Moog Minitaur Analogue Bass Synthesizer Module

For over 40 years, the Moog Taurus has been the secret weapon of artists and producers around the globe for generating earth-shaking bass. The Minitaur® is an inconspicuously compact, subharmonic bass machine designed to effortlessly integrate into any performance and computer-based music solution. Just as its progenitors, the Minitaur effortlessly does one thing above all others… wall splitting analog BASS.

The Minitaur is an addition to the Taurus family of Analog Bass Synthesizers. It is an inconspicuously compact, subharmonic bass machine designed to integrate seamlessly into any performance or computer-based music workflow . Just as its progenitors, the Minitaur effortlessly does one thing above all others… wall splitting analog BASS.

The solid steel enclosure of the Minitaur is deceptively simple - offering immediate access to critical sound design and performance controls only. This makes Minitaur extremely fast and easy to use--but just under the surface lies a vast expanse of dynamic and inspirational power that is instantly accessible from almost any laptop or MIDI controller.

The free Minitaur Editor software truly unlocks Minitaur’s power and flexibility by making DAW integration and control completely seamless on both Mac and Windows machines. Load and save up to 128 presets onto your Minitaur, select from 6 different modulation waveshapes, engage Hard Sync, access full ADSR envelopes, MIDI sync the LFO, reset oscillator waveform cycles, polychain with other Moog synthesizers and more. Every feature can be manipulated, automated and recalled instantly.

The new Minitaur v2.2 update expands this powerful analog bass synthesizer with a host of new performance elements and user requested features, including front-panel access to new LFO wave-shapes, oscillator hard-sync and much more--and Minitaur's new Librarian/Editor Software makes DAW integration seamless between your synthesizer and Mac or Windows machine.

Features

• Two oscillators with Sawtooth (Original Taurus) and Square wave-shapes for each VCO
• 2 Mixer VCAs for VCO levels control of Oscillators 1 and 2
• Moog Ladder Filter with adjustable resonance delivers classic Taurus 1 and 3 bass and boom
• Two Minimoog style ADSR Envelope Generators for modulating VCF and VCA
• Midi-syncable LFO
• 5 selectable LFO's or use filter env. a mod source
• Oscillator hard-sync
• Free Editor/Librarian standalone and plugin software
• DIN MIDI and MIDI over USB
• 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
• Compact rugged steel chassis that is built like a tank