I just got a Moog Minitaur, and I made this version to use the Minitaur as an external analog filter. Filter mode is set to "Bypass" by default, and the filter mode will not change when you change preset like it does in the standard version. The Minitaur has a very hot input, so the ouput level is set to just 10% compared to the standard version. I set the Minitaur cutoff knob to 40% to get the sound right, so you might have to test different cutoff setting on your hardware synthesizer. It should work with Minimoog, Little phatty, Microzwerg, Minibrute and so on. It has the same VST-id as the standard version, so in some hosts you can have both versions installed at the same time, in some hosts only one of them will show up.
In filter mode "bypass" audio is sent to right output, and filter cutoff (knob, envelopes, velocity, kb-tracking for highest note) is sent to left output. When using it with Minitaur I have to use max output level from my soundcard to get strong enough cutoff (It has the range 0-5V). There is a new knob to set the overall cutoff sent to left ouput:

• New filter mode: 12dB per octave. This is a brighter filter mode with no self oscillation and less resonance. It is very good for clean bright sounds.
• New control on the LFO page: Fiss. This will give a bright buzzy sound to the oscillators, and I found out how to do this in one of the many discussions about the old moog sound. Youtube clip about new and old moog sound.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R13:

• Updated oscillators with more body and much more overtones in the lower registers. Mp3 file with first old oscillator, then the same note played by the improved oscillator: Improvment example.
• New presets.
• The LFO waveform "Steps" has been changed to sine wave. This is much more useful for dubstep wobbles.Patches that used the step waveform will still load fine.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R11:

• 3 new minimoog bass patches. Patch 16 "moog basrun" is my impression of this synthesizer demo by Katsunori UJIIE. Patch 76 "3 osc bass" and patch 77 "Man in the mirror" is my impression of the minimoog bass in the song "Man in the mirror" by Michael Jackson.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R10:

• 3 new patches. Patch 5 "Eric Levy lead2" is my impression of this synthesizer demo by Eric Levy. It is specially created for his percussive style. Patch 27 "Super PWM slow" and patch 42 "octave chords" are demos of the new possibility to have PWM modulation in all 7 waves in the unison oscillator.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R9:

• Unison oscillator will recieve oscB pulse width modulation. The Pulse:Saw waveshape and the other Pulse: waveshapes will do pulse-width moulation for all 7 waves. Pulse:Saw is used for old style PWM modulation. The other Pulse: waveshapes will create other waveshapes, but the waveshape will be modulated.
• Messiah will send midi CC snapshots for every program change message. (Tried to implement this one year ago, but I made an error, now it should work.)
• CC numbers fix: Amp velocity and filter velocity had duplicate CC numbers, in this version amp velocity is CC6 and filter velocity is CC 10. New CC number: Unison osc waveshape CC 39. I have checked that all possible CC numbers have been used.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R8:

• 6 new patches. 4 Atmospheric patches by Paul Roach and 2 by me.
• Bend range selector added.
• 2 new buttons: Rounded envelope shape for both flexi oscillators. When OFF the shape is linear.

NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8R8:

• 18 new sounds. 14 by Paul Roach and 4 by me.
• Reverb LCD readouts added under the reverb knobs

NEWS IN ME80 VERSION 1.2R6:

• 5 new sounds by Patrick Avarezi. Including Vangelis sounds from the songs "I hear you now" and "Antartica".

BIG NEWS:
CONTROLLER TEMPLATES FOR: AKAI MPK49, ROLAND A300, ROLAND A500, ROLAND A800, ROLAND PCR300, ROLAND PCR500, ROLAND PCR 800, NOVATION REMOTE, NOVATION REMOTE SL and NOVATION SL Mk2 uploaded to the download page. CC number pictures updated.

Messiah, memorymoon and ME80 updated. The current download links are still valid.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R7:

• Added selector for pitch bend range. Intervals: Fifth, second and octave. The selector is in the voice-card section, because there is no space for it in the controller section. Just click on the text and select the interval. Stored per patch. Old patches or songs will default to a fifth like it was before.
• Expression pedal is now CC11 like it should be, and some minor changes in the CC numbers because of that.

NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8R7:

• Piano version saved with lower cutoff, because I realized that my KX88 controller has lower velocity than modern controllers like the Akai and Novation.
• Expression pedal is now CC11 like it should be. Minor adjustments in CC numbers because of that. Its setting will default to max unless you use very-very old patches. Not stored per patch, but stored globally. It modulates the master volume setting (CC7), so it will send from 0 - 100% of the value set with the master volume knob.

NEWS IN ME80 VERSION 1.2R5:

• Beta tester Peter Werner reported clicks when using expression pedal (CC11). I impoved the conversion. Should be much smoother now.
• Expression pedal is now CC11 like it should be. In the former version it was set to CC7. But now CC7 is controlling master volume instead.

Messiah and memorymoon updated. The current download links are still valid.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R6:

• Tempo sync buttons for LFO, OSC-B, delay tempo and FX modulation on did not remember their settings. Fixed in this version
• User request to send midi automation to midi-out so patch changes can be displayed by controllers like Novation SL2 and Behringer BRC2000.

NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8R6:

• Tempo sync buttons for OSC-3 and delay sync tempo did not remember their setting. Fixed in this version
• User request to send midi automation to midi-out so patch changes can be displayed by controllers like Novation SL2 and Behringer BRC2000.

NEWS IN ME80 1.3 R4:

• Minimum LFO speed and PWM rate lowered to 0.1 Hz. (Was 0.5 Hz).

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R5:

• The new selector from note start sync to bar start sync did not work as expected in when master clock set to manual. This is fixed in the latest version

NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8R5:

• New sync delay times added: 1/4 dotted, 1/4 triad and 1/8 triad.
• New LFO and Osc3 sync times added: 2/5 and 1/8 triad.

NEWS IN ME80 VERSION 1.3R3:

• New sync delay times added: 1/4 dotted, 1/4 triad and 1/8 triad.
• New LFO sync times added: 2/5 and 1/8 triad.
• 9 new patches by Antoine Brancato (AB), and 7 new patches by me.

NEWS IN Messiah 1.3 R4:

• LFO and OSC_B were not synced to barstart when sync is on. This is fixed, and both will now be bar-start synced when sync is selected. When set to as long values as 2 and 4 bars bar-start sync will be disabled.
• Midi-learn now enabled for sync values in LFO , OSC_B, ARP speed, and synced delay times. This makes dubstep style control of wobble speed possible
• New sync values in LFO and OSC_B: 1/4 triad and 5 notes over 2 beats.
• New sync values for synced delay: 1/4 dotted, 1/4 triad and 1/8 triad.
• In the ARP section you can select from note-on sync or bar start sync. Just click on the text above the sync button.

NEWS IN Memorymoon 1.8 R4:

• Improved reverb with double density and modulated tail. The old reverb had input from left side only, now it is true stereo. There will be som increase in CPU since the new reverb is more advanced, but I feel it is worth it. On most machines the reverb will still use less than 1% CPU. The reverb is now the same as in the ME80 synthesizer.

NEWS IN ME80 1.2 R2:

• Reverb has now double density and modulated tail. This has a big impact on the sound, since most factory presets has some reverb. The tail is much smoother in the improved reverb.

NEWS IN MESSIAH VERSION 1.3R3:

• Patch nr1 ----LEAD--- is new. It is my impression of Jan Hammer solo when playing with Jeff Beck around 1974.
• More new patches: Nr 24 SupersawLFO, nr 32: Supersaw_phaser and nr 95 gated supersaw.
• Patches 42 and 101 had too much voice card drift in filter, so I lowered filter drift to make the sounds more playable.

NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8 R3:

• Patch nr 4 Jan Hammer Lead4 is my attempt to recreate the solo sound in this video: Sophie - Jeff Beck..
• New patch nr 9 FM melody. It is a very strange solo lead. The timbre is normal in the lower ranges, but as you play in the higher register the sound will be more and more distorted by FM modulation.
• Added midi-learn to the soundfont page.

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NEWS IN MEMORYMOON VERSION 1.8:

• I have added a new button: Chord. It works this way: First you press the chord button, then you play the chord on your keyboard for 2 seconds while it is memorized. After the 2 seconds the sound will be muted and you can play the chord transposed by playing a single key on your keyboard. There will be a similar function in the upcoming Solaris supersynth by John Bowen.
• FIX: Gate on/off switch 5-9 and 13-16 was mixed with the lower row. Volume bug when changing from poly to unison during the release-period solved.
• New realtime scope.
• Total clanup of all controls in the synth. I have deleted a lot of parameters. You will get the error message "Some parameters (159 of 447) could not be loaded". This is because I have deleted 159 parameters. All old patches should load fine despite this error message.
• Brighter reverb.

NEWS IN MESSIAH VERSION 1.3:

• New skin by Scott Kane.
• Hanging gate in some hosts fixed.
• New realtime scope.
• Envelope times changed when closed GUI is opened solved. This was a very difficult fix.
• Total clanup of all controls in the synth. I have deleted a lot of parameters. You will get the error message "Some parameters (107 of 363) could not be loaded". This is because I have deleted 107 parameters. All old patches should load fine despite this error message.
• Some changes in the CC numbers for VCF velocity, VCA velocity, gate on and flexi envelope.
• New knob in control section: Aftertouch to LFO level.
• 14 new factory presets.

NEWS IN ME80 VERSION 1.2:

• Fixed scroll not working for the GUI keyboard.
• mplemented random buttons for both synthlines. I did not include HPF cutoff, VCF level and synthline level, because they tended to cause silent sounds. Noise level is included, but I recommend that you lower noise level for most random sounds.
• Fixed values changing when opening a project with closed GUI, and then opening the GUI.
• Implemented 13 new sounds by me, and 8 new sounds by Jesper Freisleben Nielsen.
• Automation of ribbon action with the mouse possible. But you must initialize it by doing one bend before you start recording.
• Rosalind Clarke of Acoustica has improved the Classic skin.

I have done a big cleanup in Memorymoon and Messiah and deleted a lot of parameters that was just used for conversion. Because of that you will get some error messages like: "159 parameters could not be loaded". Just click OK. All patches will load fine, all those parameters were not used for anything important. The good news is that this cleanup will cause faster loading times.

The new Messiah skin by Scott Kane was finished today.

News in memorymoon 1.7:

• This version will never expire.
• New skin by Robert Wentz.
• Note-on CPU reduced by 18 %.
• Envelope retrigger modes changed.
• Clicks in filter1 reduced.
• Muted 1st note when rendering audio solved.
• Fixed problem with soundfont file browser.
• Some minor changes in the factory bank.
• New chord learn button. How to use it: Press the button, then play a chord for 2 seconds (until it is muted). Then you can play the chord from the keyboard.

• This version will never expire.
• Note-on CPU reduced.
• Some new presets in the factory bank.
• Crash when uploading 2 instances, and then deleting the 1st instance fixed.
• 1st note muted when rendering audio fixed.
• Envelope retrigger mode changed.
• Changes in CC assignments. Some did not work because they are used for LSB messages:
• Poly-mod to filter: Was CC63, now CC70
• LFO to freq A: Was CC33, now CC61
• LFO to freq B: Was cc35, now CC62
• LFO to PW A: Was cc37, now cc63
• High EQ level: Was cc06, now cc35
• Unison osc detune: Was cc98 , now cc29
• CC picture and Novation templates updated.

• New high-tec skin by Scott Kane. Some users have requested the old "classic" skin, so it is still available. But I recommend the new skin by Scott Kane.
• LCD readouts have new grey colour.
• Readouts for all performance sliders.
• Improved oscillator sound in extreme highs and lows.
• Synthline2 detune range increased 100%, touch-responce VCF(LFO) increased 200%.
• New slider: After speed (Amount of aftertouch smoothing). It is global, that means that it will not change when you change patch, but it is changed every time you load a new patch or a bank. Because of that it is saved with song in a host.
• New smoothing system for ribbon. It goes faster back to original pitch when released, while it is smoothed more than before when bending downwards. It is possible to smooth even more in later versions.
• Bugfix: First note could be muted when rendering audio. Fixed.
• Bugfix: Crash when uploading 2 instances and then deleting the 1st instance fixed.
• New "menu" below patch name makes it possible to load/save patches from the synth`s GUI.
• Some new factory patches.

• ME80 flute
• ME80 china pads
• ME80 Georges hymn
• ME80 Thorau the ring
• CS80 small effect
• Juno second part delay
• Moog

• Fixed synthline2 LPF cutoff MIDI-learn.
• Moved envelope page default/brassy switch for attack curve to avoid overlapping switches.
• Modified the preset "too sensitive".
• This version has no copy protection. (Will never expire.)

21.11.09

Novation controller templates for memorymoon and messiah  uploaded on the download page. (Not for the novation mk2 series).

Next memorymoon version will have note-on CPU reduced by 18%, and general CPU 1% lower. Envelope retrigger modes will be changed, and missing notes fixed.

Changes in memorymoon v1.6

• Previous version still had a multi-core problem. It is fixed. Thanks to Peter Major for doing all the betatesting.
• Voice-modulation PW2 button fixed.
• Octave shift button (control section) works in the release period.
• Voice card drift pitch2, and f-attack is in the automation list.
• Envelope times has exp curves when controlled from external knobs.
• GUI envelope deleted.
• Improved GUI to DSP converter for envelope sustain.
• Potential problem with clock2 in some hosts fixed.
• New phaser by Christian-W Budde.
• Updated wav player.
• The soundfont player has interpolation when CPU button is off, and advanced sinc interpolation when “CPU” button is on.
• All patches has aftertouch to filter enabled.
• Global off/on button for delay and reverb.
• Some Midi-CC automation numbers corrected. There is still a bug with crash after renaming patches in cubase SX3.

Changes in Messiah v1.2

• Previous version still had a multi-core problem. It is fixed.
• Poly mode is now 8 voices. All levels adjusted for the new polyphony.
• Octave shift button (control section) works in the release period.
• Envelope times has exp curves when controlled from external knobs.
• New phaser by Christian-W Budde.
• All arp patches synced to host clock by default.
• Global off/on button for delay.
• Improved page selectors.

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