The Moog VX352 is a control voltage input expander for the MMV Rack Mount Edition. The VX352 adds modular synthesis capability to the MMV Rack by providing inputs control voltages (CV) and gate signals for control of the MMV Rack’s synthesis circuits.
Two active attenuators and a four-way mult panel allow distribution and processing of the MMV Rack CVs.
I’m not quite familiar with CV stuff so I would appreciate if someone explain me what does it mean in “real life”? And what about VX351? Is it for keyboard models only or it can be used with my RME?
Thnx in advance
The VX-352 is a Control Voltage (CV) input box for use with the RME only, since the Voyager already has these jacks. The VX-351 is a CV breakout box for both the the RME and the Voyager.
You will want the VX-352 to get the CV input jacks for the RME, and the VX-351 to obtain CVs generated by the RME.
Both the VX-351 and VX-352 connect to the DB-25 ports on the RME, providing a means for the control voltages produced by the RME to be made available on the VX-351 for patching back to the CV inputs on the VX-352, or to another synth, greatly increasing the number of modulation options.
Both boxes provide two CV attenuators that can be used to provide additional CV level controls. These serve the same function as the Amount knobs on the two Modulation Busses on the RME.
The “four-way mult” is a multiple jacking point. They are four jacks that are wired together, providing the ability to send a CV signal into one jack, and then send that one signal to three separate destinations from the remaining three jacks, allowing you to control three different modules with the same CV signal.
When using a mult, it is very important to understand that you can only plug one CV source at a time into it, as it is not able to mix two or more CV signals together. Instead it will add the voltages together, resulting in sending out of range voltages to the destinations. Not especially good… this is why only one of the jacks in the mult has a white circle around it.
The VX-352 provides the CV input jacks for the RME that already exist on the Voyager, while the VX-351 provides CV outputs for both the Voyager and the RME.
I am a huge fan of MOOG products. I own the RME, Ring Mod, Freq Box, Low Pass and Murf and wanted to expand the RME to utilize the possibilities. This post curved any confusion I had.
