Members The Real MC Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Just got the email - mine are to be delivered shortly! (yes I know I what I said on the Nov GAS thread - these had been pre-ordered a year ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Pretty! Hope it can nail the classic sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Maybe someday Moog might even offer a poly synth.... that is, unless they're too busy building a bass guitar, or drum kit or something not related to synthesizers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goldphinga Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Maybe someday Moog might even offer a poly synth.... that is, unless they're too busy building a bass guitar, or drum kit or something not related to synthesizers.. Some people are never happy eh? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Some people are never happy eh?:poke: I'm definitely not thrilled with their choice of products that they have recently released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members shaft9000 Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 it's a "Little Footy"puuurty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Also playable by hand: [YOUTUBE]WLBYKyXUzms[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tspit74 Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Absolutely beautiful. I wish I could... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members controlvoltage Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Maybe someday Moog might even offer a poly synth.... that is, unless they're too busy building a bass guitar, or drum kit or something not related to synthesizers.. Probably will, at some point. And I'll bet any amount of money that as soon as there's a new Moog poly, there will be folks lined up to say how it's too expensive, doesn't have the features they wanted, should have been a keytar, needs more cowbell, etc, etc... anyway, for now, there's a new Taurus. It looks good and sounds massive. I reckon some folks will like it pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members program_insect Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 what's the architecture like? is this more than just a little phatty with pedals on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 what's the architecture like? is this more than just a little phatty with pedals on? Obviously different in some ways but I would love to know if enough to put some of those classic Taurus sounds out of reach of the little phatty, assume so. http://www.retrosound.de/The_Taurus.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepykeith Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 damn, i want that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members The Real MC Posted November 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 what's the architecture like? is this more than just a little phatty with pedals on? Same architecture but the circuits are more faithful to the original Taurus. The Taurus voice had a strong fundamental, the bass notes just have this amazing OOMPH that you could FEEL. This has never been duplicated in any other moog product. I've got several vintage Moogs and none of them can deliver the Taurus sound. I had a LP here and while it sounds good, it pales next to the Taurus. Several things contribute to the Taurus sound. The filter is driven harder for mild overdrive that emphasizes the fundamental. The RC product between stages has to be sufficient to deliver a bassy sound. In circuit design, the feedback system of the filter gives it its sonic identity. The feedback topology of the Taurus filter is a unique design that has not been duplicated. The coupling of the filter and VCA has an inherent 20hz corner boost. EQ cannot duplicate the overdrive and the 20hz corner boost. Also the VCA uses the old CA3080 OTA which is not a high fidelity component - it adds some distortion of its own so that contributes to the Taurus sound. Moog has been getting requests for years for a Taurus issue, and the overwhelming trait they were asked to duplicate was not the package but the sound. I had a conversation with Moog president Mike Adams over the Taurus reissue. They wanted to re-use the Voyager voice and re-package it in the reissue. I told him that was not good enough and explained to him the differences in the circuit that define the Taurus voice. They did revert to duplicating the Taurus voice in their ad copy - it remains to be seen how successful they were. I was one of the early customers so when I get a set in my hands I will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Same architecture but the circuits are more faithful to the original Taurus. The Taurus voice had a strong fundamental, the bass notes just have this amazing OOMPH that you could FEEL. This has never been duplicated in any other moog product. I've got several vintage Moogs and none of them can deliver the Taurus sound. I had a LP here and while it sounds good, it pales next to the Taurus. Several things contribute to the Taurus sound. The filter is driven harder for mild overdrive that emphasizes the fundamental. The RC product between stages has to be sufficient to deliver a bassy sound. In circuit design, the feedback system of the filter gives it its sonic identity. The feedback topology of the Taurus filter is a unique design that has not been duplicated. The coupling of the filter and VCA has an inherent 20hz corner boost. EQ cannot duplicate the overdrive and the 20hz corner boost. Also the VCA uses the old CA3080 OTA which is not a high fidelity component - it adds some distortion of its own so that contributes to the Taurus sound. Moog has been getting requests for years for a Taurus issue, and the overwhelming trait they were asked to duplicate was not the package but the sound. I had a conversation with Moog president Mike Adams over the Taurus reissue. They wanted to re-use the Voyager voice and re-package it in the reissue. I told him that was not good enough and explained to him the differences in the circuit that define the Taurus voice. They did revert to duplicating the Taurus voice in their ad copy - it remains to be seen how successful they were. I was one of the early customers so when I get a set in my hands I will report back. Thanks for that answer/explanation Thanks for helping Moog Thanks for offering future product feedback I love the Little Phaty in the GAS sense but always cringe at some sonic examples. Listening to Taurus (1) examples brings back memories of great tracks that subsequent research proves used one. Really looking forward to this, could be the first real Anologue on my want list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John_McEnroe Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks awesome. Whether it can stand up to the korg microsampler remains to be seen. JUST kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks awesome. Whether it can stand up to the korg microsampler remains to be seen. ... JUST kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members controlvoltage Posted November 22, 2009 Members Share Posted November 22, 2009 The Taurus actually doesn't use the Little Phatty synth architecture at all, to the best of my knowledge. It has two Taurus oscillators and a Taurus filter, based directly on the Taurus I schematics. The main thing it has in common with the Little Phatty is the industrial designer (Axel Hartmann), and the panel buttons. As for whether or not it sounds like a Taurus I... well, that was certainly the goal. We'll have to run it through MC's PA rig before we'll know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Sad Darwin Posted November 24, 2009 Members Share Posted November 24, 2009 These look so {censored}ing awesome it's ridiculous. I can't wait for the demos on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnalogBastard Posted November 24, 2009 Members Share Posted November 24, 2009 The first new product I've seen in a long time that has caused me to drool..what a great job ! Hope they sound as good as they look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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