Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

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n2design
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Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by n2design » Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:19 pm

I am trying to control the voyager with an analog 4 cv out but my settings arent working right. Anyone have any idea why?

Here are my settings
Type = Pitch V/oct
Middle C = 3.00v
V/OCT = 1.00v

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by GovernorSilver » Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:32 pm

n2design wrote:I am trying to control the voyager with an analog 4 cv out but my settings arent working right. Anyone have any idea why?

Here are my settings
Type = Pitch V/oct
Middle C = 3.00v
V/OCT = 1.00v
Shouldn't you set your A4 V/OCT to 0.93V or whatever the Voyager expects from the A4?

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by n2design » Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:51 pm

.93 doesn't work well either. Note is not pitched and each octave isn't 12semitones.

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by GovernorSilver » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:13 am

n2design wrote:.93 doesn't work well either. Note is not pitched and each octave isn't 12semitones.
I didn't mean literally set the value to 0.93V. What I meant to say was you might have to use your ear to determine the proper setting. It could be 0.94V. Or 0.92V. Or 0.9378V.

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by sunny pedaal » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:01 pm

start by setting the first c / 0volt.
when that is tuned well, take c1 and adapt the midi/cv or controller signal so that c1 is tuned.
don't start on c3...

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by n2design » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:28 am

sunny pedaal wrote:start by setting the first c / 0volt.
when that is tuned well, take c1 and adapt the midi/cv or controller signal so that c1 is tuned.
don't start on c3...

Thanks for the tip!!

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by MC » Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:45 am

The Voyager output CV without CP-251 is 0.93V/oct.

The Voyager CV input is 1V/oct.
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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by n2design » Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:18 pm

MC wrote:The Voyager output CV without CP-251 is 0.93V/oct.

The Voyager CV input is 1V/oct.

That's strange, Why did they make them different?

btw, turns out the a4 scaled correctly via cv @ 1.02v

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Re: Voyager pitch cv not scaling correctly.

Post by GovernorSilver » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:33 pm

MC wrote:The Voyager output CV without CP-251 is 0.93V/oct.

The Voyager CV input is 1V/oct.
Looks like a CP-251 is a "must-have" if I ever want to play an external oscillator (eg. Make Noise DPO, Malekko Anti-Oscillator, etc.) in-tune from the Voyager keyboard.

Congrats n2design on solving your issue

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