Taurus hits Products pages

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:45 pm

http://www.moogmusic.com/taurus/?sectio ... t_id=21299

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:58 pm

"13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals" - wowsa

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:08 pm

The whole thing is wowsa.

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:13 pm

Specifications

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Performance Interface

13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals

1 Volume Footwheel Controller

1 Programmable Footwheel Controller
(Awesome)

9 Footswitches for selecting Bank and Presets, Transpose, Glide On/Off, Decay On/Off, and Octave Up/Down

Synthesizer Sound Engine

100% Analog Audio signal path based entirely on the highly acclaimed Taurus I synthesizer circuits

2 x VCOs (Voltage Controlled Oscillators) with sawtooth waveform outputs

1 x VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter) with 24dB/Octave Lowpass Filter with the classic Moog Ladder Filter topology. 20Hz-20KHz Frequency Response

1 x VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)

Synthesizer Modifiers

2 x ASD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) Envelope Generators with adjustable Attack, Sustain and Decay Parameters; one each for VCF and VCA contours

1 x LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) with Triangle, Square, Sawtooth, and Ramp waveforms with adjustable amounts to the VCOs and VCF. The LFO is syncable to MIDI Clock or Tap Tempo
(Such sweetness)

1 x Arpeggiator with Latch Mode for generating recurring musical patterns from Bass Pedal Input. The Arpeggiator is syncable to MIDI Clock or Tap Tempo

Programming Interface

52 Presets total in non-volatile memory consisting of one bank of 4 factory presets, and 12 banks of 4 user-programmable presets

Preset selection can be performed with the Value knob, or the combination of Bank footswitch, Bass Pedal, and Preset footswitch

Factory Presets include the classic Taurus, Bass, and Tuba presets, plus the new “Taurus III” preset (Intriguing)

Two selectable levels of LED illuminated switches access the classic Taurus parameters or the Taurus 3 LFO and Arpeggiator parameters for editing with the Control Footwheel or the Value Knob

15-segment LED bargraph displays the value of the currently selected parameter

Classic Taurus Parameters in the OSCILLATOR section

B.FREQ: Oscillator B Frequency coarse offset to Oscillator A

BEAT: Oscillator B Frequency fine offset to Oscillator A

GLIDE: Glide Rate

OCTAVE: Low, Medium or High

MIX: sets the loudness ratio between Oscillators A and B

ATTACK: sets the Rise time for the VCA Envelope Generator when a note is played

SUSTAIN: sets the maximum level for the VCA Envelope Generator when a note is held

DECAY: sets the fall time for the VCA Envelope Generator when a note is released

Classic Taurus Parameters in the FILTER section

CUTOFF: sets the lowpass filter cutoff frequency

RESONANCE: sets the amount of signal fed from the output to the input of the lowpass filter. Can be set for filter self-oscillation

ATTACK: sets the Rise time for the VCF Envelope Generator when a note is played

DECAY: sets the fall time for the VCF Envelope Generator when a note is released

AMOUNT: sets how much the VCF cutoff frequency is modified by the VCF Envelope Generator signal

Taurus 3 Parameters in the LFO Section

SQUARE: “Radio button” type switch selects the LFO square waveform

TRIANGLE: “Radio button” type switch selects the LFO triangle waveform

RAMP: “Radio button” type switch selects the LFO ramp waveform

SAW: “Radio button” type switch selects the LFO sawtooth waveform

RATE: sets the LFO Rate

LFO FILTER AMOUNT: sets the amount the LFO modulates the filter cutoff frequency

LFO PITCH AMOUNT: sets the amount the LFO modulates the VCOs’ frequencies

LFO SYNC: On/Off switch enables starting the LFO waveform cycle with each note played on the Bass Pedals

Taurus 3 Parameters in the ARPEGGIATOR Section

PATTERN: sets the pattern of the arpeggiator

ORDER: sets the order that the pattern of the arpeggiator is output

OCTAVE: sets the number of octaves for the arpeggiator pattern

ON/OFF: turns the arpeggiator on or off

LATCH: turns the arpeggiator latch function on or off

VALUE knob is used for selecting presets or editing parameters

PRESET switch toggles between the current stored preset and its edited form

MASTER switch selects a menu of Advanced Preset functions, Global settings, and System Utilities

CURSOR switch navigates the screen of the LCD User Interface

STORE switch initiates the storing of presets

Field-upgradeable firmware using MIDI SysEx

MIDI Implementation

Presets selectable by MIDI Program Change messages

Taurus Sound engine can be played by MIDI Note messages
(Excellent)

Preset parameters controllable by MIDI Control Change (CC) messages

Bass pedals transmit MIDI Note On/Note Off messages with user selectable velocity resolution

Volume Footwheel transmits MIDI CC 7 (Volume) data

Control Footwheel transmits MIDI CC corresponding to selected parameter

Presets and Global Settings can be sent or received through MIDI SysEx

I/O panel

HI-Z Output: ¼” output jack outputs the Taurus audio signal from the classic higher impedance Taurus output stage. For use with Bass Amplifier instrument inputs

LO-Z Output: ¼” output jack outputs the Taurus audio signal from a low impedance output stage. For use with line-level inputs

PITCH CV Input: ¼” TRS jack accepts expression pedal (such as Moog EP-2) or 0V to +5V Control Voltage inputs for modifying the VCOs’ frequencies

FILTER CV Input: ¼” TRS jack accepts expression pedal (such as Moog EP-2) or 0V to +5V Control Voltage inputs for modifying the VCF cutoff frequency

VOLUME CV Input: ¼” TRS jack accepts expression pedal (such as Moog EP-2) or 0V to +5V Control Voltage inputs for modifying the VCA gain

GATE Input: ¼” input jack accepts +5V gate signal for triggering the Taurus EGs

MIDI In: standard DIN MIDI input connector

MIDI Out: standard DIN MIDI output connector

USB: bi-directional USB MIDI port

Power Inlet: IEC connector accepts 90-250V AC 50-60 Hz

Power Switch: turns unit On or Off

Chassis Specifications

Rugged metal enclosure with steel feet, front panel, structural panels and extruded aluminum back panel

Weight: 45lbs

Dimensions: 25" wide X 24" deep X 8 1/2" high
The literal Little Phatty. This thing is HUGE!

WOW!

Now All I need is the manual, and of corse the pedals themselves.

Eric

rkharper · Post by **rkharper** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:37 pm

yes!!!!!

can't wait for mine! Hi, anyway, I'm the new guy....

R6.02 · Post by **R6.02** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:48 pm

It's like Christmas-time in December...oh wait, that's about right I guess.

Absolutely cannot wait to get a hold of this beast. Of course, first order of business will be the T1 vs. T3 side by side comparison.

Pictures on the Moog website look fantastic.

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:20 pm

@R6.02 -
Please do that T1/T3 comparison and share your results with us. I know Moog will deliver on their promise as per the T1 sound but I am curious about the subtle differences.

mayidunk · Post by **mayidunk** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:30 pm

Oh my! Those are so very, very prit-tay!!!

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:41 pm

I know my T-3s should arrive within the next month or two, but I'm dying to see (and HEAR) the list of presets - Amos, help a brother out and please post the preset names list here! Thanks!

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:46 pm

Of course, after playing through the presets lists for a few hours, my 1st priority will be to create four or five of my own presets to handle the Rush covers & other Taurus-infused songs my band plays. I'll bet that the classic "Tom Sawyer" filter sweep is already pre-programmed in there - wouldn't that be cool...

sixofthebest · Post by **sixofthebest** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:12 pm

I will take photo of T1/ T2/ T3 brothers and make them a chorus.

a2dconverter · Post by **a2dconverter** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:12 pm

Geddy used an OB-X for the filter sweep 'growl' sound...interesting reading here...

http://www.rainycitynights.com/band/rus ... rgrowl.htm

seeya

Joe

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:52 pm

I can't wait to see the comparison videos.

Ill be posting some Duophonic Voyager/Taurus goodness you can count on that.

This thing is HUGE

25 wide by 24 deep but a mere 8.5 inches tall.

45 lbs!

I can't wait.

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:23 am

a2dconverter wrote:Geddy used an OB-X for the filter sweep 'growl' sound...interesting reading here...

http://www.rainycitynights.com/band/rus ... rgrowl.htm

seeya

Joe

Thanks for the clip, Joe. I've heard this before as well, but as you can hear, the author gets a very reasonable "growl" approximation with his Roland modeling synth, and I used to get similar results with my old T-1s running through a vintage Boss chorus pedal with just a hint of Ibanez analog delay mixed in. I think the new T-3s should sound close enough that, in a club situation, most folks would never know the difference. Man, I can't wait to start digging in there & find some cool new (and old) Taurus sounds!

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:13 am

superd2112 wrote:
Thanks for the clip, Joe. I've heard this before as well, but as you can hear, the author gets a very reasonable "growl" approximation with his Roland modeling synth, and I used to get similar results with my old T-1s running through a vintage Boss chorus pedal with just a hint of Ibanez analog delay mixed in. I think the new T-3s should sound close enough

Hhmm. i'm thinking T3s will sound a bit better than an SH-32.