CV Routing
For the modular environment, the last four SHIFT functions – CV Routing – are the most
important ones. They enable you to set up the routing of the CV signals to the Voice outputs.
By default, the output of Track 1 will be sent to Voice 1, the output of Track 2 to Voice 2, etc.
To define CV routings, hold down SHIFT and press one of the CV Routing keys (1-4). You can
send the output of a track to one or more Voices. If you want to send the output of Track 1 to
Voices 1 and 2, hold down SHIFT and press CV Routing keys 1 and 2. In a similar way, you
can deactivate an active routing by pressing the routing keys once more. This will free up
this routing for another track. The active CV Voices will be shown by the LED colours of the
tracks to which they are assigned.
The Voices assigned to the currently selected Track will be brightly lit. Those of other tracks
will be dimly lit. If you select a CV Voice that is used by another track, it will remove its
assignment from the previous track.
10.6.2. CV/Gate Signals: DAW Configuration
The KeyStep Pro can be used as a MIDI to CV converter. Send note-related data from the
MIDI tracks of your DAW to the KeyStep Pro via USB or MIDI In. If the MIDI channels match
(that is, if they are set to 1, 2, 3 or 4), the MIDI data will appear in analog form as control
voltages at the CV/Gate outputs of Voices 1 to 4.
There are two things to keep in mind when you try this:
• All CV/Gate jacks are monophonic, so if the selected MIDI track on the DAW
contains polyphonic data, playback could be extremely unpredictable. It's best to
send only one note at a time.
• CV/Gate jacks can send only basic CV signals: Pitch, Velocity/Aftertouch and
Gate open/closed (equivalent to MIDI Note ON/OFF). The KeyStep Pro encoders
aren't able to control synthesizer parameters through the CV/Gate output jacks.
You can, however, control external synths with MIDI over USB or via MIDI Out
1 and/or Out 2. The encoders send CC# messages as you turn them. What is
more, in Control mode every sequencer can send the CC# messages stored in its
tracks.
10.6.3. CV/Gate Specifications
Some analog synthesizers have unusual implementations that are not fully compatible with
the KeyStep Pro CV/Gate signals. Please refer to their manufacturer's specifications before
making a purchase so that you can be sure the two devices will work together well.
We've designed the KeyStep Pro to be as flexible as possible: the MIDI Control Center [p.126]
allows you to configure the CV/Gate Voice output jacks in a number of ways. You can also
change these settings in the Utility menu (Utility>CV>Voice).
These are the electrical signals that can be sent by the KeyStep Pro CV/Gate Voice output
jacks:
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