Our good friend and generous donor to the Optical Disc Lab creation fund Wally De Backer recently stopped by to visit with Robert Becker and check out the lab! Wally’s Forgotten Futures nonprofit is n
Now Available! Our Entire Back-Catalog of Optigan / Orchestron / Panoptigon Disc Titles!
BREAKING NEWS! For the first time in a couple of years, our entire catalog of existing disc titles for Optigan, Orchestron, and Panoptigon are now back in print and available for purchase at the Quilt
Panoptigon Featured on Vice Tv’s “Most Expensivest” with Mark Mothersbaugh
Thanks once again to our pal Mark Mothersbaugh for giving the Panoptigon pride of place in his studio and featuring it heavily in his media appearances. Here’s an excerpt from tonight’s episode of Vic
Panoptigon Plugged by Mark Mothersbaugh in YouTube Interview
Our pal Dale Turner alerts us to a nice shout-out to the Panoptigon by Mark Mothersbaugh in this recently streamed interview!
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Synthplex Pics & Blog Post Documenting Choptigan
Robert & Pea had a great time at Synthplex this past weekend, meeting all sorts of Optigoners, new and old! Shawn Jimmerson pointed us to a blog post about his Choptigan project from 2012 that we
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Optical Disc Lab Update & New Merch Store
Hi all! Here’s the latest update from Robert about the current progress of our Optical Disc Lab: The film processor has been ordered, with a production build time of approximately eight weeks. Shippin
The Fate of New Program Discs for Optigan®, Orchestron, and Panoptigon
This is Robert Becker, the guy that has been making program discs with Pea Hicks since 2008. It appears that our ability to make new discs is ending unless I can get some help. Background: My role in
Four NEW 2020 Optigan® Discs – FUZZ ROCK, GAMELESQUE, SPIKE’S JOINT, COUNTRY FOLK
Four NEW 2020 Optigan® Discs! Hi all, we know it’s been awhile since we’ve issued any new Optigan® discs, but we’re making up for lost time with not one, not two, but FOUR new titles! Please note that
Chilton TALENTMAKER Demo – All 20 Vintage Discs Played on Panoptigon
https://youtu.be/vlwcDXvEJF0 Recently I had a custom modified spindle made for my Panoptigon that allows me to play Chilton Talentmaker discs. The spindle size on the Talentmaker is slightly smaller t
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Panoptigon plays SILENT NIGHT
https://youtu.be/WFcdZHvVDYY SILENT NIGHT recorded on Quilter Labs’ PANOPTIGON, featuring the new Panoptigon format disc GRAND PIANO (available soon!) as well as the Optigan® format DARKSOPHONE and Or