Rami Jaffee Test Drives His Customized & Restored Optigan
Optigan guru Pea Hicks let us know about this video, which captures Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters) test driving his restored and custom Optigan 35012. The Optigan is a bizarre ‘OPTIcal...
View ArticleOptigan.com Triple Header Sound Disc Set Features Unheard Sounds
Optigan.com has announced a new sound disc for the vintage Optigan keyboard – Triple Header 2: “By popular demand, we’ve ported three more Orchestron sounds to the Optigan, and have also dug into the...
View ArticleTwo New Sound Discs For The Optigan, Glitchdelica & Guitarscape
Optigan.com has introduced two new sound discs for the vintage Optigan, Glitchdelica & Guitarscape. Glitchdelica is an experimental rhythmic pattern generator. Forgoing the usual drums/chords/keys...
View ArticleNew Sound Vako Orchestron Sound Disc – Drehorgel
Optigan.com has introduced a new Vako Orchestron disc, DREHORGEL. DREHORGEL is a newly recorded sound for the Orchestron. It’s based on a small, hand-cranked street organ that plays punched music...
View ArticleNew Optigan Sound Disc, ‘Darksophone’
Optigan.com has introduced a new Optigan sound disc, Darksophone. Darksophone features the work of indie rock veteran Pall Jenkins (The Black Heart Procession, Three Mile Pilot). It includes the sound...
View Article‘Lost’ Optigan Demos Offer A Vintage Intro To The Unusual Keyboard
These recording are previously unreleased demos, having languished on the original studio master tapes for 45 years.… Read More ‘Lost’ Optigan Demos Offer A Vintage Intro To The Unusual Keyboard
View ArticleRare Optigan Sample Playback Keyboard Now Available As An iOS App, iOptigan
iOptigan is a virtual Optigan on your iPad or iPhone, complete with all 40 original sound discs.… Read More Rare Optigan Sample Playback Keyboard Now Available As An iOS App, iOptigan
View ArticleNew Prototype Optigan/Orchestron Disc Player (Sneak Preview)
After four decades, it looks like the legacy of the Optigan optical sample playback keyboard will live on in a new instrument.… Read More New Prototype Optigan/Orchestron Disc Player (Sneak Preview)
View ArticleMattel Optigan Repair
Here's a look inside the rare Mattel Optigan sample playback keyboard.... … Read More Mattel Optigan Repair
View ArticlePanoptigon Offers A Modern Way To Play Optigan & Orchestron Discs
The Panoptigon opens up new performance options for Optigan & Orchestron discs, while still retaining the distinctly lo fi audio quality of the originals. … Read More Panoptigon Offers A Modern Way...
View ArticlePrince’s “I Would Die 4 U” On The Optigan Is So Wrong, It’s Right
This video, captures a live performance of Prince's 'I Would Die 4 U'.… Read More Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” On The Optigan Is So Wrong, It’s Right
View ArticlePanoptigon Updates 70’s Optigan Optical Organ Technology
At the 2019 NAMM Show, Quilter Labs will officially introduce the Panoptigon, a new instrument that updates the technology of the 70's Optigan/Orchestron 'optical organ' sample playback keyboards. …...
View ArticleThe Panoptigon Offers ‘A Whole Range Of Weird Sounds’
At the 2019 NAMM Show, Quilter Labs introduced the Panoptigon, an optical sample playback device, based on the rare Optigan and Vako Orchestron instruments of the 1970's. … Read More The Panoptigon...
View ArticlePanoptigon Sample Playback Instrument Now Available
The Panoptigon - a modern take on the Optigan and Vako Orchestron optical sample playback instruments of the 1970's - is now available.… Read More Panoptigon Sample Playback Instrument Now Available
View ArticleVintage Optigan Keyboard Gets Four New Sound Discs
Optigan.com has introduced four new sound discs for the Optigan 'optical organ', a keyboard from 1971 that played back optically-encoded audio samples.… Read More Vintage Optigan Keyboard Gets Four New...
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