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STEPS
5. GATE INPUTS – when two or more steps are used
together inputting a gate of more than +1.5 V to
the first gate socket of the combined steps will
cause the steps to advance. When steps are used
individually the gate alters the function, as described in
USING THE STEPS below.
6. OUTPUTS - use these 3.5 mm TS jack sockets to output
the voltage generated by each step. When two or more
steps are used in combination the output of the first
step will carry the combined output, with the other
outputs carrying the voltage of that step only. The
LED above each socket indicates the output state, and
lights green for a positive output voltage, red for a
negative one.
USING THE STEPS
If looping is not selected by pressing and holding button
2 for more than two seconds and a gate is not being used
then there is no output from the step, even if an external
CV is fed into input 4, in any mode. It follows, therefore,
that a step must be looped or gated (or both) in order to have
a standalone function. When using a single step as a gated
function generator use a dummy cable in the GATE socket of
the next step to prevent combination stepping.
STANDALONE LOOPING
Green mode – an LFO where the SHAPE control (1) sets
up the wave output, and the voltage slider (3) and CV input
(4) sets the frequency. Turning the shape control fully CCW
produces a sawtooth wave, centrally the wave becomes a
triangle and fully CW produces a trapezoid. Frequency range
is 0.125 Hz (8sec) to 32.5 Hz. Applying a GATE to socket 5
will clock the LFO, with the voltage slider setting the clock
division/multiplier from ¼ to times 4.
Orange – regardless of the setting of the SHAPE control the
output is the voltage derived from a combination of the slider
and the external CV, in the range -8 V to +8 V. The position
of the SHAPE control determines how quickly the output
changes when the voltage changes: fully CCW produces a
quick, step change. Turning the control CW slows down the
change and smooths it out.
Red – the output is derived from the combination of the
slider and external CV, with the TIME control setting the delay
before the voltage changes when the slider is moved or the
external CV is adjusted. When fully CCW the change is almost
instantaneous, ramping from one voltage to the next, when
fully CW the change is delayed by approximately six seconds.
STANDALONE GATED
Green – GATE can only be used in conjunction with looping
as described above.
Orange – applying a GATE samples the voltage at the leading
edge, and changes the output if the slider and/or external CV
has changed.
Red – without looping applying a GATE produces a pulse
whose length is determined by the TIME control. If looping is
also used then the pulse follow the leading edge of the gate.
The TIME control has no effect
IN COMBINATION
To use multiple steps in combination use the GATE input of
the first required step to control the stepping between them.
It is advised to use steps to the right of the panel to make
up the combination, unless all six are used, as this leaves
unused steps to the left available for standalone use. Multiple
combinations can be made simultaneously, depending on
how many steps are required. As six modules can be daisy
chained this can provide many combination possibilities.
Remember that the combined output will come from the
output socket of the first step, but that the individual outputs
of subsequent steps are still available on their respective
sockets. Each step in a combination can have its individual
mode set separately.
COMBINATION EXAMPLES
ADSR ENVELOPE – four steps: green, green,
red (looping), green.
AR ENVELOPE – two steps: green, green.
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Quick Start Guide