Operation Manual

ROUTING AUDIO AND CV
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Using pop-up menus
1. Click (or right-click) on a connector.
A pop-up menu appears, listing all devices in the rack.
2. Move the pointer to the desired device (the device to which you want to cre-
ate a connection).
A submenu appears, listing all suitable input/output connections. For example, if
you clicked on an audio output on a device, the hierarchical submenus will list all
audio inputs in all other devices. In addition, occupied inputs/oututs are indicated
with an asterisk (*).
D If a device is greyed out on the pop-up menu, there are no connections of
the suitable kind.
3. Select the desired connector from the submenu.
The connection is created.
Disconnecting Devices
Again, there are two ways to disconnect devices:
D Click on one end of the cable, drag it away from the jack and drop it any-
where away from a jack.
or
D Click on one of the connectors and select “Disconnect” from the context
menu that appears.
Using CV and Gate
CV/Gate is used for modulating and triggering device parameters. Each separate De-
vice chapter lists the available CV/Gate connections, the parameters that can be
modulated or be used for modulation outputs for the device.
Routing CV and Gate
There are not really any hard and fast “rules” applicable to CV/Gate routing. A few
points should be mentioned though:
D The specific “Sequencer Control” inputs present on the Subtractor, Thor,
Malström, NN-19 and NN-XT sampler devices are primarily intended for
controlling these devices as (monophonic) instruments from the Matrix
Pattern Sequencer or the RPG-8 Arpeggiator.
If your intention is to use the Matrix or the RPG-8 CV/Gate outputs to create me-
lodic patterns using these Instrument devices, you should use the Sequencer
Control inputs.
✪ The Matrix Pattern Sequencer can be used in many other ways, besides
creating melodic patterns. For example you could use it to modulate any
CV controllable parameter, with the added advantage of the modulation
being synchronized to the tempo.
D Conversely, if you would like to apply Gate or CV modulation to more
than one voice, you should not use the Sequencer Control inputs, as
these only function monophonically.
D Feel free to experiment: Use Gate signals to control parameter values
and CV signals to trigger notes and envelopes, if you like.
See the chapter “Matrix Pattern Sequencer” for more tips about using CV.
✪ By routing CV to the rotary controls on a Combinator, you can CV control
virtually any parameter on any device - see page 161.
About the Voltage Trim Knobs
All CV inputs have an associated Trim knob. This is used to set the CV “sensitivity” for
the associated parameter. The further clockwise a voltage trim knob is set, the more
pronounced the modulation effect.
• Turned fully clockwise, the modulation range will be 100% of the parameters
range (0-127 for most parameters).
• Turned fully anti-clockwise, no CV modulation will be applied.