Anyone heard of Volta CV program

panamabirthcanal · Post by **panamabirthcanal** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:02 am

I saw a program for sale for about $200 that turned any interface (ie mbox)
into a cv generator. Sounds cool for controlling analog synths without MIDI.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:21 am

Yes, we've heard about it...here http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6180 and in several other places too. A search turns up a bunch of hits.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:31 am

panamabirthcanal wrote:I saw a program for sale for about $200 that turned any interface (ie mbox)
into a cv generator. Sounds cool for controlling analog synths without MIDI.

If its MOTU's VOLTA you mean It doesn't work on any interface AFAIK. It only works on MOTU interfaces or other interfaces that have DC coupled outputs.

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:56 am

Correct...Volta only works with DC coupled interfaces. But it works with ANY DC coupled interface.

Mangos · Post by **Mangos** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:29 am

http://vimeo.com/3749926

Trigger · Post by **Trigger** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:36 pm

Voltor07 wrote:Volta only works with DC coupled interfaces. But it works with ANY DC coupled interface.

Does that include Digidesign/M-Audio interfaces?

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:25 pm

As long as they are DC coupled.

panamabirthcanal · Post by **panamabirthcanal** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:16 pm

Voltor07 wrote:Yes, we've heard about it...here http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6180 and in several other places too. A search turns up a bunch of hits.

I checked out your post on that thread. Not to be inflammatory in any way, but how is this any different soundwise from a hardware CV generator?

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:20 am

panamabirthcanal wrote:
Voltor07 wrote:Yes, we've heard about it...here http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6180 and in several other places too. A search turns up a bunch of hits.
I checked out your post on that thread. Not to be inflammatory in any way, but how is this any different soundwise from a hardware CV generator?

There's going to be some slight stepping...not terribly noticeable, but still present. Like how the Waldorf Q keyboard has noticeable lag in the pitch and mod wheels...at least, the one I tried out did.

toryjames · Post by **toryjames** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:57 pm

panamabirthcanal wrote:I checked out your post on that thread. Not to be inflammatory in any way, but how is this any different soundwise from a hardware CV generator?

At best, the hardware CV generators I've seen have 16-bit Digital-to-Analog resolution. As far as I understand, Volta is capable of using the full resolution of your audio interface (24-bit/96kHz or 192kHz). For all practical purposes, this is approaching the resolution of an analogue signal (I know, I know "it's NOT analogue" but it's very, very accurate).

Volta also has the ability to tune itself to your analogue oscillator without having to open up your VCO and calibrate it manually.

Most sequencing is inherently digital. Even "analogue" step sequencers are hybrid devices with analogue pot-controlled voltage and digital clocks. Unless you have programmable analogue exponential-through-linear lag processors on every channel, this is the most versatile/accurate interface available.

This is all theory, however, because... I've never used it.

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