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Voyager OS User’s Manual - Appendices
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Voyager OS User’s Manual - Appendices
The following are some simple ways to use the VX-351 with the Voyager OS. Gather up some 1⁄4” patch
cords and try these suggestions:
1. Use the Mod Wheel to control Volume
This will confi gure the Mod Wheel as a volume controller. Perform the following steps:
- Set the panel controls to the default confi guration.
- Set the Mod Bus 1 controls as follows:
SOURCE
: ON/MOD2
DESTINATION:
FILTER
CONTROLLER
: MOD WHEEL
AMOUNT:
6
- Using a patch cord, make a connection between the VX-351 ‘BUSSES WHEEL’ jack and the
Voyager’s VOLUME jack.
- Play a note and move the Mod Wheel. You’ll hear the sound fade in and out as you move the
Mod Wheel back and forth.
- Now adjust the Filter
CUTOFF
to 60 (about 9 o’clock) and turn the
GLIDE
and
RELEASE
switches ON. Add a slight bit of LFO Pitch modulation from Mod Bus 2, and you have a
theremin-like patch where the volume and timbre is completely controlled by your left hand
while you play the notes with your right hand.
2. Use the LFO to auto-trigger the Voyager’s Envelopes
This is an alternative to triggering a sound from the Voyager by pressing a key. In this example, the last key
you press will determine the pitch, but the LFO will continuously trigger the start of the envelopes.
- Using a patch cord, make a connection between the VX-351 LFO Square Wave jack and the
Voyager’s Envelope Gate (ENV GATE) Input.
- Switch the front panel
ENVELOPE GATE
switch to ‘ON/EXTERNAL’. You should immediately
hear a note repeating at the LFO rate.
- For a bit of sonic exploration with this setup, try adjusting the
LFO RATE
control while you tweak
the
FILTER CUTOFF, RESONANCE
and Envelope controls.
3. Use the Pitch Wheel to control the waveshape
Here’s a way to make your Pitch Bends stand out:
- Set the panel controls to the default confi guration.
- Using a patch cord, make a connection between the VX-351 ‘WHEELS PITCH’ jack and the input of an
Attenuator.
- With a second patch cord, make a connection between the Attenuator output jack and the Voyager’s
WAVE jack.
- Set the Attenuator to ‘5’ (12 o’clock)
- Play a few notes as you adjust the Pitch Wheel. In addition to affecting the pitch, it will now also
introduce a timbre change as the waveform is modulated. This is a handy way to add emphasis to your
Pitch Bends. This basic technique also works well when the Pitch Wheel output is routed to affect the
Filter Cutoff.
