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I have the same problem, using windows 7 64bit, Ableton Live 9 64bit. So i put the minitaur.dll in my vst plugins and rescanned the lot. Nothing shows up. If you registered your Minitaur thru Moog. Make sure to set MIDI To: Moog Minitaur Channel 1, and Audio. (albeit lacking the VST presets) – If it.

Getting the Minitaur to perform properly with Ableton wasn’t as self-explanatory as I would have hoped. For days I was convinced the Moog was actually broken on arrival. After exhaustive Google searches, I contacted my Amazon seller and Moog Support to inform them of my issues: hardware glitches, Ableton’s external instrument failing, the whole project crashing sometimes, lack of MIDI automation, just about anything and everything. My audio interface was crashing, my USB ports were freaking out, the Minitaur would disconnect or drop from Ableton’s list of devices – my absolute nightmare. Now, it’s important to note I really wanted to be able to record MIDI automation using the Minitaur Editor, which is a VST that becomes available after you register the device. I knew it offered this functionality, and at this point, the best I could do was run the Moog as an external instrument.

When it was NOT connected via USB, it was completely stable. So let me stop here for a moment. This is how analog gear was originally made: as an instrument intended to be played, and captured as a live audio performance.

And here I was, trying to get this thing to function like a VST. I wanted to run it as a hardware interface to Ableton, whilst generating amazing deep bass. I wanted to capture that automation, with the ability to go back and modify those envelopes. And I thought it could, even. And after two weeks, I finally found the fix online (screenshot below):. In the Ableton Preferences, MIDI tab, be sure that IF the Minitaur is featured in the topmost list of connected devices, you remove it. Switch the Control Surface, Input and Output drop-downs to None.

Yes, remove it. Down below, under MIDI ports, enable Track “On” for Input: Moog Minitaur and Output: Moog Minitaur, as well.

Create a new MIDI track, add an External Instrument. For MIDI To, choose Moog Minitaur. For Audio From, choose whatever audio channel you are receiving via your audio interface – eg., Ch 1. At this point, your Minitaur should be connected via AC power, USB, and have a mono 1/4″ audio cable running from the Moog output to your audio interface’s direct input.

You should also have a MIDI controller connected (keys / pads) ready to trigger sound. After a number of different setups, I found the Minitaur was most stable when it had its own dedicated USB port – you may need to secure a powered USB hub for your other devices. If you registered your Minitaur thru Moog, they should have sent an email with a link to download the Minitaur Editor (which is pretty sick, btw). Drag an instance from your plugins directory onto this same MIDI track.

Click the wrench icon from the plugin device to open the Editor – and before you get too carried away flipping thru presets, make sure in the Editor Settings you have the MIDI Input and Output set to Moog Minitaur. I also have Echo MIDI enabled, which updates your physical knob tweaks to match the on-screen Editor. After making this one change (step #1, above), all my problems were solved. It seems that, for some reason, if the Minitaur is listed in the top list of USB connected devices, AND the I/O MIDI ports are enabled down below, some sort of MIDI conflict occurs. It ultimately confuses the gear, the data, and the software.

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By simply disabling it from the device list, you’re golden. Kinda wish I would’ve known this from the get-go.

To learn more about the. Related Posts. Hey Steve, thanks so much for this post. I am still facing one problem and thought maybe you can help me out.

I go from audio output to Line In in my motu microbook 2. In Ableton, i can play the minitaur and record midi. I can hear the midi notes triggering the moog over my speakers. However, i do not get any audio signal inside ableton.

I have selected any of the “audio from” options in the external instrument but none of them gives a signal. I guess its related to the settings of the microbook but cant figure out what it is. Any clue?: ) This is so frustrating. Hey Jan – If you were, by chance, originally working in Arrangement View, and using the Global Record button, you may just need to click the small red arrow that appears on the timeline in the upper right of the arrangement – it’s called “Back to Arrangement” – This appears when a change is detected on the track, often in Session View. By clicking this, your MIDI clip, which may be “ghosted” transparent, will come to full color & intensity again, and should begin playback – If that doesn’t solve it, let’s work in Session View (grid) since I find it easier to check routing this way: 1. First check your Audio Preferences have input / output for the Motu and all necessary I/O channels enabled in the Output Config dialog 2.

Create a new MIDI track, and it’s set for Record Enabled (red light), I/O Monitor is set to “Auto” 3. Add the External Instrument Device – Make sure to set MIDI To: Moog Minitaur Channel 1, and Audio From (right below) to (Motu) Channel 1 – When you push your keys, you should see a light appearing on little meter on Audio From Channel 1 – If you do not see the meter, check your Motu channel input volume (if available), and turn it up – keep pressing keys until you see the meter light up 3.

. MINITAUR ANALOG BASS SYNTHESIZER EDITOR USER’S MANUAL. DAW integration. Powerful UNDER THE HOOD features are also easily accessed and controlled from this application.

The Minitaur Editor is compatible with DAWS running VST, AU, RTAS, and AAX formats. Three different screen layouts are available in the Minitaur Editor. All specifications subject to change without notice. SETUP & CONNECTIONS Connect your Minitaur synthesizer to your computer using a USB cable. NOTE: Be sure to setup your MIDI I/O settings on your Mac or PC.

For more information about connecting your synthesizer to a computer and audio device please refer to the Minitaur User’s manual Page 4-5. SETUP: Click the SETTINGS button to open the Settings window: When connecting your Minitaur and computer via USB, set the MIDI Input and MIDI Output in the EDITOR SETTINGS section to “Moog Minitaur”. Once theses MIDI Input and Output settings are selected, the MINITAUR GLOBAL SETTINGS displayed in the editor will update to reflect the current status of the connected Minitaur’s internal global settings. DAW’s MIDI setup. Then launch the VST Editor plugin, go to its settings page, and select Moog Mini- taur as both the MIDI Input and MIDI output.

To send MIDI directly from the DAW to the Minitaur, you can also. When saving a preset directly on the Minitaur hardware, a tilde is placed at the end of the preset name to let you know that it has been modified and saved. CATEGORY OPTIONS: Right-click or double-click on the Preset’s Category name to: Change the Category assigned to the Preset (The list of available Categories will appear, as shown below; Select any Category from the list,) Copy the Preset Paste the Preset Reveal the location of the Preset’s source file in your computer Delete the Preset. Delete the Preset To the right is the HARDWARE PRESETS section, showing the PRESET name and the patch location NUMBER in the connected Minitaur. Presets can be dragged and dropped to and from any location in this window.

SEARCH PRESETS. To the right is the HARDWARE PRESETS section, showing the PRESET name and the patch location NUMBER in the connected Minitaur. Presets can be dragged and dropped from the center window to any of the 128 Mini- taur Preset locations. Dragging presets onto the HARDWARE PRESETS column is how you load presets to the Minitaur's hardware memory. SYNTHESIZER FEATURES: Your Moog Minitaur is a monophonic Analog Bass Synthesizer. Based on the legendary Taurus I and Taurus 3 Synthesizers, the Minitaur offers a true 100% analog audio path. Aside from the benefits of preset manage- ment and DAW integration, the Minitaur Editor also provides powerful editing features used to create and modify sounds with exacting detail.

OSCILLATORS: The Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO1 and VCO2) are the Minitaur’s primary source of sound. Page 9 OSCILLATOR PARAMETERS: VCO 1 Choose either a Sawtooth (LED OFF) or Square Wave (LED ON) as the waveshape for VCO 1. VCO 2 Choose either a Sawtooth (LED OFF) or Square Wave (LED ON) as the waveshape for VCO 2. EXP: Exponential This is the default setting, and most closely captures the behav- ior of the original Moog Taurus.

The glide rate slows as the target note is approached. LEGATO When this switch is On (LED ON), the Glide effect is only introduced when notes are played legato style (a new note is played while the previous note is still being held). This knob controls the level of VCO 2. FILTER: The Minitaur uses a classic 24dB per octave Moog Ladder filter. This Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) selectively shapes the character and timbre of the sound by removing and/or emphasizing certain harmonic elements of the sound. ENVELOPES: The Minitaur contains two Mini-Moog style Envelope Generators (EG). One Envelope controls the Cutoff frequency of the VCF over time.

The second controls the audio level of the Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) over time. The Envelope is triggered each time a MIDI Note On message (or Gate) is received; the ATTACK time, SUSTAIN level, and DECAY/RELEASE time controls determine the Envelope shape. EXTENDED ENVELOPE PARAMETERS: In the Extended Parameters, all four Envelope stages are shown individually. The behavior of these knobs will change based on the ENV RELEASE MODE in the MINITAUR GLOBAL SETTINGS.

LINKED INDEPENDENT. Modulation is the Low Frequency Oscillator, or LFO. Because it is by nature an Oscillator, the LFO creates a repeating cyclic modulation source, useful for vibrato and other effects. The LFO in the Minitaur also has the ability to synchronize in musically meaningful ways to an incoming MIDI clock source.

While many MIDI controllers are equipped with Pitch Bend Wheels, there is no set amount of bend that any wheel can provide. The Minitaur allows a maximum pitch change range to be set for both the Up and Down directions of the Pitch Bend Wheel. SETUP Click the SETTINGS button to open the Settings window: When connecting your Minitaur and computer via USB, set the MIDI Input and MIDI Output in the EDITOR SET- TINGS section to “Moog Minitaur”. Once these MIDI Input and Output settings are selected, the MINITAUR GLOBAL SETTINGS displayed in the editor will update to reflect the current status of the connected Minitaur’s internal global settings. Number 1 receives and plays the first note; the unit set to Poly Voice Number 2 plays the next note; and so on. Be sure not to set the Poly Voice Number to a value higher than the Poly Voice Max, or the Minitaur will not play. When active (On) This setting merges MIDI from the host DAW application and the Editor plugin, and sends the merged data to the Minitaur’s specified MIDI input.

MIDI PORT WARNING When set to ON, this setting will warn you if the Minitaur is not properly communicating with the Editor, or if the hardware is disconnected or unavailable. Calibration +1V button. Calibration +4V button. Your Minitaur is now set to match the Control Voltage settings of your CV controller. Because these two notes are three octaves—and therefore three volts—apart, your Minitaur will now respond properly.

If you are using some- thing other than a keyboard, just be sure to select two notes that sound three octaves apart.