1V/OCT C (GLOBAL PITCH CV)
The 1V/oct C input, controls the pitch of both the
COMPLEX and the BASIC GENERATOR. The input CV is
added up to the internal MIDI pitch CV and pitch bend CV,
so it can also be used it as a pitch modulation input.
When a mini jack cable is inserted to the 1V/OCT B in-
put, the 1V/OCT C input will only controls the pitch of the
COMPLEX GENERATOR.
1V/OCT B (BASIC GENERATOR PITCH CV)
The 1V/oct B input, controls the pitch of the
BASIC GENERATOR. The input CV is added up to the in-
ternal MIDI pitch CV and pitch bend CV, so it can also be
used it as a pitch modulation input.
When a mini jack cable is inserted into the 1V/OCT B in-
put, the 1V/OCT C input only controls the pitch of the
COMPLEX GENERATOR.
TIP:
Try modulating the pitch of the BASIC GENERATOR
by patching the LFO 2 output to the 1V/OCT B input,
while the OSC MOD control for BIAS or FOLDER is fully
clockwise.
GATE
The GATE input allows you to trigger the envelope
generators, which is basically what a MIDI note ON / OFF
does. A DC voltage of 0V represents a NOTE OFF and
3.3V or higher represents NOTE ON. When a cable is
inserted to the GATE input, the MIDI NOTE ON / OFF is
ignored.
TIP:
Try synchronizing the envelope generators to the
IMPLEXUS clock by patching the CLOCK output to the
GATE input. You can also patch LFO 2 (Saw / Square) out-
put to the GATE input. This way you can synchronize the
envelope generator and use the division buttons of LFO 2
to set the clock division. For random triggers, set LFO 2 to
random wave output.
VELOCITY
The VELOCITY input allows you to control the modulation
depth of both the envelope generators with an external
voltage (0V = very low velocity, 5V or higher = maximum
velocity). The VEL AMT control knobs sets the amount of
VELOCITY modulation.
When a cable is inserted to the VELOCITY input, the MIDI
velocity is ignored.
TIP:
Patching an LFO or generator signal into the VELOCITY
input creates interesting results. If you put the AMP EG in
DRONE mode and turn SUSTAIN fully clockwise, you are
basically controlling the VCA amplitude, which allows you
to do amplitude modulation!
CUTOFF
The CUTOFF input allows you to modulate the filter
cutoff, using an external voltage.
TIP:
The CUTOFF input allows you to modulate the filter with
an LFO. You can patch the LFO 2 output to the CUTOFF
input or patch an external LFO output to it and modulate
the FILTER CUTOFF.
FOLD
The FOLD input allows you to modulate the amount of
folding, using an external voltage.
BIAS
The BIAS input allows you to modulate the amount of bias,
using an external voltage.
TIP:
The BIAS input allows you to modulate the bias using the
modulation envelope, by patching the MOD EG output to
the BIAS input. You can even use it in loop mode to create
some interesting organic sounds.
HARM
The HARMONICS input allows you to modulate the
amount of folding, using an external voltage.
TIP:
The HARMONICS input allows you to modulate the
harmonics parameter at audio rate, using the BASIC
GENERATOR. You can patch the BASIC output to the
HARM input
EXT IN (CLOCK)
The EXT IN (external clock input) allows you to synchro-
nize the IMPLEXUS to an external clock signal. It behaves
like tap tempo, but instead of measuring time between
taps on the button, it measures time between pulses.
TIP:
An unstable external clock source will make the DELAY
and LFOs of IMPLEXUS “glitch”, because it will have a
hard time tracking the tempo and will keep adjusting to
the unstable input. Especially the delay will create audible
glitches in pitch, which might be unwanted. Having said
that, using an unstable/varying external clock source can
also result in interesting sounds!
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