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Moog MINIMOOG Tuning Procedure

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MINIMOOG TUNING PROCEDURE
TUNING PROCEDURE, SECOND VERSION
TUNING PROCEDURE, THIRD VERSION

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  • Page 1 MINIMOOG TUNING PROCEDURE TUNING PROCEDURE, SECOND VERSION TUNING PROCEDURE, THIRD VERSION...
  • Page 2 You can calibrate the oscillator with or without the rear cover intact. There are access holes for the trimpots, but not all of them. It is also possible that you have a older Minimoog with a newer oscillator board, and only the access holes for the older oscillator board.
  • Page 3 If you see four columns of three trimpots, you have the third version. TUNING PROCEDURE, SECOND VERSION This is the board that is in my Minimoog. I modified the procedure slightly because it tunes it better. The arrangement of the trimpots is as follows: each row pertains to each oscillator, the top is OSC1, middle is OSC2, bottom is OSC3.
  • Page 4 10) Repeat steps 8 and 9 until no further adjustment is necessary. The remaining adjustments can be done without the tuner or counter. You can monitor the Minimoog with headphones or an amp. OCTAVE 11) Hold down the LOW A key.
  • Page 5 TUNING PROCEDURE, THIRD VERSION I have never owned a Minimoog with this board, so I am just copying the procedure from the manual. The arrangement of the trimpots is as follows: each row pertains to each oscillator, the top is OSC1, middle is OSC2, bottom is OSC3.
  • Page 6 SCALE OSCx=OSC1, OSC2, or OSC3 27) Turn on OSCx in the mixer on the front panel. All other switches in the mixer should be OFF. 28) Change OSCx RANGE switch on the front panel to 16. 29) Hold down the LOW A key and adjust OSCx SHIFT trimpot for 55hz. 30) Hold down the HIGH A key and adjust OSCx SCALE trimpot for 440hz.
  • Page 7 SHIFT OSCx=OSC1, OSC2, or OSC3 44) Turn on OSCx in the mixer on the front panel. All other switches in the mixer should be OFF. 45) Change OSCx RANGE switch on the front panel to 16. 46) Hold down the HIGH A key and adjust OSCx SHIFT trimpot for 440hz. repeat for each oscillator You're done! Reinstall the rear cover and enjoy!

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