 3 bass and boom
• Two Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generators for modulating VCF and VCA. The Decay and Release segments are controlled by the Decay knob, while the Release segment is enabled or disabled via Release On/Off switch
• MIDI-syncable LFO with controls for Rate, VCO LFO Amount, and VCF LFO Amount
• 5-pin DIN MIDI and MIDI over USB offer complete control of the Minitaur's sound engine
• Analog Control inputs for Pitch, Filter, Volume and Gate. Use an EP2 or CV to connect and control Minitaur with everything from modulars to Moogerfoogers
• External audio input for processing external audio through the Mixer and Filter section of Minitaur
• Headphone output with 1/8" connection
• Steel chassis
• Sound Engine: Analog
• Presets: 128
• Polyphony: Monophonic (can be poly-chained)
• External Control: External Controller Response: Keyboard, pitch bend, mod wheel, after pressure, and velocity
• Oscillators: Oscillator 1: Wave: Sawtooth/Square Level: 0 to 100% Oscillator 2: Frequency: +/-12 Semitones Wave: Sawtooth/Square Level: 0 to 100% Glide Rate: 0 to 100%
• Calibration Range: Oscillator Calibration Range: 22 Hz to 6.8 kHz Note range at 8' = 18 to 116
• Glides: Glide: Select LCR, LCT, EXP - Legato On/Off
• Filters: Moog Ladder Filter: Cutoff: 20 Hz to 20 kHz Resonance: 0 to Self-Oscillation Filter Envelope Amount: -100 to 100%
• Modulation: LFO Rate with Rate LED: 0.01 to 100 Hz Wave: Triangle Amount to VCO: 0 to 100% Amount to VCF: 0 to 100% Modulation Sources: LFO (triangle, square, saw, ramp, sample & hold), filter envelope Modulation Destinations: Oscillator pitch, oscillator 2 pitch only, filter cutoff
• Envelope Generators: 2x Envelope Generators Attack Time: 1 ms to 30 s Decay Time: 1 ms to 30 s Sustain Level: 0 to 100% Release Time: 1 ms to 30 s Release: On/Off
• LFO: LFO Panel Features: Rate control, VCO LFO Amount, and VCF LFO Amount
• Controls: VCO 2 Frequency: Sets the frequency offset of VCO 2 from VCO 1 from -1 Octave to +1 Octave, Center is unison with VCO 1 Oscillator 1 & 2 Saw/Square Waveform Selector: Selects a Sawtooth wave (LED Off) or Square wave (LED On) Signal for VCO 1 and 2 VCO 1 Level: Sets the level of VCO 1 VCO 2 Level: Sets the level of VCO 2 VCF Cutoff: Sets the Cutoff Frequency of the 4-pole Moog Low-pass VCF from 20 Hz to 20 kHz VCF Resonance: Sets the gain for the amount of signal from the output of the VCF fed back to the input of the VCF, This creates a peak in frequency response at the Cutoff Frequency that can be increased all the way to self-oscillation VCF EG Amount: Bi-polar control sets the (+) or (-) amount of Envelope Generator modulation of the VCF, Center is no Envelope Generator modulation LFO Rate: Sets the frequency of the LFO, Range is from 0.01 Hz to 100 Hz LFO VCO Amount: Sets the amount that the LFO modulates the VCO LFO VCF Amount: Sets the amount that the LFO modulates VCF VCA EG Attack: Sets the attack Time of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCA, Time ranges from 1 ms to 30 s VCA EG Decay/Release: Sets both the decay time to the sustain level and release time of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCA, Time ranges from 1 ms to 30 s, Release segment of the EG is enabled by Release On/Off switch VCA EG Sustain: Sets the sustain level of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCA VCF EG Attack: Sets the attack time of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCF, Time ranges from 1 ms to 30 s VCF EG Decay/Release: Sets both the decay time to the sustain level and release time of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCF, Time ranges from 1 ms to 30 s, The Release segment of the EG is enabled by the Release On/Off switch VCF EG Sustain: Sets the sustain level of a Minimoog-style ADSR Envelope Generator used to modulate the VCF Release On/Off Switch: Enables (LED On or Disables (LED Off) Release segments of both Envelope Generators Glide On/Off Switch: Enables/ Disables the Glide function Glide: Sets the rate of Glide when the note controlling the Minitaur changes Volume: The Master Volume of the Minitaur's synth engine Fine Tune: Adjusts the frequency of the VCOs +/-1 semitone MIDI Indicator LED: Indicates incoming MIDI activity LFO Rate Indicator LED: Indicates the rate of the LFO
• MIDI: Indicator LED: Indicates incoming
• I/O: 12 VDC power inlet, accepts 12 VDC, tip positive Monophonic Audio In: 1/4" / 6.3 mm, TS unbalanced, accepts 4 dBu line level signal Monophonic Audio Out: 1/4" / 6.3 mm, TS unbalanced Headphone Jack: 1/8" / 3.5 mm, TRS stereo mini-jack Control Voltage Inputs: Pitch CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Filter CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Volume CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Gate: 1/4" / 6.3 mm, 5 V trigger MIDI Input: 5-pin DIN MIDI I/O: USB
• Control Voltage Inputs: Pitch CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Filter CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Volume CV: 1/4" / 6.3 mm TRS, 0 to 5 V Gate: 1/4" / 6.3 mm, 5 V trigger
• MIDI: Input: 5-pin DIN
• Conversion: CV to MIDI Conversion: Yes
• Operating System: Flash upgradeable via MIDI Sysex
• Power: 100-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz, +12 VDC
• Power Consumption: 7 W
• Dimensions: 3.1 x 8.8 x 5.1" / 7.9 x 22.2 x 13.0 cm
• Weight: 2.5 lb / 1.2 kg