Optigan Strut

[utters]

Anyone on here own/love the optigan?

i've always thought it was the ultimate digger's instrument... what with it basically being a belt-drive turntable connected up to a keyboard and all (It plays back optical discs not LPs)

:next_level:

I wouldn't sell mine for anything

EDIT: I would sell it for a million pounds

 

[Okem]

I was unfamiliar. As usual utube comes with the goodness.











& this dude (sit [or skip] through the cringe intro, it's worth it)

 

[utters]

I think this thread is clearly going to be a





:five_pager:

 

[Beatnicholas]

nah you've sonned everyone with that one ***





now when can i come round and play on it?

 

[utters]

thought there would be mad optigan love on here





look at the discs! They're LP sized and everything!

 

[speakmumbles]

 

[coolchris]

I left a Optigan in a Daly City Salvation Army for $80 bucks about 12 years ago. It had about 10 or so records with it as well. Major amateur moves.

 

[TheKindCromang]

 

[jammy]

i'll stick with the software version for now!

 

[parsec]

this is the holy grail of optigan disc's, took me 5 years to get it.





SUPER ILL DRUMBREAK RELATED

 

[jinx74]

parsec said:

this is the holy grail of optigan disc's, took me 5 years to get it.





SUPER ILL DRUMBREAK RELATED




whoa... how is that? nevermind a drumbreak... what other type of tunes are on there?

 

[utters]

I've got Movin' too, it's great





The holy grail is the 'Vox Humana' disc IMO, where you get the choir pad sound





Pressed in very small quantities

 

[bennyboy]

parsec said:

Sleeve design is

 

[disco_che]

jinx74 saidarsec said:

this is the holy grail of optigan disc's, took me 5 years to get it.





SUPER ILL DRUMBREAK RELATED




whoa... how is that? nevermind a drumbreak... what other type of tunes are on there?












You'll get the impression at about 2:40.

 

[utters]

man, some of these newly produced optigan discs are SWEET





they all seem to be out of stock though











[media]http://player.vimeo.com/video/3197248[/media]NEW 2009 Optigan Disc - MOD ROCK! from Pea Hicks on Vimeo.

 

[utters]

thought i'd give any optigan owners a heads up





the rare optigan FUNK disc is on eBay right now:





http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPTIGAN-FLEXI-RECORD-MOVIN-DETROIT-1972-70180-/190523590082?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item2c5c1745c2

 

[maldorurr]

I think I actually prefer the Optigan and Chamberlain to Mellotrons for a lot of things -- the 'Tron is all English and misty and elegiac, but Optigans bring the fierce horror flick vibe.