Moog Taurus 1

Find out how you can control your Moog Taurus 1 pedals with MIDI using Kenton MIDI Socket Upgrade Kits with MIDI to CV converters

The Moog Taurus 1 pedals doesn’t have MIDI, or CV/Gate sockets. Kenton offer a Socket Upgrade Kit to get your Taurus connected to MIDI.

Fitting a Socket Upgrade Kit is a skilled job which should be undertaken only by a competent synth service engineer or fitted by us at our premises in Epsom, near London (UK customers only).

Which products do I need for the Moog Taurus 1?

You will need a Socket Upgrade Kit for the Moog Taurus 1, together with a MIDI to CV Converter that supports Hz/V and Gate at the same time.

Our MIDI to CV converters can output Hz/V and Gate at the same time, and a number of Aux outputs that can be configured for your specific requirements.

You will also need 3 x 3.5mm to 3.5mm mono jack leads to connect your MIDI to CV converter to the socket kit.

Connecting the Pro Solo, USB Solo or Modular Solo

Connect it to the Moog Taurus 1 as follows:

MIDI to CV ConverterSocket on Moog Taurus 1Using
CV (Hz/V)HZ/V3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
GATE (S-TRIG)GATE3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
Aux 1FILT3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
Connecting the Pro Solo, USB Solo or Modular Solo to the Moog Taurus 1

Configuring the Pro Solo, USB Solo or Modular Solo

Set it up as follows:

OutputParameterSetting
CV (Hz/V)P15 – CV/Hz[Hz] Hz per Volt
GATE (S-TRIG)P16 – Gate Type[g05] Gate (V-trig) at +5V (default)
Aux 1P20 – Aux 1 Controller Numberwhichever CC you wish to use
Pro Solo, USB Solo or Modular Solo settings for the Moog Taurus 1

Connecting the Pro 2000

Connect it to the Moog Taurus 1 as follows:

MIDI to CV ConverterSocket on Moog Taurus 1Using
CV (Hz/V)HZ/V3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
GATE (S-TRIG)GATE3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
Aux 1FILT3.5 to 3.5mm mono jack lead
Connecting the Pro 2000 to the Moog Taurus 1

Configuring the Pro 2000

Set it up as follows:

OutputParameterSetting
CV (Hz/V)CV/HZ SelectHz/Volt Scaling
GATE (S-TRIG)Gate SelectGate 5v pullup (default)
Aux 1 Ax1 Main Controllerwhichever CC you wish to use
Pro 2000 settings for the Moog Taurus 1

Learn more about MIDI to CV

If you don’t know anything about MIDI to CV converters and would like to know more, read the following page on our website:

What is MIDI to CV?