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- Page 1 TAILGATER USER GUIDE Specification Width: 12 HP, depth: 26 m Current draw: 95 mA (+12V) / 45 mA (-12V)
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
③ ENVELOPE FOLLOWER............6 ④ QUANTIZER................7 ⑤ CV, GATE AND TRIG OUTPUTS..........7 ⑥ AUDIO OUTPUT..............7 ⑦ TRACKING A GUITAR WITH TAILGATER......... 8 ⑧ USING THE ENVELOPE FOLLOWER........8 ⑨ USING THE PREAMP ONLY............ 9 ⑩ PATCHING IDEAS AND GENERAL USAGE....... 9... - Page 3 GETTING STARTED ⚠ Make sure your Eurorack system is turned off before installing a new module! The 10-pin connector should already be connected to your module with the red stripe on the power cable oriented towards the -12V marking. 2. Connect the free end of the power cable to the 16-pin Eurorack header on your power supply system.
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Page 4: Introduction
The pitch tracking process relies on a fast algorithm which extracts the fundamental frequency (F0) from the input audio. While Tailgater can be used with any type of sound, it has been specially designed with guitar and bass guitar players in mind. However, tracking string instruments can be quite challenging and to achieve proper tracking you may have to make some minor adjustments to your playing technique, which will be explained further below. -
Page 5: A Note On Latency
Using a compressor in the signal chain before the Tailgater helps even out the overall volume of the signal, making it more consistent. However, one potential issue with this is that compressors also can amplify higher harmonics, potentially weakening the fundamental frequency and thus generating CV one octave higher than desired. -
Page 6: ① Input
The rule of thumb is to always keep the input amplitude strong enough to illuminate the YELLOW LED. This LED represents a threshold where Tailgater extracts the fundamental frequency from the input signal. Let's underscore this point: Signal strength must be strong enough for the YELLOW LED to illuminate! ③... -
Page 7: ④ Quantizer
The 1V/OCT CV output generates a control voltage that can be used with any Eurorack oscillator or synthesizer complying to the 1 volt/octave standard. Tailgater covers almost 7 octaves. The GATE and TRIG outputs generate binary signals (0−5V) whenever the input sound reaches a certain amplitude level. GATE is active during the time a sound is present while TRIG only sends a very short pulse in the beginning when the sound starts. -
Page 8: ⑦ Tracking A Guitar With Tailgater
The idea is simply to keep the signal strong enough to illuminate the YELLOW LED. ● Now, connect your VCO to the 1V/Oct (CV) output on the Tailgater. Ensure that your guitar is properly tuned, and then tune your VCO to match the guitar's pitch. -
Page 9: ⑨ Using The Preamp Only
Patching ideas and general usage ⑩ Tailgater can be used in a multitude of ways and serve as a general external interface to your Eurorack system. You can track a drum machine (or a drum set) to extract Gate/Trig signals and even the pitch from individual drums. Or why not track any old organ or...