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As soon as you patch any signal into a channel of the CV Bus, all the other jacks on that channel become
outputs carrying copies of that signal, complete with LED indication of the same color. The LEDs above and
below the jacks represent positive and negative voltage, letting us tell at a glance whether the signal is
positive, negative, or bipolar - an even the strength and rate of the signal, letting us know what type of signal it
is: a clock appears as a positive "flashing," a cycling function as a positive "pulsing" or "swelling," an audio rate
VCO as both positive and negative "always on," etc.
Unlike most multiples, the channels of the CV Bus are distributed laterally. We can find the signal we need at a
location close to its destination, cutting down on the need for longer cables, and thereby streamlining and
decluttering the patch visually. This can be a great boon for the quick decisions necessary in a live
performance. (These multiples are unbuffered because this allows any jack across the bus to be used as an
input, and critical CV outputs in Make Noise modules are buffered already.)
The Outputs are found at the right end of the CV Bus. A high quality Stereo Line Driver converts powerful
modular synthesizer signal levels to the commonly used Line Level. There are mini-jack inputs for Left or
Mono, and Right for Stereo sound, a single master volume control, as well as a stereo line output pair, and
finally a TRS line/headphone out on a single jack. This output is capable of driving long cables out to a PA
System or a set of Headphones. It has AC coupling and a built-in limiting circuit (with visual indication) that
prevents damage to ears and PA system when the patching gets experimental.
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