Controlling NiftyCASE with a Software Sequencer AKA
DAW
Suppose you have a VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) installed in NIftyCASE and you
wish to sequence pitch changes of said module from your DAW. In this quick start we’ll
suppose that you are using our chipz module, controlled by Ableton Live.
NiftyCASE has a built-in USB to MIDI/CV converter so only a USB cable is required to
make the connection between NiftyCASE and your computer.
Step 1:
Connect a USB type B cable between NiftyCASE USB port and your computer.
Step2:
Connect NiftyCASE to an audio mixer or sound interface using a ¼” mono (aka TS)
audio cable. Connect one end of the cable to the “audio out” jack at the rear of
niftyCASE and the other end to the input jack of your mixer or audio interface.
Step 3:
Connect a ⅛” mono (aka TS) patch cable between the CV1 output of NiftyCASE and
the top tune input jack of Chipz (chip1). The cable will be used to change the tune/pitch
of your module.
Step 4:
run another ⅛” mono (aka TS) patch cable from the top “out” jack of your chipz module
to either of the “to out” input jacks. This cable will carry the audio signal out of chipz and
through to your mixer or audio interface via the rear “audio out” jack.
Step 5:
Power on NiftyCASE and launch ableton.
Configure Ableton to send at least MIDI
track
information to the NiftyCASE MIDI output.
This ensures that Live will send notes and their pitch to NiftyCASE.
Refer to the left screenshot below:
