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
Optigan.com Updates & Improvements Underway
Hi all, I’m finally getting around to sifting through the site with a fine-toothed comb, updating/adding information and squashing bugs and/or dead links. This site was originally put together in the
The Joyous Sounds of Christmas – Johnny Largo at the Optigan
Back in 1999, before mp3 and media sharing became ubiquitous on the internet, we reissued all the original Optigan® promotional recordings on CD. Since the bulk of these recordings were from a 1971 Se
Two New Orchestron Discs – Solo Trumpet & Solo Trombone
Now taking pre-orders for two new Orchestron Discs- Solo Trumpet and Solo Trombone! Both of these sounds are acoustic instrument recordings that come from the original Optigan/Orchestron master tapes,
GForce Software Releases OrchesTron Expansion for M-Tron Pro
Optigan.com has licensed our Orchestron sounds (both old and new) to GForce Software for the new OrchesTron expansion pack for their M-Tron Pro software. Dave Spiers has produced his usual snazzy prom
Optigan® Sample Sets Now Downloadable
By popular request, we’ve discontinued the physical media versions of our popular Optigan® sample products, and now the same material in the same configurations is downloadable at a discounted price.
Optigan® Heavily Featured on new Matthew Leonard Album
Matthew Leonard has released “I Will Be A Good Boy And Promise To No Longer Hurt Myself,” and album of lo-fi pop/rock weirdness that features lots of optigan.com’s favorite instrument! Matthew sent me
New 2012 Optigan® Disc Set – CHILTON TALENTMAKER FOUR-PAK #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epHAyjF2Awg NOW SHIPPING! This set will be available in a limited edition of 25 copies. We will go to press with it as soon as we have 15 pre-orders. Thanks for your pat
Back home now!
Hi all, I was away for about 6 weeks, but I’m home now and Shoptigan® orders will be promptly processed. If you placed an order while I was away, rest assured it will ship within a day or two. Also, w
The Price is Right: April Fools 1975
Our April Fool’s post can’t hold a candle to this Price Is Right clip from 1975! Thanks to Jared Rainer for spotting this one- priceless!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVSEuB9tvJI