KICKALL V1C - ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Apr 2019
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
The tuning procedure is an iteration of successive approximations. We will
try in each iteration to get closer to a perfect tune. Just follow the next steps
and your Kickall will be ready to go in a few minutes.
1
- Turn the knobs to the following position:
TUNE
: Center
BEND
and
TIME
: Minimum (counterclockwise)
DECAY
: Maximum (slider upper position)
SHAPE
: Maximum (fully clockwise)
2
- Feed the TRIG input with a very fast trigger signal (a square signal from
an oscillator can work too)
3
- Plug a
V/Oct signal from a well calibrated CV source
like a sequencer
or a keyboard into the
TUNE
input and connect the
OUT of the module to
a tuner.
Note: if you don't have a hardware tuner you can connect the
module to your audio interface and use a software tuner as well.
4
- Send a voltage of
0V from your CV source
and check the tuner, adjuts
the TUNE knob till your tuner shows
C1
note. Be patience on this step, on
the low frequency range is a bit harder to be precise.
5
- Send a voltage of
4V from your CV source
and check the tuner, adjuts
the
ZZZ
trimmer located on the upper part of the module (the little blue one)
with a small flat screw driver till your tuner shows you a
C5
note.
6
- Now send again a
0V
voltage and check the tuner.
You will notice that
it is not showing you the C1 note that we adjust before but we are
closer than the first time. Let's repeat steps 4 and 5 till we get C1 and
C5 in both.
Once this is done, send other notes from the CV source and check
the tuner, to make sure the whole range is tracking. If not, repeat
steps 4 and 5 again till you get it.
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