Someone knows where can I found a map of analog board trimmers functions.
I need to recalibrate something but I don’t know what every trimmer do.
Cheers,
Gianluca
Sorry, but I think the infos are not given away to users. Only service techs got this info (and some training?).
I can imagine such policy, but I can’t subscribe it. Seems to me that a little calibration in a analog synthesizer is quite ordinary. And mostly in a use “on the road” can be more necessary. I can’t send in service my synth every time I just need a recalibration of a wave form or a scale tune or some other stupid thing more times in a year. What must I to do? Send every time in service my synth? A list with meaning of trimmers do not reveal any technological aspect or secrets. It just helpful for an ordinary maintenance.
Cheers,
Gianluca
Did anyone find out more about the trimmers? I really NEED a map, because i have to tune a lot of things meanwhile. At the moment I only know about RT4 and RT6 at my Voyager SELECT!
RT4 is for tuning OSC2.
RT6 is for tuning OSC3.
It would be very helpful if somebody (maybe someone at moog music has a gracious day) could add more info about the trimmers.
RT4 is the Oscillator 2 range calibration.
RT6 is the Oscillator 3 range calibration.
And of cause you need to adjust the scale and the high end compensation.
I don’t think you will get the info on this list, because Moog Music most likely does not do support for inexperienced users that did a bad calibration on their Moog. Better ask a Moog technician or Moog directly for help and details.
I already sent an email to moog music, but my voyager needs to be calibrated right now (otherwise I can’t use it on stage tonight). Seems like i have to explore all those trimmers on my own 
DAMN!
The nondisclosure policy about the calibration is absolute nonsense in my opinion and a trimmer map should be part of the owners manual. What if I can’t figure out the correct trimmers in the next few hours? I spend almost 3000 Euros for an instrument which i can’t rely on because of the secrecy about the calibration. Maybe this sounds a little unfriendly but as you can imagine i’m extremely annoyed right now. Will the next Moog Synthesizer come without an owners manual, because moog does not support inexperienced users that create crappy patches??
Sorry if this is too late, but the one calibration they give you is the scale setting when you install the Version 3 board.
http://www.moogmusic.com/voyager/?section=product&product_id=21260
Go to the manuals tab, it’s a .pdf
You’ll need a multimeter and you basically load a scratch patch and tune the oscillator from -2.00 to +4.00 volts (I think). 3.85 V? It was a while ago
Anyway, it’s all in the manual. Of course this won’t help if scaling is not your problem.
They have also disclosed the tuning procedure to people like you (or me!) who live too far away to send theirs in for service. I’mnot sure you’ll get an email response on a Saturday, however.
Hope it works out for you.
I received the calibration instructions from Moog Music!
Thank you!
Want to share those with us? I just got an Voyager OS and it needs some tuning.
Thanks!
This isn’t a vintage instrument, it’s brand new with a warranty. The calibration issue has more to do with warranty than with trade secrets. Moog wants to ensure that the end users who receive the info are competent technicians. No need for conspiracy theories.
When vintage synthesizers were new back in their day, calibration was deferred to competent technicians. That’s why they set up authorized sevice centers. It’s just plain common sense with regard to warranty. That’s standard procedure since the 1970s.
in contrast to the 70’s, voyagers are not bought by complete idiots, who just got hot by the word synthesizer alone.
nowadays when somebody buy’s a moog voyager, he knows what kind of thing he’s buying, so being falsly paternalistic is a bit out of time.
simply provide the people with the servicemanual and whatever you’d might expect when you spend 'bout 3000 on a musicalinstrument/ tool that you want to keep tuned for at least 20 years to come. it only shows class.
my 5 cents
If I may,
I think that in the beginning, as MC alludes to, Bob wanted some aspect of DIY to penetrate the user. In the manuals are instructions to modding cables to rewire footswitches and, even the Modern Moog company includes documentation on how to “hotrod” the theremins.
But, being a small company that they are (seeing their tiny factory and thinking about their worldwide praise and demand will astound you) I don’t think they want just any idiot messing with trimpots. Not to say that you are an idiot by any means, Sunny, but when it comes to some people, if you give them a trimmer map, thats like giving them an excuse to fiddle with crap they have no business fidling with (yes consumers are this stupid, hence labeling on products such as “It is illegal to use this product in any manner of that perscribed”, or “Do not conentrate and inhale”). They have far too small a staff to be constantly recalibrating Voyagers because idiots who don’t know what they are doing are up to their elbows in voyager innyrds when they should be leaving that stuff to qualified professionals.
I don’t think that it reflects their class, because anyone who has dealt with their customer service can attest to their willingness to please us.
I can understand your frustration though since you seem to know what you are doing and it would make it much easier for you in the long run.
Respectfully,
Eric
i understand, i wonder if a compromis might be that skilled users when asking for it could download a maintance manual for callibrating purposes. afcourse with the agreement that any damage caused by it is on own risk.
besides this i wonder if the keyboardscaling of the vcfcutoff freq can be adjusted ( so that positon 10 means 1 oct b.e.)