Moog Taurus
Synthesizer by Moog Music
The first true Moog bass instrument - a pedal-operated analog synthesizer with 13 organ-style pedals. Popular with progressive rock bands including Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, and Genesis.
Specifications
| Synthesis | Analog subtractive |
| Polyphony | Monophonic |
| Voices | 1 |
| Oscillators | 2 VCOs (sawtooth and square waveforms), tunable across 5-octave range |
| Filter | 24 dB/oct resonant low-pass Moog ladder filter with cutoff, emphasis, contour amount, attack, and decay controls |
| Keyboard | 13 foot-operated bass pedals with octave up/down switch |
| Effects | Glide (portamento), octave shifter |
| Presets | 3 factory (Taurus, Bass, Tuba) + 1 user-programmable (Variable) |
| Memory | 4 patches (3 preset, 1 user) |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
| Connections | Audio output (1/4" jack) |
| Notes | Part of the Moog Constellation system alongside the Lyra and Apollo. Sound-shaping controls protected by removable plastic window. Two foot-operated sliders for filter cutoff and VCA loudness. No MIDI, no CV/Gate I/O. |
