External Input; Switch Pedal Inputs; Control Pedal/Cv Inputs - Waldorf Q Keyboard User Manual

Setup and Connection – External Input

External Input

The Q offers a stereo External In jack
section. Therefore, the signal can be processed via the filters and the effects section in the same way
as the oscillators.
As the external signal is treated like any other sound source within the Q, it is necessary to
trigger the Amplifier Envelope to get the signal passed through. To do so, notes must be sent to
the Q's sound generation, either by playing on the keyboard, receiving MIDI notes or via the
internal step sequencer or arpeggiator. You can also send an external audio signal directly to
the Q´s FX section by using the Mix In to parameter in the Global menu.

Switch Pedal Inputs

The Q features two inputs for switch pedals. These switch pedals can be of any type, you can i.e. use
foot switches, sustain pedals etc. It also doesn't matter if the pedal or switch is open or closed in
either pressed or non-pressed state. You can adjust the behaviour of each pedal separately in the
Global menu.
The Switch Pedal Jack
switch pedal to it with a monophonic 1/4 inch phono plug or two switches using a stereophonic plug.
If you do so, the plug has to be connected as follows:
• Footswitch 1 is connected to the tip and the ground.
• Footswitch 2 is connected to the ring and the ground.
You can use an adapter that routes a stereo 1/4 inch phono plug to two mono 1/4 inch phono jacks.
Control Pedal/CV Inputs (only Q Keyboard)
The Q features two inputs for control pedals or control voltages.
If a control pedal is used, a potentiometer of 47KOhms or higher is recommended. This covers almost
any type of control pedal on the market. It doesn't matter in which direction the control pedal works,
this can be adjusted in the Global menu later.
If CV is used, make sure to match these specifications:
• Tip: CV in (internally connected to +5V by a 4K7 Resistor)
• Ring: internally connected to +5V by a 4K7 Resistor.
• Input Voltage Range: 0 to 5V
It doesn't matter if the incoming CV is linear or logarithmic, this can be adjusted in the Global menu
as well as the initial offset and the overall gain.
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that can be used to feed an external signal into the mixer
on the Q is a stereophonic 1/4 inch phono jack. You can connect one
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