Part of the original Moog Taurus I and now Taurus III beauty is the constant beat frequency. So the offset changes its frequency while using the oscillator pair on different notes and octaves. The Minitaur, the Taurus II and most other synths got a DETUNE parameter which defines the frequency difference of the oscillators to be a ratio of the actual oscillator frequency.

So no 5th detune oscillators to play with via the keyboard/pedalboard. The BEAT will never produce a music interval that is musically shifting with the notes you play. This is due to the linear Hz/V type of VCO of the original Taurus I. So playing different notes will not change the beating period (assuming you use a good auto-calibrated Taurus III). The beating of two slightly different tuned oscillators on the Taurus I and III has always the same frequency. The Taurus I and III use a parameter called BEAT in favour of the typical detune found on other synths and the Minitaur and the Taurus II. Main difference Taurus I and III to Minitaur: You can always get a set of Roland PKs and Minitaur but now your are carrying even MORE equipment to a gig, worrying about what might go wrong with cables, etc.

If you are a guitar player or a bass player and envision wanting to stomp on a pedal, I think that's your answer. There certainly differences as outlined above and things that either can do on top the of ther but the biggest difference is whether or not you want a set of 'performance' pedals, whereby choosing a preset will dial up a specifically crafted sound (the precise setting of the LFO from an amount perspective plays a big role in some of the more distinctive patches). which bowl in the other room shakes) but Minitaur DEFINATELY has the full range.Īll of it can be modeled and dialed into the Minitaur and saved as a patch with the exception of the RAMP, etc. and you've got wildcards that you won't be able to control (ie.

Throw the acoustics of the room into the mix, your amp, etc. So much of the Taurus III sound depends on the 'beating' of OSCs against each other and I tweaked, via 14 bit Midi each setting, toiling until I was happy with it. So much so, that you'd be challenged to choose which was which. I converted about 20 of my favorite Taurus III patches to Minitaur and I can tell you with certainty that it's damn close.

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