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Moog Taurus 3
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Perhaps you have heard of the legendary Moog Taurus Bass Pedals? Perhaps this is your first introduction? Regardless, listen to the sound samples associated with the synth many have called the "Fattest Synth Ever" and you will know why we are bringing it back. Long requested by many of our very best customers and used by the likes of Rush, The Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Phil Collins, Asia, Weezer, and many more. This is a one time opportunity to own a new set with a new warranty but one absolutely faithful to the original Taurus I sound. We are producing a very limited quantity of these classic pedals. The Bass is Back! Step up today and you will own the most incredible bottom end ever.
Performance Interface
13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals
1 Volume Footwheel Controller with optical mechanism
1 Programmable Footwheel Controller with optical mechanism
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
1 ASD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) VCA Envelope
1 AD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) VCF Envelope
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
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
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
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: 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: output jack outputs the Taurus audio signal from a low impedance output stage. For use with line-level inputs
PITCH CV Input: 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: 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: TRS jack accepts expression pedal (such as Moog EP-2) or 0V to +5V Control Voltage inputs for modifying the VCA gain
GATE Input: 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
Performance Interface
13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals
1 Volume Footwheel Controller with optical mechanism
1 Programmable Footwheel Controller with optical mechanism
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
1 ASD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) VCA Envelope
1 AD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) VCF Envelope
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
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
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
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: 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: output jack outputs the Taurus audio signal from a low impedance output stage. For use with line-level inputs
PITCH CV Input: 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: 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: TRS jack accepts expression pedal (such as Moog EP-2) or 0V to +5V Control Voltage inputs for modifying the VCA gain
GATE Input: 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
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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