This panel has been designed to work with the Minitaur which is a compact and powerful analogue bass synthesizer created, produced and sold by Moog Music Inc. This panel will allow the user to have access to this powerful synthesizer as a VST/AU enabling the user access within programs such as Ableton Live and Logic Pro using full automation.
This panel has been designed to work with the Minitaur which is a compact and powerful analogue bass synthesizer created, produced and sold by Moog Music Inc. This panel will allow the user to have access to this powerful synthesizer as a VST/AU enabling the user access within programs such as Ableton Live and Logic Pro using full automation. The Minitaur has a lot of bass, but in my opinion the results are 'cleaner' than a SE-02 or a GrandMother (all those synths can sound clean, but I can't manage to get the Minitaur to sound as 'saturated' as those two synths). Also, the Minitaur is limited to saw and square waveforms. The Minitaur looks good in its traditional Moog livery and, at just 22 x 14cm, its front panel is certainly compact. But let's start at the beginning. The Minitaur boasts two oscillators that can generate either sawtooth or square waves. Moog Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer (2012) A compact module spinoff from classic pedal synth Moog Taurus 3 (2008) dedicated to analog bass sounds. NOTE: this review is based on OS 2.0 with new features, you can update your Minitaur freely at Moog website.
This panel is still in development and I look forward to any comments, suggestions and recommendations. The purpose of this project is to allow my son access to this device using full automation in the aforementioned programs. I have been developing and testing as a standalone panel and am ready for some initial testing and feedback on the panel.
The controls on the first tab (Minitaur Editor) use a vertical drag to alter them and they show a bubble with the value. The second tab (Under the Hood) uses a rotary drag to move the knobs. This screen will also allow one to position the knob at the point where they click on the knob, eliminating some of the need to drag. The third tab (Miscellaneous) uses a horizontal drag. Both tabs 2 and 3 do not show the bubble when dragging. All three tabs allow the user to double click to set value back to Default as specified in the Minitaur manuals and documentation.
Please feel free to test and provide feedback on anything. Currently, avoid using the Erase Firmware and Save Firmware functionality on the Miscellaneous tab. Those setting may require physically putting the |Minitaur in a special mode, so avoid those at this time. On that tab is the Set All Defaults button. This button may be useful if settings go astray.
When using some of the settings it may be necessary to either Send Snapshot or Receive Snapshot depending on where the change was made. Once Set All Defaults is performed one may want to hit the FW VERSION GET button and watch the firmware version on the screen get updated. Also, the FW VERSION DISPLAY has your Minitaur show its display by flashing the Oscillator button LEDs.
The Refresh button on the Under the Hood tab will update you MIDI settings so one may also select and make changes from those LED style list boxes. I also have not tested anything on the Hardware/Calibration page. Use that at your own risk and really only if you know what you are doing.
All the Presets buttons work now. The Save Local Preset function is identical to functionality on Moog’s Minitaur Editor, except for a slight difference in two of the settings. Those settings are:Glide Type and LFO Clock. Work is still being done to better the functionality on this tab but it is now fully functional needing some User Interface improvements as well as perhaps correcting the aforementioned difference.
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| Anyone using this, or the Sirin? No problem using the Minitaur as a regular external instrument/synth. But I can’t seem to play it via the plugin. MIDI I/O Maybe? Minitaur both in & out is what I thought and what works in Logic. Studio One 4.6.2 Pro, Mac OS 10.14.6 (3.6GHz 8-Core i9, 64GB RAM, iMac / 2.8GHz 4-Core i7, 16GB, RAM MBP), Clarett 8Pre Thunderbolt, MOTU MIDI ExpressXT Presonus, I’m still human! Please find a better security method, please. And where's my avatar?!? |
| 1. Add an External Device/ New Instrument, and type in Minitaur in the device name box 2. Choose 'Moog Minitaur Out' from the pull down menu of 'Send to' (provided the driver is installed and Minitaur powered on) 3. Create an instrument track and select 'Minitaur' (as named at step 1) in the output device menu. (this is where you place your midi notes events) 4. Create an Audio track (mono in this case) and select your audio interface input where you plugged in minitaur's output. 5. Drag and drop Minitaur Editor (found in FX browser) as an insert of this Audio Track. Pay attention not to drag the 'Minitaur editor VI' which is the virtual instrument version of the same editor. 6. Use the editor to adjust the minitaur's parameters. Neither editor (FX or VI) generates sounds. there is no midi only VST so you can drag it directly onto instrument track- unfortunately this is a limitation of the VST framework (any VST has at least one audio output). This is useful if your intention is only to automate Minitaurs parameters. |
| I forgot about this thread after not getting an immediate response. Thanks! OK, the VI doesn't generate sound like a typical VI? Is this a Studio One limitation? I thought I was able to use just an instrument track in Logic, and a long while back in Pro Tools. Studio One 4.6.2 Pro, Mac OS 10.14.6 (3.6GHz 8-Core i9, 64GB RAM, iMac / 2.8GHz 4-Core i7, 16GB, RAM MBP), Clarett 8Pre Thunderbolt, MOTU MIDI ExpressXT Presonus, I’m still human! Please find a better security method, please. And where's my avatar?!? |
| So, I don't have a Minitaur nor a specific answer to your question. In my case, the Roland Integra-7 has a plug-in editor that is inserted in an instrument track. This instrument track is not for MIDI note data, it's just for the plug-in editor where the user can manipulate various settings rather than fiddling with knobs on the hardware device while viewing the LCD. MIDI data is recorded on a separate MIDI track and the audio output is captured in an audio track. In your case, it looks like kope has spelled out how to set up the Minitaur Editor on an audio track. Try to follow those instructions as indicated. Are you able to open the editor on the audio track to manipulate parameters on your Minitaur? 2017 MBP/2012 Mini, macOS 10.15.7, S1 5.1, Notion 6.8.0, Eris 5, FaderPort8, Quantum 2626, I-7, MIDI guitar controllers, Novation SL MKll for CC - no Automap! |
| I have found from experience you can open an editor as a stand alone thing outside Studio One, while Studio One is open. And set its Midi output parameters to the same midi port that Studio One is talking to. And the external synth that is will get the editor data and the Studio One midi signals at the same time. That is how it works for me with a Kurzweil PC3K. I doubt the editor will work on an audio track. Some editors can be opened on Instrument tracks as you say. Please add your specs to your SIGNATURE. Search the STUDIO ONE 4 ONLINE MANUAL. Access your MY.PRESONUS account. OVERVIEW of how to get your issue fixed or the steps to create a SUPPORT TICKET. Needs to include: 1) One Sentence Description 2) Expected Results 3) Actual Results 4) Steps to Reproduce. Specs i5-2500K 3.5 Ghz-8 Gb RAM-Win 7 64 bit - ATI Radeon HD6900 Series - RME HDSP9632 - Midex 8 Midi interface - Faderport 2/8 - Atom Pad- iMac 2.5Ghz Core i5 - High Sierra 10.13.6 - Focusrite Clarett 2 Pre & Scarlett 18i20. Studio One V5.1 (Mac), Notion 6.7, Ableton Live 10 Suite, LaunchPad Pro |
| CSeye wroteSo, I don't have a Minitaur nor a specific answer to your question.The Minitaur Editor works the same way, controlling parameters. I prefer using the knobs on the hardware, but the Editor also controls 'under the hood' parameters not available on the hardware. I'm going to revisit this tonight, but I needed 2 tracks the last time I tried, I assume an Instrument/MIDI and Audio track. I was just hoping this could be streamlined like in other DAWs. Jemusic wroteI have found from experience you can open an editor as a stand alone thing outside Studio One, while Studio One is open. And set its Midi output parameters to the same midi port that Studio One is talking to. And the external synth that is will get the editor data and the Studio One midi signals at the same time. That is how it works for me with a Kurzweil PC3K.Hmmm, I will try this. Studio One 4.6.2 Pro, Mac OS 10.14.6 (3.6GHz 8-Core i9, 64GB RAM, iMac / 2.8GHz 4-Core i7, 16GB, RAM MBP), Clarett 8Pre Thunderbolt, MOTU MIDI ExpressXT Presonus, I’m still human! Please find a better security method, please. And where's my avatar?!? |
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