NEW Optigan disc – RADIOTAKTIVOX – Now taking pre-orders!
Posted by peahix on November 15, 2008
It’s the news you’ve been waiting for! We are now ready to release the first in a series of new, high quality Optigan discs. We’ve listened to your feedback and have produced a disc that contains the sounds most requested, and in the style that scored the highest in our survey. We call the disc Radioaktivox. Is in the style of a familiar German synthesizer band from the seventies. We used the much sought after Optigan/Orchestron choir sound for the keys- a sound made famous by said band. We used the original source material from the master tapes and have totally eliminated the clicks and pops at the loop seams.
We are now accepting advanced orders for Radioaktivox. You can help us reduce the cost of the discs by placing your advanced order by 12/15/2008. The more orders we receive, the lower the cost. The minimum quantity we can make is 25 pieces for a price $100 a disc. We think that price is too high. If we could get about 100 advanced orders, we believe we can knock off another $10 to $15. Whatever the savings ends up being, we will refund that amount to you at the time we fulfill your order.
Thanks for your support! We are excited about releasing the first Optigan disc in 34 years, and we hope that there will be many more.
Prototype jacket art
synthhead said
This is a fantastic project – it makes me want to get an Optigan.
It’s especially cool how your using the Internet and user feedback to shape the final product, which looks like it will be a classy package.
I put up a link to this at Synthtopia
I’ll be interested to see what the next disk will be!
Ramses said
I want one real bad ,please make some optigan disks like symphonies orchestras ,not like the romantic strings but more like the mellotron ,a disk for violins another for cellos ,like the ones they made for the orchestron but like more real sounds of the real instruments
cheers
Pj Peeters said
In principle I’m interested, and willing to pay $100 for the new (Radioaktivox) Optigan disc, but only if I can be sure it definitely will not become available for less in the future. I think it’s only logical, and fair to expect I – and everyone who pre-orders one now, in advance – will not have to pay more than others maybe will have to, later on.
Dan said
Early adopters always pay more. Sign me up!
Dan
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Pj Peeters said
In addition to my message of November 28 (see above):
Since I understand the new RADIOACTIVOX Optigan disc will not become cheaper – at least not a lot, and not at short notice – I meanwhile have decided to pre-order one.
I didn’t mean to eventually discourage anyone to pre-order one.
I actually want to support this particular project very much, in any way, the more so as I understand the initiators not only have spent a lot of time, and efforts on this experiment, but a lot of (their own) money as well.
peahix said
thanks pj- your disc was sent out yesterday, so you’ll have it soon.
Pj Peeters said
I have received the disc. Thanks a lot. I think it’s great.