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An all-analog performance synthesizer
incorporating virtually all of the functions of the original Minimoog
synthesizer, produced from 1971 to 1984, and a number of new features
that bring the Minimoog into the 21st century and beyond.
Features include 3 ultra-stable oscillators, dual Moog filters, 4-stage
analog envelope generators, flexible modulation buses, and much more.
The signal path starts with a bank of 3 wide-range, high-stability,
voltage-controlled oscillators, one noise source, and one audio
preamplifier for externally applied audio signals. The sound modifiers
are 2 Moog filters and one stereo VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier).
Modulation sources are 2 ADSR (Attack Decay Sustain Release) envelope
generators and one multiwaveform LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). Control
devices include a 44-key keyboard with velocity and afterpressure
outputs, pitch bend and modulation wheels, a 3-dimensional touch
surface, and many control/pedal input jacks.
The Voyager has a hinged, multi-position panel and a solid hardwood
cabinet. The power supply accepts any power voltage from 100V to 240V.
If you want THE Moog sound, this is it. Period. This has Bob Moog's
legendary synthesizer design expertise in its circuits. It sounds
amazing, looks amazing, and feels amazing.
Moog Music presents the award-winning
minimoog Voyager Performer Edition, an all analog performance
synthesizer incorporating virtually all of the functions of the original
minimoog synthesizer, produced from 1971 to 1984, and a number of new
features that makes this the minimoog for the 21st Century.
This investment will last you a
life-time. The Voyager is paneled in oak with a stunning custom finish.
Features include 3 ultra-stable oscillators, dual moog filters, 4-stage
analog envelope generators, flexible modulation busses, and much much
more...
If you want THE Moog sound, this is it.
Period. This has Bob Moog's legendary synthesizer design expertise in
its circuits. Say no more. It sounds amazing, looks amazing, and feels
amazing. There is no substitute.
The Voyager has been awarded a "Key
Buy" award from Keyboard magazine, a "Platinum Award" from Future Music
magazine, an "Excellence Award" from Music Tech magazine, a TEC award
from Mix magazine, and the "2003 Editor's Choice award" from Electronic
musician magazine.
Treat yourself to a feast of the
senses. Buy one from an authorized dealer today. No dealer in your area?
Call us 800-948-1990 or 828-251-0090 and we will help you locate one.
Features and Technical Specifications
The MINIMOOG® VOYAGER Synthesizer is a
monophonic (one note at a time) analog performance synthesizer. It
incorporates virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the
original Model D Minimoog, which was produced by Moog Music, Inc. from
1970 to 1982. It has many new additional features, including a three
dimensional touch surface, MIDI IN and MIDI OUT implementation,
extensive patching facilities, and a large number of new panel features.
The signal path starts with a bank of
three wide-range, high-stability voltage controlled oscillators, one
noise source, and one audio preamplifier for externally-applied audio
signals. The sound modifiers are two Moog filters and one stereo VCA
(Voltage Controlled Amplifier). Modulation sources are two ADSR (Attack
Decay Sustain Release) envelope generators and one multiwaveform LFO
(Low Frequency Oscillator).Control devices include a 44-key keyboard
with velocity and afterpressure outputs, pitch bend and modulation
wheels, a three dimensional touch surface, and many control/pedal input
jacks.
The MINIMOOG® VOYAGER has a hinged,
multi-position panel and a solid hardwood cabinet. The power supply
accepts any power voltage from 100 volts to 240 volts.
Oscillators Module
Three wide-range, high stability VCO's
(Voltage Controlled Oscillators) with continuously-variable waveforms.
- FREQUENCY controls (2) vary the
frequencies of Oscillators #2 and #3 over a +/-7 semitone range with
respect to Oscillator #1.
- OCTAVE selectors (3) set the
frequency ranges of the oscillators in six octave steps.
- WAVE controls (3) provide continuous
control over the waveforms of the oscillators, from triangular, to
sawtooth, to square, to narrow rectangular.
- 1-2 SYNC switch synchronizes the
Oscillator #2 waveform to the frequency of Oscillator #1, for dramatic
timbral effects.
- 3-1 FM switch provides linear
frequency modulation of Oscillator #1 by Oscillator #3.
- 3 KB CONT switch disconnects
Oscillator #3 from control by the keyboard, thereby enabling it to
function as a drone.
- 3 FREQ switch lowers the frequency
of Oscillator #3 into the sub-audio range, thereby enabling it to
function as a low frequency audio or modulating oscillator.
Mixer Module
Five-input mixer for combining the audio
sources prior to filtering.
- Input Level controls (5) adjust the
relative levels of the oscillator, noise, and external audio input
signals.
- Input switches (5) enable the player
to quickly switch individual audio signals in and out.
- External Level LED enables the
player to set the correct external audio signal level.
Filters Module
Dual mode filter module includes dual
lowpass and highpass-lowpass filtering. Dual lowpass mode consists of
two Moog lowpass-resonant filters in parallel, one per output channel.
Highpass-lowpass mode consists of Moog lowpass filter in series with a
highpass filter.
- CUTOFF control sweeps the
frequencies of both filters throughout the audio range.
- SPACING control sets the spacing
between the frequencies of the two filters, over a +/-3 octave range.
- RESONANCE control adjusts the
resonance of both filters, from none (pure lowpass response) to filter
oscillation.
- KB CONT AMOUNT control sets how much
the filters open and close as the player presses different keys on the
keyboard.
- Dual Lowpass/Highpass-Lowpass switch
selects between dual lowpass operation or highpass-lowpass operation.
Envelopes Module
The Envelopes Module generates two
wide-range ADSR (Attack Decay Sustain Release) envelopes. The Filter
Envelope sweeps the filter and is available for modulation shaping. The
Volume Envelope shapes the overall volume.
- ATTACK controls (2) determine the
attack times of the envelopes.
- DECAY controls (2) determine the
decay time constants of the envelopes.
- SUSTAIN controls (2) determine the
sustain levels of the envelopes.
- RELEASE controls (2) determine the
release time constants of the envelopes.
- AMOUNT TO FILTER control determines
how much the filter envelope will open and close the filter, from full
negative (inverted envelope) to full positive (non-inverted envelope).
- ENVELOPE GATE SWITCH selects whether
the envelopes will be triggered by the keyboard, on , or by an
externally-applied gate.
LFO Module
Selects the sources, destinations, and
shaping signals for the MOD WHEEL bus and the EXT PEDAL/ON bus.
- SOURCE selectors (2) selects the
modulation source from the LFO triangle or square waveforms,
Oscillator# 3, sample and hold, the external modulation input (MOD2)
or noise.
- DESTINATION selectors (2) selects
the modulation destination from all the audio oscillators, just
Oscillator #2, just Oscillator #3, the filter cutoff frequencies, the
oscillator waveforms, or LFO Rate.
- SHAPING selectors (2) selects the
key pressure signal, filter envelope, note-on velocity or on to shape
the modulation signal on that bus.
- AMOUNT controls (2) sets the overall
modulation amount for each bus.
Output Module
- MASTER VOLUME control sets the
overall level of the instrument’s audio outputs.
- HEADPHONE VOLUME control sets the
overall level of the headphone output.
- HEADPHONES jack: 1/4”
tip-ring-sleeve phone jack for regular headphones.
Glide and Fine Tune Module
- GLIDE varies the speed at which the
keyboard voltage changes, from instantaneous to several seconds.
- FINE TUNE adjusts the overall tuning
of the instrument.
V 2.5 Software Capabilities
- FRONT PANEL STORAGE AND RECALL:
Except for the Fine Tuning control, the settings of all front panel
controls, selectors, and switches are stored in the nonvolatile
digital memory. A total of one hundred twenty eight front panel
presets may be stored for instant recall.
- TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF
KEYBOARD DATA VIA MIDI: Polyphonic note-on and note-off with velocity
can be transmitted (Note numbers 53-96).The Voyager responds to
note-on (0-127) messages monophonically with user defineable note
priority. The Voyager's Front Panel Controls transmit and respond to
MIDI CCs. Please refer to the Voyager User's Manual for a list of the
Front Panel Controls and their corresponding MIDI CC#s.
- UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING OF PRESETS
VIA MIDI: Individual Presets or whole Preset banks may be uploaded and
downloaded via MIDI System Exclusive.
- UPDATING OF OPERATING SOFTWARE VIA
MIDI: The instrument’s operating software can be updated via MIDI
files (.syx Sysex files) which will be available on Moog Music’s web
site in the Support Docs and Software section.
PANEL MODE FEATURES:
Panel Mode features include Compare, Quick Mode (Preset changes with
+/-1 buttons), Parameter Display (view stored paramter value, current
parameter value), and enable/disable preset Master and Headphone Volume.
EDIT MODE FEATURES:
Related to Preset Parameters not on Front Panel, these include: Compare
tp Preset, Recall last Sound, Real Panel Control, Pitch Bend Amount,
Programmable Mod Buss Sources, Destinations and Shaping, Keyboard and
Trigger Modes, FIlter Pole Select, Envelope Gate Source, Touch Surface
Destinations, Touch Surface Memory, Pot Mapping Mod. Matrix, LFO MIDI
Clock Divider, Initialize Parameters, Preset Name, and Save Preset.
MASTER MODE FEATURES:
Global Settings and functions for the Voyager include: LCD Contrast,
MIDI Local Kbd. On/Off, MIDI Merge, MIDI Program Change On/Off, MIDI
In/Out Channel, MIDI In/Out On/Off, Send Panel Sound, Send All Presets,
Receive Presets, SysEx Device ID, Transpose In/Out, MIDI Key Order,
Velocity Curve, Copyright Info, Software Version, Send System ROM, Send
Boot System, Receive Update.
Player Control Interfaces
- 44 KEY KEYBOARD produces Pitch,
Gate, Velocity, and Pressure control outputs.
- WHEELS: Pitch Wheel bends pitch over
a range of up to +/-1 octave. Mod wheel controls the gain of the MOD
WHEEL bus.
- GLIDE and RELEASE switches provide
real-time on-off control over the glide and release functions.
- THREE DIMENSIONALTOUCH SURFACE
provides three continuously-variable control signals which are derived
from the up-down and left-right position of the player’s finger, and
the amount of area with which the player makes contact to the surface.
Pedal/Control Inputs
These ten jacks have red nuts. They
accept either expression pedals or control voltages, and control the
following performance parameters:
- VOLUME
- PAN
- FILTER CUTOFF
- WAVEFORM
- PITCH
- MOD2 - EXTERNAL MODULATION SOURCE
- MOD1 - EXTERNAL CONTROL OF THE PEDAL
MOD. BUS
- SAMPLE AND HOLD IN
- ENVELOPES RATE
- LFO RATE
Accessory Port
The Accessory port delivers
the Control Voltage and gate
signals generated inside the Voyager to a standard DB-25
connector. This is designed for use with the VX-351 Voyager CV Expander.
LFO Sync
A footswitch or gateapplied to this input
will reset the LFO waveform to the beginning of its cycle.
Envelopes Gate
A footswitch or gate applied to this input
will start the envelopes.
Sample and Hold Gate
A gate signal applied to this jack will
trigger a new sample and hold voltage.
Release
foot switch plugged into this jack will
have the same effect as depressing the corresponding switch on the left
hand controller panel.
Mixer Ext In
Plug any instrument-level or line-level
audio signal in this jack to combine with the oscillator and noise
signals prior to filtering.
Mix Out/Filter Audio In
The output of the audio mixer appears
here, before being fed to the filter. Normally, the Mixer output is
bridged directly to the filter input. If you plug something into this
jack, that breaks the normal connection. Using a standard insert cable
(1/4" TRS plug to two 1/4" TS plugs) this jack can be used as an effects
loop for external processing of the Mix before it goes to the filter.
Left(Mono) and Right Audio Outputs
The audio outputs are 1/4 " unbalanced
outputs. The two output channels are summed to mono when only the
left(mono) output is used.
12V Lamp
The BNC Lamp Socket provides 12VDC for a
gooseneck lamp.
MIDI In, Thru, and Out Connectors
Standard MIDI connectors for interfacing
with other MIDI gear.
Power Input
The Voyager's power input accepts a
standard power cable. The Voyager works from 100-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz.
Dimensions and Weight
30 1/2" Wide X 18" Deep X 3" High (when
flat) 12" High when fully upright.
40 lbs. |
