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	Moog Taurus Information
		The lower-quality Taurus II is generally dismissed by musicians as a Moog Rogue that one plays with their feet.
		Taurus pedals are very rare and often need the original bakelite pedals to be replaced because they have grown brittle over time.
		Taurus pedals were used by such musicians as Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from Rush, Styx, U2, Jon Anderson and Chris Squire from Yes, Sting and Andy Summers of The Police, and Genesis.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Moog_Taurus (284 words)

	John Paul Jones' bass pedals
		These pedals were made by different companies, with slightly different sounds and features, but all based upon the same idea: the traditional organ pedal set has a standard piano keyboard, but made larger and longer to accomodate the feet.
		I picked up on using bass pedals from playing in church." At one point in 1977, JPJ was touring with four sets of pedals onstage, so that he could play bass with his feet no matter which instrument he was playing.
		Jones' first set of pedals were Fender bass pedals -- a set of organ-style pedals from the 1960s that were a portable octave of pedals that generated low bass tones.
	www.geocities.com /jpjkeys/basspedals.html (561 words)

	eBay.ca: Moog Taurus Analog Bass Synth Pedal vintage (item 110102490412 end time 22-Mar-07 13:21:51 EDT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The pedal is 100 % functional with just one issue, the LED light to indicate that the variable patch is engaged seems to be burned out.
		The Taurus is a specialized monophonic bass synthesizer using two audio oscillators with glide, two contour generators, and a VCA, coupled with the famous 24 db Moog low pass filter.
		Of the 3 models of the Taurus Bass Pedal Synthesizers made by Moog, the Model 1 is considered to be the most desirable.
	cgi.ebay.ca /Moog-Taurus-Analog-Bass-Synth-Pedal-vintage_W0QQitemZ110102490412QQcategoryZ38071QQcmdZViewItem (569 words)

	Moog synthesizer - WikiRecording
		Robert Moog created the first subtractive synthesizer to utilize a keyboard as a controller in 1964 and demonstrated it at the AES convention.
		Released in 1975, its pedals were similar in design to organ pedals and triggered synthetic bass sounds.
		One of the most well known uses the synthesizer was in the movie A Clockwork Orange, in which Carlos wrote all in the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, creating a very eerie mood that was considered very successful at expressing the strange society of the movie.
	www.wikirecording.org /index.php?title=Moog_synthesizer&redirect=no (710 words)

	Moog Taurus I bass pedals
		The Moog Taurus I is a self-contained synthesizer famed for its earthquake-inducing bass timbres.
		Many Taurus pedals are missing the window/bezzle because they were friction fit to the case and they often worked loose.
		The electronics of the Taurus II is identical to the compact Rogue synthesizer with the exception of the keyboard CV circuit.
	www.retrosynth.com /~analoguediehard/studio/keyboards/moog_taurus (2836 words)

	RetroSound - The Moog Taurus Mk1 Bass Pedals
		The Taurus has three programmed voices and a voice that you can program completely In performance you can select a Moog voice or your voice instantly The Taurus is a variable synthesizer that features two audio oscillators to create phasing effects, parallel intervals, and rich percussion sounds.
		That is, values of the various parametersthat are used to control the details of a sound are determined either by the internally fixed values (for the three fixed presets) or set by the player accessible controls (for the VARIABLE preset).
		When using the TAURUS with a bass amplifier or similar musical instrument amplifier, plug the TAURUS into a high level amplifier input, and set the amplifier volume control one-third to one-half of the way up.
	www.retrosound.de /The_Taurus.htm (1486 words)

	Pedal Keyboards: A nearly complete roster - Troubador Tech
		The control pedal was basically a volume pedal, controlling the output level of the accompaniment synth, upon which were mounted four switches.
		I personally opted for a MIDI pedal keyboard, but John Stone White was gigging with a BassMate as recently as 1994, and one of these units may be just what you're looking for to fill a void in your act, your psyche, or your life.
		Current MIDI pedal keyboards: Music Industries is the United States distributor for the Fatar Studiologic MP-113, a one-octave, velocity-sensitive unit, and the Studiologic MP-117, which has a 17-note keyboard but is otherwise identical.
	jpsongs.com /troubadortech/pkbd.htm (1574 words)

	Kick MIDI Bass.
		The bass has only just begun to really step into the limelight, that for many years was dominated by those damned guitarists and singers.
		To me, the bass never sounded better than when the instrument's signal was going direct into the amp and the pure and natural sound of the guitar was coming out of the speakers.
		Since the aforementioned styles of music are so bass heavy, many of these composers have told me, there is no other sound module or synth on the market that can even remotely come close to generating the bass tones that come out of either of the Bass Station models.
	www.prthatrocks.com /articles/midibass.html (1353 words)

	Alice Daisy´s Moog Voyager and Yamaha CS Dual Channel Synthesizer on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Unlike the modular synthesizer, the Minimoog was specifically designed as a self-contained musical instrument for keyboard players (besides the extremely user-friendly physical design, it also stayed in tune reasonably well) and was the first to really solidify the synthesizer's popular image as a andquot;keyboardandquot; instrument.
		The Taurus was known for a andquot;fatandquot; bass sound and was used by the bands Genesis, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Pink Floyd and many others.
		The Taurus was known for a "fat" bass sound and was used by the bands Genesis, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Pink Floyd and many others.
	flickr.com /photos/73677633@N00/407681767 (517 words)

	Synthesizer pioneer passes away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The inventor of the Moog synthesizer was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in April and had received radiation therapy and chemotherapy to combat the disease.
		Variants of the infamous Moog synthesizer have been used by artists from Pink Floyd to Kraftwerk, Duran Duran, the Black Eyed Peas and the Neptunes.
		Though digital synthesizers would eventually replace the analogue ones popularized by Moog - the warm, organic tones of his instruments were rediscovered in the 1990s.
	www.mio.co.za /printpage.php?news=1107 (384 words)

	close yet far - The CKY Alliance
		Unlike the modular synthesizer, the Minimoog was specifically designed as a self-contained musical instrument for keyboard players (besides the extremely user-friendly physical design, it also stayed in tune reasonably well) and was the first to really solidify the synthesizer's popular image as a "keyboard" instrument.
		The Taurus was known for a "fat" bass sound and was used by musicians such as Genesis, Rush, U2, Yes, The Police, Pink Floyd and many others.
		One well known use of the synthesizer was in the 1971 movie A Clockwork Orange, in which Carlos wrote all the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, creating a very eerie mood that was considered very successful at expressing the strange society of the movie.
	www.ckyalliance.com /forum/index.php?act=findpost&pid=69883 (1651 words)

	ATPM 11.09 - Desktop Muse: Robert Moog: A Tribute
		The 50s-era RCA Synthesizers, for example, were massive machines fed with punch cards that bore a greater resemblance to computers of the same era than to any instrument ever played by human hands.
		The voltage-controlled synthesizers of the early 1960s, in contrast, were more “hands-on,” with patch cords, knobs, and buttons, encouraging a more intuitive and experimental approach.
		Moog’s influence on the synthesizer industry, and by extension the whole music industry, was enormous.
	www.atpm.com /11.09/muse.shtml (881 words)

	Music Marketing Bornemark
		To top this off the Broomstick Bass comes with an informative, enlightening, fun-to-read user manual that was not an afterthought but a rich, emotive document.
		With such a wide range of instruments like electric, acoustic, keyboard and pedal basses, nuance is the difference between sounding stiff and sounding real.
		So we recorded some of the finest acoustic, electric, keyboard and pedal basses available and turned them into useful and musical sample sets, ready to load at the press of a button.
	www.musicmarketing.ca /products/bornemark.asp (1175 words)

	Zoom 607 Bass - Multi-effects Pedal
		The Expression Pedal, which allows you to give your bass rich, extended performance, is neatly integrated into a compact unit that can be stored in the pocket of a bass guitar case.
		All settings for drive types, pedal assignments, and effect parameters can be completed with just a couple of touches of the knob and gain key.
		Since bass tuning is so fundamental for a band's harmony, there is no problem with tuning more than once if something during the performance brings your bass out of tune.
	www.floridamusicco.com /proddetail~prod~607bass.htm (754 words)

	MTV News \| Bob Moog, Synthesizer Inventor, Dies At 71
		Robert Moog, known for the synthesizer that bears his name, died at his home in Asheville, North Carolina on Sunday.
		Moog's synthesizers, which came with a piano-style keyboard, quickly became popular with rock musicians, who appreciated the wide range of unique sounds they could create by adjusting the various controls.
		His devices, which were heavily used by prog rock bands of the '70s, included the Taurus bass pedal synthesizer, which gave thick bass sounds to Genesis, Rush, U2 and the Police.
	www.mtv.com /news/articles/1508021/20050822/index.jhtml?headlines=true (322 words)

	Theremin Vox - So Long, Bob
		Unlike the few other 1960s synthesizer manufacturers, Moog shipped a piano-style keyboard as the standard user interface to his synthesizers.
		Moog also established standards for analog synthesizer control interfacing, with a logarithmic one volt-per-octave pitch control and a separate pulse triggering signal.
		The Taurus was known for a "fat" bass sound and was used by musicians such as Genesis, Rush, U2, Yes, The Police, and many others.
	www.thereminvox.com /article/articleview/181 (925 words)

	Tinkering with Tube Audio? Vintage Vaccum tube Projects for Sale.
		These pedals are expression pedals that were mounted internaly in organs made in the 50's.
		Each of these pedals has in addition the the volume control element also a switch, that can be activated by pressing the foot against the left ledge of the pedal (see photo).
		Each of the pedals operates on the same principle, but all 3 are of different vintage.
	www.ultraelectronicactive.com /Vintage-Keyboard-Parts.html (1102 words)

	Comprehensive information and links about Robert Moog
		Moog created the first subtractive synthesizer to utilize a keyboard as a controller in 1964 and demonstrated it at the AES convention.
		Unlike the few other 1960s synthesizer manufacturers, Moog shipped a piano- keyboard as the standard user interface to his synthesizers.
		Their first specialty was theremins, but by 1999 they expanded to producing a line of analog effects pedals under the moogerfooger moniker.
	www.quicknation.com /Robert_Moog.htm (1111 words)

	Mike Rutherford - Music on FoxyTunes Planet
		Whilst attending Charterhouse School he became a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and later assuming the roles of rhythm (especially known for his simultaneous 12 string guitar and Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer playing) and eventually lead guitarist and backup vocalist.
		His basslines from early Genesis are some of the most innovative and complex lines from any time period and were especially impressive in the rising progressive rock movement.
		He and bassist Chris Squire pushed the envelope of creativity for the bass guitar in the genre.
	www.foxytunes.com /artist/mike_rutherford (291 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Moog taurus pedals are together with the Mellotron, Mini Moog, Hammond organ one of the archetypical sounds of progressive rock.
		The most used sound and therefor most recognizeable is the Taurus sound, a really low fat bass sound with some great sweeping modulation over the top.
		But there is more.The Tuba and bass sounds are both really useable sounds even though they don´t have that character like the Taurus sound has.
	www.roth-handle.nu /instruments/synths_moogtaurus.htm (248 words)

	NEVER MIND THE BULLOCKS...
		This consists of a throaty roar, gradually decaying to a rounded purr as the pedal is held down.
		I have no measurements to illustrate the frequencies that the Taurus reaches, but these kind of sub-sonics are beyond the scope of any digital synth that I've come across, and even put a lot of good analogue ones to shame.
		Maybe sustained pedal bass notes aren't fashionable at the moment, but the Taurus is capable of a wonderful range of chunky 'sequencer' sounds which my fists just can't play fast enough.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/1995_articles/jun95/moogtaurus.html (1862 words)

	PLyrics.com :: General Discussion Forum :: Bob Moog, Synthesizer Inventor, Dies At 71
		Dr. Robert Moog, known for the synthesizer that beared his name, died at his home in Asheville, North Carolina on Sunday.
		By 1963, Moog developed the first widely used electronic instrument, a synthesizer, whose first popular appearance was on the Monkees album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd..
		Moog synthesizers appeared on the Beatles' Abbey Road and the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange."
	forum.plyrics.com /read.php?2,589227 (453 words)

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		Another radical move on the album was Emerson's forsaking his Hammond organ and modular Moog synthesizer, the latter of which had been the first to use in a live performance situation.
		The volume pedal had a scanner put in that never worked, and there is a touch-sensitive electronic switch for the Leslie speeds made by Trek II [2229 Morris Ave., Union, NJ 07083] that never worked either.
		The synthesizer he accomplished this with was one of an experimental group build by the R.A. Moog Company in 1969.
	www.7171.org /electrons/frap/emerson/index.html (10985 words)

	Moog Taurus 1 Bass Pedals user reviews and comments @ Synth Site - home of synth reviews
		Having always been a big fan of cathedral pipe organ and progressive rock music, I was naturally drawn to the Moog Taurus bass pedals.
		This was late 1978 and Moog Taurus pedals were not very common or even readily available in Detroit.
		Songs with the Taurus: Squonk, Dance on a Volcano, Los Endos, Mama, Turn it on Again, Abacab, Mama, Tonight Tonight Tonight, The Brazilian, Second Home by the Sea, Fountain of Salmacis, Watcher of the Skies, Supper's Ready, Firth of Fifth, One for the Vine, In That Quiet Earth, Afterglow, Deep in the Motherlode, Dodo.
	www.sonicstate.com /synth_reviews/moog_taurus1.cfm (1395 words)

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		Synth: Moog Taurus Pedal Synthesizer Review by: John Hall (jhall@nvl.army.mil) Summary: The original Taurus is a one-piece, one octave bass pedal synthesizer.
		The Taurus is much better for live playing due to the foot controls.
		Geddy Lee of Rush interfaced (not MIDI) his Taurus to Oberheim stuff (4-voice, OB-Xa) toget that massive sound in the beginning on Xanadu on Exit Stage Left.
	machines.hyperreal.org /incoming/specs/auto/Moog.Taurus_Pedal_Synthesizer.96-05-16._9:50:18.20630 (415 words)

	T12SBP Interview: Clint Bahr of TriPod
		I use a pedal board that encompases an old Morley Power Wah Fuzz pedal to an old MXR 10 band EQ to a Bass Whammy pedal and from there to an original vintage Electrohamonix Bass Synthesizer and old Korg PME pedal board which has a phaser, a compressor, analog delay and a chorus.
		From there it goes into a Boss Bass Overdrive and a Boss Analog delay and that signal gets fed into a DI box which is split and goes to the PA system and the whole Amp system is DI’d and miked.
		I also use two original Moog Taurus Bass pedals synthesizers that were used back in the 70’s by UK, RUSH and Genesis.
	www.12stringbass.com /clint_bahr_of_tripod.htm (1270 words)

	Is the Taurus the only Pedal Synthesizer?
		I recently found an old organ with organ pedals and discovered how fun it was to play a bass line with my feet while i play my songs on guitar and sing.
		I really want some sort of pedal synth, but from my research this past hour it seems the taurus is either the best one or the only one available.
		this did loads of lovely basses and worked for me. a friend offered me a Kenton Pro One MIDI/CV converter and I was then able to play a Minimoog from a set of MIDI pedals - evan better for those Taurus Plus noises.
	www.moogworld.com /forum/topic.php?id=3016 (417 words)

	Moog Moog Taurus II Bass Pedals user reviews and comments @ Synth Site - home of synth reviews
		Hi,I have a set of moog taurus 2 bass pedals which a fellow musician would like to buy.
		Love the sounds..it's enough for me just to have a complete, functioning set of Taurus pedals..the whole approach to analogue is fascinating..so much more interesting than digital..Like Jeremy, cannot get the aftertouch function to work from the pedal board..so notes cutout at note-off point..any advice..cheers Glen.
		The previous writer with a short cutuff on his bass notes can switch on sustain, or adjust decay, or flip the VCA mode swtich to contour(for a natural sounding decay) or bypass(for eternal sustain).
	www.sonicstate.com /synth_reviews/moogtaurusii.cfm (461 words)

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