I would like to pair a Future Retro Orb analogue sequencer that produces 0 to 12 volts with the Little Phatty, which expects -5 to +5 volts. In order to make that work, I assume that I need to take the analogue sequencer’s CV outputs and send them to my Moog CP-251’s attenuator inputs before sending the signals to the Little Phatty. My only concern is that the CP-251 specs indicate maximum input as +/- 8 volts. Will the Orb’s output be too hot for the CP-251 to handle?
While it may be out of spec, I was using my Revolution gate outs (+12v) with the CP attenuator for years without any problems. Dunno how much damage I may have actually done, but so far so good.
Thanks for your reply. So far, I’ve had no luck getting the two to work together. I routed the Pitch and Gate from the Orb to the two attenuators of the CP-251 (reducing the voltage as much as possible), connected the outputs of the CP-251’s attenuators to the Pitch and Gate inputs of the Little Phatty, but no notes are triggered when I run the Orb. When I hook the two up via midi, it works as expected except I lose the Orb’s glide function, which is reserved for the CV outputs.
Did you need to do anything special to get the Revolution to trigger your LP?
What are the attenuator knobs set at? Your gate knob should be at +5. As for the pitch, it’s been a while, but just mess with it until you get it set adequately.