which cables to use with Moogerfoogers?
which cables to use with Moogerfoogers?
sorry, but i'm not particulary knowledgeable on this stuff.
can i use regular guitar cables for the CV and Carrier IN/OUT's?
i tried the manual but it was all tip/ring/sleeve this and that... i dont know...
can i use regular guitar cables for the CV and Carrier IN/OUT's?
i tried the manual but it was all tip/ring/sleeve this and that... i dont know...
Gear: MF-102, MF-103
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Re: which cables to use with Moogerfoogers?
Think of it this way:awesome wrote:sorry, but i'm not particulary knowledgeable on this stuff.
can i use regular guitar cables for the CV and Carrier IN/OUT's?
i tried the manual but it was all tip/ring/sleeve this and that... i dont know...
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Re: which cables to use with Moogerfoogers?
I don't think it works like that, my LFOs come out normally when I use only the tip and sleeve of a TRS jack for LFOs.CTRLSHFT wrote:Think of it this way:
TS cables: your triangle LFO outputs +2.5v only
TRS cables: your triangle LFO outputs -2.5 to +2.5
you limit modulation capabilities.
OP: (sorry, yes I meant expression pedals not effects pedals!)
If you're not using expression pedals then you can use TS cables exclusively. If you insert a TS cable into an expression pedal-ready socket (highlighted white on the rear panel) you can't use any expression pedals at all as the +5V supply is shorted from the ring to the sleeve for all inputs.
The exception to this is the MF107 (Freqbox) which uses isolated supplies for each exp. pedal.
Re: which cables to use with Moogerfoogers?
buhleted!latigid on wrote:I don't think it works like that, my LFOs come out normally when I use only the tip and sleeve of a TRS jack for LFOs.CTRLSHFT wrote:Think of it this way:
TS cables: your triangle LFO outputs +2.5v only
TRS cables: your triangle LFO outputs -2.5 to +2.5
you limit modulation capabilities.
OP: (sorry, yes I meant expression pedals not effects pedals!)
If you're not using expression pedals then you can use TS cables exclusively. If you insert a TS cable into an expression pedal-ready socket (highlighted white on the rear panel) you can't use any expression pedals at all as the +5V supply is shorted from the ring to the sleeve for all inputs.
The exception to this is the MF107 (Freqbox) which uses isolated supplies for each exp. pedal.
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From the manual:
You can get a negative voltage out of the LFO on the tip terminal, as it is still referenced to ground (sleeve). Obviously you can't get a negative and a positive voltage simultaneously, but during the cycle of the LFO, its waveform goes positive then negative and so on.
If what you were saying was true, if you used a TS cable on the LFO Out socket, the waveform would not pass below zero; you would not have a symmetrical wave.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Triangle
^-^-^-^-^- Clipped Triangle
Your square would look like this:
_ _ _ _ _ _
Edit: of course this will be a regular squarewave, but only at 1.5V p2p.
I.e. pulses which stop (no CV)
In my experience, I get normal triangle and square waves coming from my 'foogers.
But to be sure I'll bust out the multimeter tonight.
So the LFO signal is 3V peak to peak with an offset of -1.5V.LFO OUT jack - delivers the LFO voltage (±1.5 volts) for use by other voltage-controlled
devices. Output impedance is 600 ohms.
You can get a negative voltage out of the LFO on the tip terminal, as it is still referenced to ground (sleeve). Obviously you can't get a negative and a positive voltage simultaneously, but during the cycle of the LFO, its waveform goes positive then negative and so on.
If what you were saying was true, if you used a TS cable on the LFO Out socket, the waveform would not pass below zero; you would not have a symmetrical wave.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Triangle
^-^-^-^-^- Clipped Triangle
Your square would look like this:
_ _ _ _ _ _
Edit: of course this will be a regular squarewave, but only at 1.5V p2p.
I.e. pulses which stop (no CV)
In my experience, I get normal triangle and square waves coming from my 'foogers.
But to be sure I'll bust out the multimeter tonight.
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So if this is correct, what is the purpose of the ring? Is it an expression pedal thing?latigid on wrote:So just to confirm:
The MF102's LFO is output on the tip terminal (with sleeve for ground). No voltage is present on the ring terminal. The waveform sweeps from around +1.5 to -1.5V.
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ahumm errrrr... you guys want to test it first ? allright... it's done
awesome : if you are NOT using an expression pedal (except MP201, special case), regular TS cables (guitar) will work fine and the tip will carry a full range CV (-5 to 5) if you have something at the other end to generate it. Or if your fooger generates one.
The +5 volt that the ring supplies to an expression pedal is a different thing. A CV generated by an expression pedal can only be positive because it uses only the +5v of the ring and ground (and no negative voltage). It adds to the confusion, the fact that this +5 volt supply is common to all the input jacks on the foogers (except the mf-107 i hear). As a result, if you use even one single TS cable in a fooger input, shorting the ring, you just disabled the capability of all other inputs to supply that little +5v signal required by an expression pedal. From there comes the special rule of using TRS cables when one or more expression pedal is used.
But again, this is as different thing. TS cables won't diminish the CV range you can work with.
awesome : if you are NOT using an expression pedal (except MP201, special case), regular TS cables (guitar) will work fine and the tip will carry a full range CV (-5 to 5) if you have something at the other end to generate it. Or if your fooger generates one.
The +5 volt that the ring supplies to an expression pedal is a different thing. A CV generated by an expression pedal can only be positive because it uses only the +5v of the ring and ground (and no negative voltage). It adds to the confusion, the fact that this +5 volt supply is common to all the input jacks on the foogers (except the mf-107 i hear). As a result, if you use even one single TS cable in a fooger input, shorting the ring, you just disabled the capability of all other inputs to supply that little +5v signal required by an expression pedal. From there comes the special rule of using TRS cables when one or more expression pedal is used.
But again, this is as different thing. TS cables won't diminish the CV range you can work with.
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I guess because it's a CV output the ring is not used. Similar story for envelope signals. A TRS socket is probably used to keep the design simple and parts count low.CTRLSHFT wrote:So if this is correct, what is the purpose of the ring? Is it an expression pedal thing?latigid on wrote:So just to confirm:
The MF102's LFO is output on the tip terminal (with sleeve for ground). No voltage is present on the ring terminal. The waveform sweeps from around +1.5 to -1.5V.
Makes sense enough, thanks for doing the legworklatigid on wrote:I guess because it's a CV output the ring is not used. Similar story for envelope signals. A TRS socket is probably used to keep the design simple and parts count low.CTRLSHFT wrote:So if this is correct, what is the purpose of the ring? Is it an expression pedal thing?latigid on wrote:So just to confirm:
The MF102's LFO is output on the tip terminal (with sleeve for ground). No voltage is present on the ring terminal. The waveform sweeps from around +1.5 to -1.5V.
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