Optigan.com has just made its annual donation to cancer research, in memory of Mike Le Doux, the guy responsible for making all those Optigan® discs in the early 70s. 10% of the proceeds from our Opti
Talentmaker Disc Copies?
OK, so from the positive response we got on a previous thread, we’ll be going ahead with plans to make Optigan® versions of Talentmaker discs. Now, there’s a related project that we’re also contemplat
New 2011 Optigan® Disc – VIBRASCAPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szM2gHqvbx8 NOW SHIPPING! Like our popular PIANOSCAPE disc, VIBRASCAPE presents the sound of the vibraphone in a uniquely Optigan® fashion. The keyboard tones are arrang
Pea featured on Songs & Sonics Blog
Pea was recently interviewed by a robot for Jeff Boller’s Songs & Sonics blog. Jeff is the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind The Simple Carnival. Featured in the interview is an unfinish
Shoptigan® Back Up and Running
Because of buggy software updates, we had to switch to yet another webstore, but Shoptigan® is now up and running again. We’re still working out a few kinks in the layout, etc, but you should be able
Forum Issues
Hi all, the forums are currently plagued with spambots, despite all the spambot security features being enabled. We’re not sure where the security hole is, but for the moment we’re having to laborious
Your Input Needed! Talentmaker->Optigan® conversion discs?
Hi all, we’ve been experimenting with converting Talentmaker discs into Optigan® discs, and have had promising initial results. Since the whereabouts or existence of the original Talentmaker master ta
Three New Vako Orchestron Discs: VIBRAPHONE, FLUTE & CELLO
We’re happy to announce today that we have three new Orchestron discs available: the all-new VIBRAPHONE, and the remastered FLUTE & CELLO. Click the links to place your orders. Each disc will get
Black Deck – A homemade Optigan-like instrument
I was recently sent a link to The Black Deck, a home-brew optical disc instrument that works on the same principle as the Optigan®, though the design and implementation are a bit different. It appears
Lot of 18 Talentmaker Discs on eBay
Click here to see a nearly complete set of Talentmaker discs on eBay, complete with the official disc file. These are not my discs, and I do not know the person selling them. The buy-it-now price is f