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TaurusII

Moog TaurusII

TaurusII

Released: 1979

MSRP: ?

Synopsis:

Bass pedal version of a Rogue Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Moog TaurusII is a 18 pedal monophonic synthesizer (with a 10 voice polyphonic section), featuring a dual oscillators (saw/pulse/square waveforms), noise source, a resonant low pass analog filter, an ADSR (shared D/R) envelope, an LFO (random/square/triangle waveforms), CV/gate I/O, filter input, and glide.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
18 pedals Pedals: W:31in (79cm) D:19.5in (50cm) H:5in (15cm) Module: W:21in (53cm) D:6.75in (17cm) H:4.375in (11cm) Pedals: 33lbs (15kg) Module: 7lbs (3.2kg) filter mono no CV:TRS S-Trig:TRS V-Trig:TRS CV:TRS S-Trig:TRS V-Trig:TRS no AC (6W)

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
- N/A no no no dedicated knobs/switches LED

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
no 1 no VCO1+VCO2->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
no no Contour no

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A N/A Pitch-Wheel Mod-Wheel no

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
no no no no variable no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
VCO1 analog saw square 8-32' no no glide LFO Pitch-Wheel no
VCO2 analog pulse saw 8-32' no sync:VCO1(Contour) glide LFO Pitch-Wheel no
Noise analog noise - no no no no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
VCF analog discrete yes 24dB low pass key LFO Contour no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Contour - attack decay/release no no key LFO no no

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
LFO random square triangle no no no no Mod-Wheel no
Conventional Models
Minimoog Sonic 6 Satellite Minitmoog Micromoog Taurus Polymoog Synthesizer Polymoog Keyboard
Multimoog Prodigy Opus-3 Liberation Rogue Concertmate MG-1 TaurusII Source
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