Moog Taurus II, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...enable you to familiarize yourself with the front panel and the sound capabilities of the instrument Getting to Know Taurus II introduces you to each front panel control by way of experimenting with...

Page 3: ...ured Sync 24 Contour Generator _ _t 24 Attack Rise T TT 24 Decay Fall 25 Sustain 25 VCA Mode 26 Filter Section 26 Cutoff Brightness Emphasis AMT Amount Keyboard Track Mixer Section Noise Overdrive Mas...

Page 4: ...Step 1 Take the stand and carefully screw the end with the larger thread into the adapter in the center of the pedal board Step 2 Attach the synthesizer module to the stand Underneath the synthesizer...

Page 5: ...power outlet Check the power in jack plug at the rear of the synthesizer module to see if it is inserted correctly The power light above the power on switch should be glowing Check the audio cord by...

Page 6: ...C CD CD a ru v 0FF ott AUTO TRIG VCF CD CD OFF ON OFF ON MODULATION OSC 1 OCTAVE 32 16 8 CD 32 16 6 OSC 2 OFF ON CONTOURED CD SYNC OSC 2 TO OSC 1 WAVEFORM A lU CD a iu INTERVAL OSCILLATORS ATTACK 10 O...

Page 7: ...eriment with are 1 Cutsdff slider in the Filter section This controls the brightness of the sound 2 Octave switch in the Oscillator section This switch selects the overall pitch of the instrument 3 At...

Page 8: ...OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE 10 OSCILLATORS Note Detune Osc 2 slightly i Ttp Detuning helps to get a richer fatter sound Only a small amount is enough to get the desired effect BASS 1 PITCH K MOD Taurdsfl n 7 V...

Page 9: ...WER CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT M 7 V KEYBOARD TRACK 10 OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE A A r BASS III Note Detune Osc 2 slightly Taurus J n TUNE 0 10 GLIDE M CONTROLLERS 4 V 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC A HI V OFF 0N AUTO TRIG...

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Page 11: ...YED CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT 10 5 0 0 10 MASTER VOLUME ON POWER 10 OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE M A r 10 7 V TUNE PITCH N M0D TaurusHlI 4O 0 10 GLIDE CONTROLLERS 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC A OJ V 0FF 0M...

Page 12: ...CA MODE CONTOUR BYPASS KEYED CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT 10 0 10 MASTER VOLUME ON POWER 0 1 _ KEYBOARD TRACK BASS VIII mexog 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC a ru v 0FF 0N OFF ON OFF ON MODULATION OSC...

Page 13: ...7 V MASTER VOLUME POWER OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE 101 OVEP DRIVE 5 MODULATION OSCILLATORS SOLO I frraog l t7N 7 TUNE PITCH MOO Tauri sfJ H 0 10 GLIDE 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC a ru v off on AUTO TRIG VCF OFF ON...

Page 14: ...CONTOUR BYPASS KEYED CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT 10 Ma 0 10 MASTER VOLUME ON POWER KEYBOARD TRACK OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE SOLO III maog 7 V PITCH s MOD Taurtfs 0 10 GLIDE 7 V 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE O...

Page 15: ...10 KEYBOARD TRACK AI V o io MASTER VOLUME POWER OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE n r n 10 SOLOV msxrj PITCH A v MOD i Taurus II 7 V TUNE CONTROLLERS 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC a ru v 0FF 0M AUTO TRIG OFF ON OFF ON MODU...

Page 16: ...POWER CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT 0 KEYBOARD TRACK OSC 1Oi OSC 2 NOISE n o_ oven drive 5 0 SOUND EFFECTS I meog PITCH MOD Tauruln n 7 TUNE AIA 10 GLIDE CONTROLLERS HATE HZ SHAPE OSC A IUV 0FF otl AUTO TRIG V...

Page 17: ...KEYED CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT V V o to MASTER VOLUME ON POWER KEYBOARD TRACK SOUND EFFECTS III meog PITCH A t MOD Taurus 7 H TUNE GLIDE A CONTROLLERS 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC a ru v 0FF O...

Page 18: ...io MASTER VOLUME POWER KEYBOARD TRACK OSC 1 OSC 2 NOISE SOUND EFFECTS V rrwog PITCH MOO TaurSW II 7 V TUNE V v 0 10 GLIDE CONTROLLERS 3 30 RATE HZ SHAPE OSC a ru v 0FF 0N AUTO TRIG OFF ON OFF ON MODUL...

Page 19: ...S O CD OUT IN VCA MODE 0 ASS CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT 10 ON 0 0 10 MASTER VOLUME POWER KEYBOARD TRACK 5 0 1 OSC 2 NOISE 10 110 TUNE PITCH MOD TaurifsfJ II CONTROLLERS 2 30 RATE HZ SHAPE O...

Page 20: ...1 OCTAVE 321 16 B OFF ON CONTOURED SYNC OSC 2 TO OSC 1 WAVEFORM A III 32 16 8 osc a OJ UNISON OCTAVE controllers MODULATION INTERVAL OSCILLATORS ATTACK 10 DECAY 10 OUT IN VCA MODE CONTOUR BYPASS KEYE...

Page 21: ...CTAVE 32 16 6 OFF ON CONTOURED CD SYNC OSC 2 TO OSC 1 CD 32 16 8 osc a fV UNISON WAVEFORM A fU CD A IU OCTAVE MODULATION OSCILLATORS Check that the pitch wheel is in its center notched position GLIDE...

Page 22: ...ing the Pitch Wheel Even rocking the Pitch Wheel around its notched central position can produce interesting modulation of pitch Large continuous movements of the Pitch Wheel will create sound effects...

Page 23: ...SCILLATOR OCTAVES The oscillators are the heart of a synthesizer This is where pitched sound is generated v 1 Set up the Starting Patch OCTAVE is at 16 2 Move the switch left to 32 Notice the pitch of...

Page 24: ...eturn the Interval control to UNISON when completing this exercise Notice once more that the beating effect will disappear when the two oscillators are exactly in tune However slow beating slight detu...

Page 25: ...J UNISON OCTAVE INTERVAL OSCILLATORS After using the INTERVAL control with SYNC don t forget to retune after placing the SYNC switch in the OFF position ATTACK i SUSTAIN CD OUT IN VCA MODE I DECAY to...

Page 26: ...s have on the sound ATTACK 10 SUSTAIN OUT IN VCA MODE CONTOUR BYPASS KEYEO CONTOUR GENERATOR SUSTAIN 1 Starting Patch 2 Switch off the SUSTAIN switch 3 Depress a pedal and listen to the sound 4 Now sw...

Page 27: ...inuously sound Move the switch back to the KEYED position to stop the notes from playing ATTACK 10 O DECAY SUSTAIN CD OUT IN 10 CONTOUR GENERATOR CUTOFF EMPHASIS AMT KEYBOARD TRACK 10 6 0 Ht Otoi Tip...

Page 28: ...nd notice the pitch is also controlled by the pedal board To obtain an exact tuning from bottom C to top C the KEYBOARD TRACK control may have to be adjusted 8 Now experiment with various CUTOFF and E...

Page 29: ...es in order to make them stand out more for melodic reasons ATTACK DECAY 10 0 SUSTAIN 10 CD OUT IN VCA MODE CONTOUR BYPASS KEYED CONTOUR GENERATOR MIXER SECTION 1 Starting Patch 2 Move OSC 1 slider to...

Page 30: ...e setting Oscillator level controls at maximum also produces overdrive a slight distortion a desirable addition to fatten the sound even more 1 Set the sliders for OSC 1 and OSC 2 in the Mixer section...

Page 31: ...hat has its own special purpose To understand and use a synthesizer correctly you need only to understand each of its modules The connecting of one module to another is easily done with the switches a...

Page 32: ...o produces a square wave LJ and oscillator two produces a narrow pulse wave fl I The octave switch provides a 3 octave range for both oscillators In addition oscillator two may be tuned up to one octa...

Page 33: ...L VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER I J CONTOUR GENERATOR VCA MODE SWITCH OUT DECAY I 0N n 7 U POWER OUT IN VCA MODE CONTOUR BYPASS KEYED MASTER VOLUME RATE HZ SHAPE OSC CD CD a ru v 0FF 0N OSC 1 OSC 2 NOI...

Page 34: ...effect of the filter s function and the CUTOFF can be controlled further by the pedalboard and contour generator EMPHASIS amplifies a narrow band of frequencies surrounding the cutoff point Raise the...

Page 35: ...frequency oscillator LFO built into Taurus II You can control its repetition rate with the RATE knob and its waveshape with the 3 position SHAPE switch You may then select to apply this modulation eff...

Page 36: ...A SELECT T SWITCHES I 1 j VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER PITCH CONTROL PITCH BEND WHEEL I I VCA MODE SWITCH CONTOUR GENERATOR out tz 0 POWER The shading on the above diagram indicates the modulation an...

Page 37: ...e attack and decay times These may be set from fast 0 to very slow 10 A SUSTAIN switch holds maximum loudness while a key is depressed The contour may be used to control the filter cutoff This effect...

Page 38: ...CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER i i CONTOUR GENERATOR VCA MODE SWITCH out meog PITCH MOD Taurdsfl n TUNE RATE HZ SHAPE OSC CD CD a ru v o on AUTO TRIG VCF CD CD OFF OH OFF ON MODULATION ATTACK OECAY i OSC 1 0 PO...

Page 39: ...ltaneously A GLIDE control allows theaddition ofportamento sliding from note to note when playing on the pedals The speed of the glide is adjustable The TUNING knob controls both oscillators simultane...

Page 40: ...RATE HZ SHAPE OSC CD CD a ru v OFF 0N AUTO TRIG VCF CD CD OFF ON OFF ON MODULATION OFF ON CONTOURED CD SYNC OSC 2 TO OSC 1 OCTAVE 32 16 8 WAVEFORM A RJ CD CD 32 16 e1 a LJ ATTACK 10 0 SUSTAIN DECAY 1...

Page 41: ...h another instrument two connections are normally required a control voltage CV and a trigger or gate EXAMPLE 1 Interface a Taurus II to a Source Taurus II would be the master the Source the slave Rea...

Page 42: ...ect The proper procedure is as follows 1 Check that the Taurus II is in tune with Liberation 2 Make all interface connections 3 Set volume of Taurus II and Liberation so you can hear both instruments...

Page 43: ...ARD IN OUT IN OUT UNBALANCED TO AMPLIFIER O V TRIG IN ON RING SUSTAIN PEDAL O USE STEREO PLUG ONLY ORGAN GATE RAWSIG O PHONES O OUTPUT CONTROL VOLTAGES The CV supplies information about pitch e g the...

Page 44: ...wise known as a gate A V trigger occurs when the voltage at 0 volts goes from 0 to 10 volts Taurus I will accept input voltages from 3v to 10 volts as V triggers The TRIG IN OUT connector is a stereo...

Page 45: ...H JONES CONNECTOR S TRIG OUT MALE CINCH JONES CONNECTOR Some other brands of synthesizers and some newer Moog instruments may not use the Cinch Jones connectors Consult the instrument s owner s manual...

Page 46: ...ss switch is ON the filter is controlled by manually adjusting the CUTOFF EMPHASIS or AMOUNT sliders Alternatively with the VCA Mode switch in CONTOUR the filter can be controlled by depressing a peda...

Page 47: ...ult the RS 09 s audio signal will be passing through the Moog filter with its full contouring control and the famous Moog sound COMPATIBILITY OF CONTROL VOLTAGES The CV in Taurus II comes from the ped...

Page 48: ...cillators over drive the filter input producing a small amount of intermodulation distortion the Overdrive11 sound Mixer settings below 5 produce normal sound Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter Type 2...

Page 49: ...bles 43 Interval 23 Keyboard IN OUT 42 LFO 34 Maintenance 4 Master Volume 29 Mixer 28 38 Modifiers 33 35 Modulation 21 22 34 Mod Wheel 21 34 Mod Shape 21 34 Mod Rate 21 LFO 34 Routing 34 Noise 29 31 O...

Page 50: ...stand will act as a support 2 The synthesizer module fits in the left side pocket of the Gig Bag 3 The cable and power supply fit in the smaller pocket on the right side of the bag 4 The two small st...

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