Optigan

This is just a quick note to let y’all know that the OptiDocs service manual CD-Rom has now been updated to include the impossible-to-find Talentmaker service manual as well as Orchestron service docs, schematics, and brochures. 275mb of geeky goodness. Order your copy today!

This is just a quick note to let y’all know that the OptiDocs service manual CD-Rom has now been updated to include the impossible-to-find Talentmaker service manual as well as Orchestron service docs, schematics, and brochures. 275mb of geeky goodness. Order your copy today!

Michael Junck has produced a German language radio show about the Optigan. It features lots of music he made (covers, mash-ups, etc) using time-stretched Optigan samples. Here’s a version of the Spice Girls “Wannabe” that he made. Maybe I should brush up on my German- I took four years of it in highschool but can [...]

A flowchart illustrating the timeline of Optigan disc manufacturing.

A telephone memo, for comic relief.

Mike LeDoux’s thoughts on optical disc mastering.

A design change issue from Mike LeDoux.

An index of the contents of the Optigan master reels.

View some of the original Optigan patents.

Here’s a freebie from the Service Manual - it’s instructions on how to modify the outputs on your Optigan to be more suitable for recording and amplifying.
Optigan Audio-Output Mod [pdf]