Moog Taurus Vst Plugin

22.12.2020

The Minimoog ! one of the synth that had the biggest impact in history of synths.
This is a difficult task to emulate the moog sound with virtual synth, you have to take care of the electronic components and their characteristics.

Let’s start the dance :

The original Moog Taurus of the mid-1970s was a foot pedal-controlled analog synth with 13 foot keys and a five octave range, though it was primarily used for bass work. The Taurus was originally intended as a bass complement to the Apollo and Lyra keyboard. Taurus; 500 Series / Synthesizers. The Moog Model 15 Modular Synthesizer App is the first Moog modular synthesizer and synthesis educational tool created exclusively for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Get all the latest information on Events, Sales and Offers. Sign up for newsletter today.

1. MinimogueVA by Gunnar

Download and information : Gunnar archive site

Based on the Richard Brooks synthedit sources of “mogue”, this is a very nice VST emulation of the famous miniMoog synthesizer.
It’s a Synthedit creation : It works for Windows and 32 bit VST hosts.
You can also found a polyphonic version (MinimogueLuxus VST).
The three oscillators are here, and the filter does the job.
A simple arpeggiator is also a nice addition.

2. Model Mini by ElektroStudio

ModelMini VST

Info & download : http://www.elektrostudio.ovh.org/index.php?go=mini

A free VST that can stand for the “best free VST recreation of a Moog synth” title.
Sounds good, works for Windows (32 bit).

3. Freemoog by Cyclik

download now ! => http://spiritconspiracy.free.fr/spip.php?article14

Created with Synthedit, it sounds different than the two previous VST synths, but it sounds good.
And that’s all we want. It’s free, and works in all 32 bit VST host under Windows.

4 RA Mowg by Chris Anderson

RA Mowg VST

Emulation of a Minimoog model D. Created with synthedit. It’s not bad.

5. ASynth by Antti.

download and test it : http://antti.smartelectronix.com/

It’s not really a Minimoog emulation, but with its two oscillators and the filter set on “MINI” , it does “Moog-ish sounds”. The quality is superior. Don’t forget to check out the Taurus emulation on the same site too !
ASynth VST is donationware, and still one of the best VSTi.

6. Minimoog+ by Synthfellow

Synthfellow Minimoog+ VST

Info : archive & download

Moog Source Vst

This is an oooold VST plugin created with Synthedit about 10 years ago.
It has some playing/retrigger bugs, some parameters are not well “calibrated” and the presets don’t do it justice.
But with some tweaking, it can do nice leads and bass !