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 said:

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?

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

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.