Quick Start
Controlling NiftyCASE with a MIDI keyboard
Suppose you have a VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) installed in NIftyCASE and you
wish to change the pitch of said module using a MIDI keyboard. In this quick start we’ll
suppose that you are using our chipz module.
Step 1:
Connect a DIN5 MIDI cable between NiftyCASE and your MIDI keyboard.
Connect one end of the cable to the MIDI output of your keyboard and connect the other
end to the MIDI input of NiftyCASE (labelled “midi in”).
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 both NiftyCASE and your keyboard. Check that your MIDI keyboard output
channel is set to 1.
Step 6:
Play away! The NiftyCASE led will blink as you press keys, and the cv1 output voltage
will change as new notes are sent from your MIDI keyboard, the tune/pitch of chipz will
update accordingly.
