Summary of Contents for Personal Circuits Midi-CV-8
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Midi-CV-8 v1.3 – User Guide This is the setup and user guide. The unit is designed for a monophonic Analog synthesizer and a PC and/or a MIDI keyboard with a DIN cable and/or a MIDI-USB music keyboard. The module is designed and sized for Eurorack systems. You will need a 16-pin Eurorack power ribbon connector with –12/0/+12 and +5V which is connected to a synth power supply.
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USB bus while receiving MIDI data from the keyboard. 3. You can connect the Midi-CV-8 as a USB device using a computer or other host connected to the Midi-CV-8's USB-B type socket. This connection will be used for connecting your DAW, such as Ableton Live, to the MIDI-CV-8.
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This mode effectively breaks the MIDI-CV-8 into three smaller MIDI-CV converters, each responding to a different midi channel. The Midi Channel (channel x) that the FIRST device should respond to defines the mapping.
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4. To enter command mode a. Send "All Notes Off" message to the Midi-CV-8. Or, on a keyboard, you can move the Main Volume control to 0. If the control is already at 0, move it away from 0 and then back to 0.
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d. For M-Audio Keystation 49: i. Move the octave shift to its lowest setting by centering it and then pressing octave down (-) 4 TIMES (The red LED over the (-) button will be bright red and not flashing. e. For M-Audio Keystation 61: i.
keys on and above the split and monophonically on output 1 for keys below the split. The device responds on ALL midi channels. g. Mode 4: SPLIT-POLY-POLY MODE. Play MIDI note 4 (usually the 3rd white key on the left). Now set the octave shift to the desired playing range and play the note where the keyboard should be split.
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1. Power up the device and allow it to warm up for a few minutes 2. Send "All Notes Off" message to the Midi-CV-8. Or, on a keyboard, you can move the Main Volume control to 0. If the control is already at 0, move it away from 0 and then back to 0.
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7. Tune C1 to C7 to hear all the C notes from Octave 1 to 7 using step and 5 again. 8. Repeat steps 3-7 for each VCO to be tuned. You can use any of the channels on the MIDI-CV-8 for tuning.