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through a splitter or a patch bay. Those routings will produce the most predictable
results. But you can send those signals to any parameters that will accept them.
9.1.4
CV/Gate specifications
Some analog synthesizers have unusual implementations that are not fully compatible
with the BeatStep Pro CV/Gate signals. Please refer to their specifications before making
a purchase so you can be sure the two devices will work together well.
We’ve designed the BeatStep Pro to be as flexible as possible, though: the MIDI Control
Center allows you to configure the response of the CV/Gate jacks in a number of ways.
These are the electrical signals that can be sent by the BeatStep Pro CV and Gate jacks:
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Control Voltage (Pitch) has three options:
o
1 Volt/octave (0-10V)
o
Hertz per Volt
o
0 Volt MIDI note range: 0-127 (Volt/octave)
o
1 Volt MIDI note range: 0-127 (Hz/Volt)
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Gate output has two options, each at 12 Volts:
o
V-trigger (positive, or “voltage”)
o
S-trigger (negative, or “short”)
The MIDI Control Center allows each of these settings to be configured independently for
SEQ1 and SEQ2.
9.2
Drum Gates
9.2.1
How do they work?
When DRUM is selected the notes you play on pads 1-8 are translated immediately into
Gate signals and sent to the Drum Gate connectors on the back panel. Two voltages are
sent for each note: one for Gate open and one for Gate close. Velocity information is not
sent.
The Drum sequencer can record what you play on pads 1-8 and then you can use the
encoders to change the gate time (duration) of each note. When sequence plays back it
will send those signals to the attached devices through the Drum Gate connectors, just
like the pads would.
However, the pads can’t “play” the Drum Gate connectors while the unit is in Control
Mode. You can start the sequencers, though, and they will play the attached devices
while you control your DAW and play your MIDI devices from Control Mode.
9.2.2
Which pads do I use?
The bottom row of pads are numbered 1-8, which corresponds to the Drum Gate
numbers on the rear panel. So these are the pads to play when you want to send trigger
signals to an external device.
