The Quarter Sawn Tiger Oak Voyager Performer synth is very limited! Only 10 will be available worldwide.
This one is Serial #: 3849
We teamed up with Moog to bring you a truly unique rendition of the much loved Voyager Synthesizer.
Why Quarter Sawn Tiger Oak?
Well, quarter sawn oak was a key feature of the decorative style of the American Arts and Crafts movement, particularly the work of Gustav Stickley, who is easily considered one of the finest furniture builders ever. He felt it was superior to any other wood used in furniture making. Cheaper copies of Stickley's furniture were sometimes made with the less-expensive woods stained to resemble oak, but it can be identified by its lack of "tiger striping".
Quarter Sawn oak, while somewhat expensive, has two distinct advantages:
(1) It is considerably stronger and more resistant against warping with changes in humidity, and (2) It can produce beautiful ray flake in the grain, often called tiger stripes. (3) It practically screams retro!
Sourcing the Wood
This wasn't exactly an easy task. Tiger Oak doesn't exactly grow on trees. Wait! Scratch that. You know what we mean... Anyway, in order to do this, we worked with Moog and their woodshop supplier. We specified the wood, and we prototyped a few finishes back and forth until it met our specs.
"One of my hobbies is collecting old tiger oak pieces of furniture, so I had a very distinct finish in mind that I wanted to see on these enclosures. I'm very happy with the outcome, and the first one is going home with me!" - Jake Langston, Head Dishwasher, Humbucker Music
Yeah, yeah. We get it. What about the Voyager Performer itself?
The Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition is a handcrafted, all-analog performance synthesizer that incorporates the features and incredible sonic range of the original Minimoog, while adding a vast number of new functional improvements to its design. And just like the original Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager was designed and brought to life by synthesizer pioneer, Bob Moog.
The Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition is the traditional Minimoog Voyager. It is housed in a rugged steel chassis that is secured in a stunning, custom finished ash cabinet. It is fitted with a top of the line, 44-key Fatar keybed and comes stock with cool grey pitch/mod wheels. *Blue Pitch and Mod Wheels (pictured) are available as an upgrade ($99).
Features include:
100% Analog Signal Path 3 Ultra-Stable Oscillators 2 Legendary Moog Ladder Filters 2 Four-Stage Analog Envelope Generators 2 Flexible Modulation Busses Assignable X/Y/A Touch Control Interface Over 800 Onboard Presets CV/Gate Expansion Port
Minimoog Voyager users include: Herbie Hancock, Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea, Bernie Worrell, Brian Eno and Stevie Wonder.
Awards include:
"Key Buy" award from Keyboard magazine "Platinum Award" from Future Music magazine "Excellence Award" from Music Tech magazine "TEC" award from Mix magazine "Editor's Choice award" from Electronic Musician magazine
Minimoog Voyager
Product
Specifications
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
Low
Frequency Oscillator generates triangular, square, Sample &
Hold, and smoothed Sample & Hold waveforms for use as
modulating signals.
RATE
control sets the LFO rate over the range 0.2 Hz (one cycle every five
seconds) to 50 Hz (fifty times a second).
SYNC
selector selects LFO synchronization source to be from the keyboard
gate, external envelope gate, external gate, or off (no
synchronization).
RATE
LED provides visual indication of the LFO rate.
Modulation
Busses 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
3.3 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 eight hundred ninety-six 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.
Rear
Jack Panel
Pedal/Control
InputsThese
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 deliversthe
Control Voltage and gatesignals
generated inside the Voyager to a standard DB-25connector.
This is designed for use with the VX-351 Voyager CV Expander.LFO
SyncA
footswitch or gateapplied to this input will reset the LFO waveform to
the beginning of its cycle.Envelopes
GateA
footswitch or gate applied to this input will start the
envelopes.Sample
and Hold GateA
gate signal applied to this jack will trigger a new sample and hold
voltage.Releasefoot
switch plugged into this jack will have the same effect as depressing
the corresponding switch on the left hand controller panel.Mixer
Ext InPlug
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 InThe
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 OutputsThe
audio outputs are 1/4 " unbalanced outputs. The two output channels are
summed to mono when only the left(mono) output is used.12V
LampThe
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.
