A flowchart illustrating the timeline of Optigan® disc manufacturing.
Inter-office Memo
A telephone memo, for comic relief.
Improved Disc Mastering System
Mike LeDoux’s thoughts on optical disc mastering.
Circular Photo-Electric Sound Track Joint Closure
A design change issue from Mike LeDoux.
The Optigan® Master Reels
An index of the contents of the Optigan® master reels.
How To Make An Optigan® Disc – Then and Now
A photo essay documenting the creation of Optigan® discs.
Who wrote the musical arrangements for the discs?
Most of the arrangements weren’t “written” per se, but were improvised by the session guys based on certain guidelines laid down by Johnny, Mike and Marshall. The earliest sessions were very haphazard
Who played the instruments encoded on the discs?
Over the years, a wide variety of session musicians played for Optigan. The earliest sessions were produced in Cologne, Germany, and constitute the bulk of material that was actually released as discs
How were the discs made?
Click here to see a photo essay of the disc-making process.
Who produced the discs?
The core production team for the Optigan® discs was Mike LeDoux and Marshall Pearlman. Marshall really oversaw the project as a whole, and Mike was largely responsible for actually creating the discs