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«  Excellent synth bass »

Published on 08/01/12 at 04:03
Monophonic Analog Synthesizer Lower Expander type.
It is limited to 6 octaves of notes 0-72.
Two oscillators sawtooth or square, the oscillator 2 is adjustable plus or minus one octave.
Another setting allows the agreement with another instrument on the two oscillators of plus or minus one semitone.
A moog ladder filter, the resonance is self-oscillating if fully opened.
A filter for the envelope
An envelope for the amp
One Triangle LFO type to modulate the filter and the oscillator frequency.
And a Glide (switchable) settings are available on the case.
In addition to that of CV input for Pitch, Filter, and Volume on the rear gate.
Midi in a connector type DIN, a USB port for configuration from a computer, an audio input, audio output, headphone output and an input power supply, complete the back.
Still in Beta, the editor also allows users to configure the front a further configuration of Minitaur by Midi with overkill for most parameter resolution of 14bits.

UTILIZATION

Configuration from the box itself is very easy for someone who used to configure an analog synth. However the editor PC / MAC is required to push the configuration a little more forward.
Synchronization of two Tilt, synchonization LFO with an external clock, tuning legato etc. etc. etc.
In addition the Minitaur with no preset memory is essential to have a PC to recall presets.

The manual is available only in English but this is not a rocket to fly but a simple analog synthesizer. The user then find the necessary information such as the array configuration from noon to twelve o'clock a publisher other than the publisher of Moog

SOUNDS

The sound of this synthesizer is particularly stunning, this is the bass.
The Minitaur is tempering Tauraus and anyway Moog lived up to its reputation.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for around 3 months and it almost daily.
It is the perfect complement to my Korg M3 EXB-RADIAS to whom I complained of lacking in bass fishing, I can now complete those with low or Minitaur surcharge, either alone or in Lower Minitaur still using the entry Audio Minitaur.
However, I regret the lack of internal memory for presets, this requiring the use of a computer which does not necessarily facilitate the implementation stage.

It's a choice I thought maturely, the MiniBrute OF Arturia also brought up that the M3 could give me. However it is a choice I would do without hesitation.
The construction of this cabinet is excellent and the knobs do not suffer from any criticism.
Their handling is firm and linear from one end to another, 17 are arranged on this synth, and no difference in sensitivity was noted between them.