Moog goes boom with itty-bitty bass synth
Analogue sound generation
Synth-sectarians will be swiping saliva off their chins this morning after Moog unveiled its latest analogue bass synth, the Moog Minitaur.
The Minitaur joins the Taurus family as the first sibling lacking in foot pedals. Measuring just 8.5 x 5.25in, the compact box is designed to slot into any space and be taken on the road with ease.
With its one-knob-per-function interface, the Minitaur provides a lot of boom for the buck, featuring two saw and square wave oscillators, the Taurus-like ladder filter and a couple of envelope generators.
It also throws in Midi controls through USB as well as various analogue inputs for pitch, gate, filter and volume.
The company warns that "speaker damage, structural damage to buildings and personal injury are all possible" using its latest synth, a disclaimer sure to get bass-heads squirming in excitement.
The Moog Minitaur Analogue Bass Synthesiser starts shipping this spring with a price tag of $679 (£437). Have a ganders at the videoclip below for a brief introduction. ®
COMMENTS
Really?
It's the lack of new sounds that's holding music back?
I thought it was the lame idea that sampling someone else's music was "creative."
That and those hippity-hop kids with their baggy pants and backward caps and no respect for the great crooners like Rudy Vallee.
But...
Unfortunately, walking and talking bass players require continuous supplies of money and in some cases, amphetamines, to keep in working order. This requires neither of those.
So how many...
... Bass players does it take to change a light bulb?
Who knows? It's not like anyone is paying attention to them...
"proper bass"
Geddy Lee and John Myung can't both be wrong, so you must be.
Then I'm sorry to say
that you have no appreciation of an anologue synth, bass or otherwise...
