Output Section - Moog Minimoog Operation Manual

output section

The Output section of the front panel includes two basic switches: the POWER switch, which
turns the instrument on and off, and the MAIN OUTPUT switch, which sends the final audio
signal out the MAIN OUTPUT jacks at the rear and into your amplifier. In addition, there
are volume controls for the MAIN OUTPUT and HEADPHONE signals, and an A-440
switch, all of which will be described below.
1. Turn on the POWER switch (P). The instrument should generally be given about ten
minutes to warm up before tuning and playing. Once warmed up, there is practically no
limit to the length of time it may be kept on and in use.
2. Turn on switches (B) and (C) and the MAIN OUTPUT switch (M). Adjust the volume
control on your amplifier so that, as you play the keyboard, fairly loud tones are heard.
Further adjustments in the overall volume may be made with the MAIN OUTPUT VOL-
UME control (26)
3. Briefly turn on the A-440 switch (Q). This signal will be used for tuning the instrument,
and is not used during actual performance. The tuning procedure will be described in the
controllers section, step 11.
4. A separate output is available for headphones, in addition to the MAIN OUTPUT. For
quiet practice, or for tuning up prior to performance, the MAIN OUTPUT switch may be
turned off, so that the audio signal is not fed into the amplifier. A pair of low impedance
headphones with a stereo plug may be plugged into the jack labelled PHONES (N). The
HEADPHONE VOLUME control (27) is then used to regulate the volume of the head-
phone signal.
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1
A
6
2 3
9
B
CONTROLLERS OSCILLATOR BANK
R
S
28 29
Front Panel Diagram
5 12 C
D
7 8 13 E
10 11 14 G
MIXER
J
17
K
15
20
L
16
H
F
23
MODIFIERS
18 19 26
M
21 22
Q
N
24 25 27
OUTPUT
P