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 As we pack for a long stay over in the UK, I thought I'd post a few bits of deliciousness for you to fast upon while we're in transit.

I must join in the festivities in spreading the word about the new Taurus Pedals that Moog Music have just announced! These gorgeous gems have lovingly been in the making for a good while, and by all accounts, it's worth the wait! Here are a few clips from the Moog Website:

Photos: MoogMusic.com

Here are some juicy specs as well - enticingly enough, this shiny new version of the Taurus is "faithful to the original Taurus I sound":

Performance Interface

13-note velocity sensitive bass pedals

1 Volume Footwheel Controller

1 Programmable Footwheel Controller

9 Footswitches for selecting Bank and Presets, Transpose, Glide On/Off, Decay On/Off, and Octave Up/Down


Synthesizer Sound Engine

100% Analog Audio signal path based entirely on the highly acclaimed Taurus I synthesizer circuits

2 x VCOs (Voltage Controlled Oscillators) with sawtooth waveform outputs 

1 x VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter) with 24dB/Octave Lowpass Filter with the classic Moog Ladder Filter topology. 20Hz-20KHz Frequency Response

1 x VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)


Synthesizer Modifiers

2 x ASD (Attack-Sustain-Decay) Envelope Generators with adjustable Attack, Sustain and Decay Parameters; one each for VCF and VCA contours

1 x LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) with Triangle, Square, Sawtooth, and Ramp waveforms with adjustable amounts to the VCOs and VCF. The LFO is syncable to MIDI Clock or Tap Tempo

1 x Arpeggiator with Latch Mode for generating recurring musical patterns from Bass Pedal Input. The Arpeggiator is syncable to MIDI Clock or Tap Tempo

And yes...they are only making 1000!

Anyway, this excites me as I see this machine as being an incredible, reliable stage companion as well. May I leave you with one of my favorite pieces of footage for the Taurus I - the lovely Pj Harvey and the sweet Christmas greeting from Goldfrapp in 2007...

See you in a short bit with more adventures and new remix news ( hint: it has bunny ears).....