Our good friend Hirofumi Shimada at Stubbie Records in Japan has just released a new edition of The Joyous Sounds Of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan. The most notable difference between this ne
Optigan® Cabinet Parts – Free for Pickup ONLY in San Diego
Hi all, I’ve got some random Optigan® cabinetry leftovers that I will most likely never get around to using, and am now offering them up for free. The only catch is, you have to come pick up anything/
2012 Year-End Cancer Research Donation
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
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
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
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
Optigan® Cake for Pea’s Birthday
My good friend Amy made this bitchin’ Optigan® logo cake (well, with my name instead of “Optigan”) for my birthday yesterday! Thanks Amy! Still can’t bring myself to cut it up!
Five New Vako Orchestron Discs – Now taking Pre-Orders
You know what they say, when it rains, it pours! We’re proud to announce not one, not two, but FIVE new Orchestron discs! VIOLIN and PIPE ORGAN are Orchestron originals, newly remastered. STRING ENSEM
RIP Mark Linkous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjsUZRs770U Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse passed away on March 6, 2010. Mark was a big Optigan® fan/user (hear the Optigan® “Guitar in 3/4” disc in the above song), and I