We didn’t have anything to do with this series by James Bennett, but it looks to be a nice intro to Optigan repair! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZhW99iLQWE&list=PLp_Er5shcLalgvXC5wj-nGl_uZya2U
RIP Ralph Carney
Crushed to hear of the sudden passing of our friend and peerless talent Ralph Carney. Ralph lent us his playing on our Bass Clarinet Orchestron disc, which is at least one weird way he’ll keep tooting
New Prototype Optigan/Orchestron Disc Player – Sound Demo
https://youtu.be/ME9lLaNB9UA Robert Becker has been making steady progress (in his spare time) on his new Optigan/Orchestron disc player, which we hope will be put into production at some point. There
iOptigan – MIDI Chord Detection Modes Tutorial
https://youtu.be/0qQJZAP8EkU Another iOptigan tip, until we finish the user manual: there are three triggering modes for the chord buttons, selectable in the settings. “MIDI G#0-E2 for Chords” lays ou
iOptigan – The BIG Soundtest and Tutorial for the iPad
Thanks to The Sound Test Room for this nice little overview video! https://youtu.be/WJ3SpCEfK_0
Introducing iOptigan! An Optigan for your iPad / iPhone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzivLH2yRA Now available in the iOS app store!
More info at iOptigan.com! In collaboration with Stefan Stenzel of Waldorf, we’re proud to announce iOptigan! It’s an Op
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Behind ‘Phone Call’
Nice analysis of our friend Jon Brion’s Talentmaker work on this soundtrack.
A Mediterranean Optigan at Nixon’s Western White House
Before he passed away, Mike LeDoux shared an intriguing Optigan story with me, which I was reminded of this week in light of everything that’s going on with our current president. He pulled out these
Optigan / OY Feature Story in Japanese Music Magazine “Map”, Summer 2000
Going through some old things, I came across this Japanese music magazine called “Map” that ran a feature story on the Optigan and Optiganally Yours. I had completely forgotten it existed! I can’t rea