Object Worship Pittsburgh Modular Taiga Keyboard
Nov 21, 2025
Join Dan and Andy as they dive into the Pittsburgh Modular Taiga Keyboard, a semi-modular synth that opens a world of analog synthesis. Discover the joys of happy accidents while exploring nuanced sounds, from drones to playful textures. They tackle design tradeoffs between user-friendliness and depth, and share their thoughts on manual reading habits. Tune in for discussions on modulation experiments, the creative spark of limitations, and the absorbing contrast between the Taiga and other synths, all wrapped in an entertaining banter!
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Discovery Purchase Mindset
- Dan bought a Pittsburgh Modular Taiga Keyboard as a discovery purchase to test if he liked synths.
- He planned to resell if it didn't click, treating the buy like a rental to explore a new workflow.
Semi‑Modular: Play First, Patch Later
- The Taiga is semi-modular: many jacks are normaled so it plays without patching but you can reroute with cables.
- That design lowers the entry barrier while preserving modular flexibility for experimentation.
Guided Demo Shortcut
- Dan demoed the Taiga with Pittsburgh Modular founder Richard who showed him how to make basic sounds.
- Guided demo helped him bypass overwhelm and find usable patches quickly.