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UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

CHECK THE CONTENTS IN THE SHIPPING CARTON

The Minitaur is shipped with the following items: 
 
 

1.

 The Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer

 
 

2.

 A 12VDC Power Adaptor 

 
 

3.

 A “Getting Started” guide

 
 

4. 

Registration Card

 
 

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. Earplugs 

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
 
 

1. 

A MIDI keyboard or MIDI controller

 

2.

 A MIDI cable

 

3. 

A USB cable to connect the Minitaur to a host computer (for USB MIDI) 

 

4. 

A 1/4” instrument cable and amplifier, or a pair of headphones with

 

     an 1/8” plug

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

NOTE

: We encourage you to read the entire manual at some point to learn 

more about the instrument and gain a better understanding of  what you 
can do with the Minitaur.

 

SET UP

Use care when unpacking your Minitaur, and be sure to save the carton and
all packing material in case you need to ship it for any reason.

CONNECT TO POWER & MIDI

Connect the supplied Power Adaptor to the Minitaur’s 12VDC power jack on the
back of the unit. The Minitaur’s universal power supply will operate with a 
power source from 100 to 240 Volts AC, 50/60Hz. Using a 5 Pin MIDI cable, 
make the connection between MIDI OUT of your MIDI controller and the MIDI 
IN on the Minitaur. The Minitaur is set to receive messages on MIDI Channel 1, so 
make sure your controller is set to transmit on MIDI Channel 1. If you are using 
USB MIDI, connect the USB cable from the Minitaur to a USB port on your 
computer. The Minitaur’s USB drivers are automatically installed, and it will appear 
as ‘Moog Minitaur’ (Mac OSX or Win 7) or ‘USB Audio Device’ (Win XP) in the 
MIDI Device selection options of your computer’s MIDI software. 
 
 

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CONTENTS

THE BASICS

 

Unpacking & Inspection•••••••••••••••••••••     

 

Setup and Connections••••••••••••••••••••••    

 

Overviews and Features•••••••••••••••••••••    

 

Signal Flow•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

 

Basic Operation••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

THE COMPONENTS
 

Oscillators••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

 

Glide••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

Mix••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

Filter••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

Envelopes••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

 

Release•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

Modulation•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

 

Volume•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

 

Input/Output Panel••••••••••••••••••••••••••   

MIDI OPERATIONS
 

MIDI CC Table••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

APPENDICES

  

 

A. 

MIDI Implementation Chart••••••••••••••• 

 

B. 

Service & Support Information•••••••••••  

 

C. 

Caring for Minitaur•••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

D. 

Using the CP-251 with Minitaur•••••••••••  

 

E. 

Specifications••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for MINITUAR

Page 1: ...320Hz 80Hz FINE TUNE MIDI FREQ MIX MOD ENVELOPE VCO 2 FILTER VCA RELEASE LFO RATE VCO LFO AMT VCF LFO AMT ATTACK DECAY RELEASE SUSTAIN GLIDE GLIDE RATE VCO 1 LVL VCO 2 LVL CUTOFF RES EG AMOUNT FILTER...

Page 2: ...ion with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at...

Page 3: ...the unit The Minitaur s universal power supply will operate with a power source from 100 to 240 Volts AC 50 60Hz Using a 5 Pin MIDI cable make the connection between MIDI OUT of your MIDI controller a...

Page 4: ...tside the recommended operating temperature range The recommended operating temperature of the Minitaur is between 50 and 100 degrees Farenheit It is safe to operate the synthesizer outside of this ra...

Page 5: ...Audio Input The Mixer Output is routed to the Filter where the tone is sculpted according to the Filter parameters and the Filter ADSR Envelope The signal is then passed to the Amplifier VCA stage whe...

Page 6: ...te 72 C4 regardless of this control setting The Oscillators are the main sound source of Minitaur They create electronic vibrations that can be tuned and amplified into sound that we can hear The Mini...

Page 7: ...the Cutoff frequency see figure FILTER Resonant Peak Frequency Frequency response of a Low Pass Filter with Resonance Amplitude 12 GLIDE AKA portamento is a musical effect that makes smooth changes i...

Page 8: ...the Minitaur s sound by modulating the Filter Cutoff VCF and Volume VCA The EGs are started by a Gate or MIDI Note message Once started their shape in time is set by the ATTACK DECAY RELEASE and SUST...

Page 9: ...the settings on the VCO LFO AMOUNT and VCF LFO AMOUNT controls have a direct effect on the VCO and VCF This behavior continues until the Minitaur receives a MIDI Mod Wheel command from which point the...

Page 10: ...ting to an amplifier or mixer HEADPHONE OUTPUT 1 8 minijack for stereo Headphone Output 32 or higher recommended impedance 18 BACK PANEL The Minitaur features a monophonic Audio Output and a Headphone...

Page 11: ...E of the Minitaur is set to 3 semitones The Pitch Bend up and down values can be adjusted independently by issuing new values for MIDI CC 107 Pitch Bend UP and CC 108 Pitch Bend DOWN See the MIDI CC M...

Page 12: ...R KB TRACK M Sets the amount of keyboard tracking for the filter Default is 32 about 50 FILTER VELOCITY SENSITIVITY M Sets the amount of filter velocity sensitivity Default is 64 50 Adjusts the level...

Page 13: ...lume Sets the amount of volume velocity sensitivity Default is 64 50 Sets the Note Priority Default is last Modulation performance control Pitch Wheel UP performance control Default 3 semitones Pitch...

Page 14: ...e will examine the product for any obvious signs of user abuse or damage as a result of transport If the product has been abused damaged in transit or is out of warranty we will contact you with an es...

Page 15: ...nitaur to the factory for servicing we recommend using the original shipping carton or an ATA approved Road Case AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SAFETY Do not open the chassis There are no user serviceable pa...

Page 16: ...ay St Asheville NC 28801 Phone 828 251 0090 Email info moogmusic com Website www moogmusic com 30 APPENDIX E SPECIFICATIONS TYPE Programmable Monophonic Analog Bass Synthesizer SYNTH ENGINE Oscillator...

Page 17: ...press and hold the RELEASE switch while turning the DECAY RELEASE knob NOTE The Release On Off function is now toggled when the panel button is released CV MAPPING In REV 2 the PITCH VOLUME and GATE C...

Page 18: ...IDI conversion you will need to adjust the scale and range of the control voltage to stay within the range of 0 to 5 Volts before applying voltage to the Controller Input WARNING Do not apply a negati...

Page 19: ...t is OFF then you can sweep the LFO Rate while in MIDI Sync however you may find that the LFO cycle drifts relative to the beat KNOB MODE This parameter controls the behavior of Minitaur s panel knobs...

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