Moog Taurus 3 Bass Pedal Synthesizer

Full Description

Players, producers and DJs everywhere have been anxiously awaiting the return of the ultimate bass machine. Bass connoisseurs worldwide made this instrument possible by pre-ordering it sight-unseen. Now the wait is over.

If you're serious about bass, take the next step up to the ultimate bass synthesizer: Taurus 3 Bass Pedals

Limited run - Less than 1,000 will be built.

Features/Specifications:

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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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