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- Page 1 Dark link Owners Manual DOEPFER MUSIKELEKTRONIK GmbH...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
DOEPFER Dark link Bedienungsanleitung Inhalt: Safety Instructions………………………………… 4 1. Introduction 1.1. Preface………………………………..5 1.2. Preparations…………………………6 1.2.1. Setup………………….…….6 1.2.2. Connections………………..6 2. Overwiew ………………………………………8 3. Functions 3.1. MIDI Connections…………………..9 3.2. MIDI Channel Selection……………9 3.3. The MIDI-to-CV/Gate Interface…. 10 3.4. Learn Mode / MIDI Functions…..11 3.5. -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
Never use the instrument in the immediate proximity of electronic devices (e.g. monitors, power supplies, computers) as these interferences could cause malfunctions within Dark Link and corrupt memory data. -
Page 5: Introduction
1.1. Preface Doepfer thanks you! First of all we would like to thank you for having purchased Doepfer Dark Link! We really appreciate your choice and promise you an extraordinary support throughout, including useful information, easy service, and innovative product development. -
Page 6: Preparations
Introduction DOEPFER 1.2. Getting started When lifting Dark Link out of its box for the first time, please make sure that everything is in its right place. You will find the following component parts in the box: • Dark Link USB/MIDI-to-CV/Gate-Interface •... - Page 7 ”S-Trig conversion”. But Dark Link can be modified for +12V gate voltage or S-Trigger. The modification should not be carried out by the customer because in this case the warranty is void (it is necessary to interrupt the +5V track and install a wire to +12V for the +12V gate level).
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Page 8: Overwiew
2. Overwiev Dark Link uses a very simple user-interface. To be exactly, it is not much more than the Learn button and one additional knob. The learn-button is used to configurate Dark Link and ”tell” it, in which manner it has to transform incomming MIDI data into analogue control voltages and the gate signal. -
Page 9: Functions
„learn“ mode accidentally, simply hit the „learn“ button again to quit. When Dark Link receives a MIDI note, the „learn“ LED will turn off briefly. You may use this as a MIDI-in monitor, without the need to connect a sound system. -
Page 10: The Midi-To-Cv/Gate Interface
You have encountered the reference tone before when you selected the MIDI channel - it was the MIDI note that set Dark Link‘s pitch CV1 to 0 Volts and thus became the lowest key of Dark Link‘s resp. of the connected CV/gate synthesizer‘s key range. -
Page 11: Learn Mode / Midi Functions
In case of an incoming note event in learn mode, the note number and the channel of the event will be taken as the new reference tone and MIDI channel of Dark Link. The reference key will be the MIDI note number that is assigned to 0V CV1 output. - Page 12 This feature is useful if you want to trigger different devices from the same MIDI channel using two or more Dark Link‘s. In this case you have to set the reference keys for each Dark Link unit to a different value.
- Page 13 „arpeggio“. Dark Link‘s arpeggiator makes use of the following parameters: • Tempo of the arpeggio can be determined by Dark Link itself or synced to an external MIDI device. • Direction is defined by the order in which the keys have been played on the keyboard.
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Page 14: The Glide Knob
(e.g. MIDI channel, reference note, con- troller # for CV4, key assign mode) or if they are out of alignment. If your Dark Link seems to behave in strange ways and you do not know how to solve the problem, resetting the device may help as the values... -
Page 15: Firmware Update
These values are identical with the factory default settings. 3.7. Firmware Update Dark Link‘s firmware can easily be updated via USB. In case a new firmware version is available, you can download it from our website (www.doepfer.de). A detailed description of the update process can be found in the additional technical description of Dark Link. -
Page 16: Midi-Cv/Gate Conversion
Oberheim. If your synthesizer might be one of the few units that works the other way round (a positive voltage when no key is pressed and 0V when a key is pressed), Dark Link can be configured like this (see page 12, note (4). - Page 17 As you know, Dark Links gate output is not suitable for devices that require a gate voltage higher than +5V, but Dark Link can be modified for +12V gate voltage or S-Trigger. The modification should not be carried out by the customer because in this case the warranty is void (it is necessary to interrupt the +5V track and install a wire to +12V for the +12V gate level).
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Page 18: Addendum
Specifications subject to change without notice. Although the content of this owners manual has been thoroughly checked for errors, Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH cannot guarantee that it is error-free throughout. Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH cannot be held liable for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. - Page 20 Dark link DOEPFER MUSIKELEKTRONIK GmbH...
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