Moog Gives The Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer New Strength: New LFO Options & More

The Moog Minitaur Synthesizer is already very long on the market and is still one best analog bass Synths. After all these years, Moog decided to give the Minitaur a free performance upgrade in 2017 with new features like LFO possibilities like Sample/Hold or hard sync for VCO 2. Also you can use now the filter envelope as a modulation source.

Minitaur is a powerful, compact Analog Bass Synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in the Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5″ x 5.25″ and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts legendary analog Moog bass into a package designed to fit seamlessly into today’s performance and production environments. There are no confusing or convoluted menus to dig through. Plug in a MIDI controller or hook it up to your computer and start playing immediately.

New in v.2.2.0

Added RPN 2 Coarse Tuning support (-64 to +63 semitones)
Added LFO modes: Square, Ramp, Saw, Sample/Hold, Filter EG
Added VCO2 Hard Sync
Added “VCO 2 Only” option for LFO-to-VCO pitch modulation.

Additional shifted panel controls

Hold GLIDE + turn LFO RATE knob to set LFO Waveform (Tri, Sqr, Saw, Ramp, S/H, Filter EG).
Hold GLIDE + turn VCO 2 LVL knob to turn VCO 2 Hard Sync on or off.
Hold GLIDE + turn VCO LFO AMT knob to set LFO “VCO2 Only” (Off or On).
Hold GLIDE + turn FILTER ATTACK knob to set Filter EG Delay Time (0ms to 10s).
Hold GLIDE + turn GLIDE knob to set global Top Octave Wrap behavior (Off or On).
Fixed LFO KB Reset when LFO Midi Sync is active
Fixed Release switch response to editor when in independent decay/release
Restore edited preset if saving is initiated on the hardware, preset location is changed, and then save is canceled
Last received MIDI mod wheel value persists, when turning “load preset mod wheel” on/off.
Improved LFO MIDI Sync
Re-mapping CV inputs restores preset value for previously-mapped parameter .
Removed internal pitch-CV offset on boot (“cv start note” is now 0; was 20 — can also set a custom CV start note via sysex FO 04 08 23 18 00 nn F7, where nn = start note in hex)
Pitch-CV input re-scaled to full range when mapped to parameters other than Pitch-CV
Wrap top octave fix, for small VCO2 detuning values
Filter EG delay time range set 0 to 10 seconds
Glide time restored after Note Calibration
Minitaur no longer adds a tilde (~) after preset name, when saving on the hardware

Beside the new Firmware upgrade received the Minitaur Editor/Librarian also an upgrade. It includes now all the new features of the Minitaur and has full Windows support