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Moog Music has announced official specs and pricing for the new Taurus 3 Bass Pedals.
“Developing the Taurus 3 has been a labor of love for all of us at the factory” said Moog Music President, Mike Adams. “We started with an in-depth analysis of the original Taurus I sound and circuitry, and then added modern amenities like MIDI and USB. We didn’t stop until we had created a work of art. The response from the music community throughout the project has been incredible.”
Details specs below.
Performance Interface
- 13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals
- 1 Volume Footwheel Controller
- 1 Programmable Footwheel Controller
- 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
- 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: 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
Pricing and Availability
Moog expects to ship the $1,995.00 Taurus 3 by the end of the year.
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