Synthetic Sound Labs V-Gates User Manual

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power is in the many combinations of features.

V-Gates has two "Modes" (Analog & Digital) and within each mode are three functions.

Analog Modes and functions are indicated on the panel with copper colored text, and Digital

Modes and functions in silver. Sometimes a function or jack will have multiple purposes

depending on the mode. If a function is roughly the same in both modes, the panel text

will be in silver for both modes. Don't worry, this will be more apparent as you become

more familiar with V-Gates.

Analog Knobs on a Digital Gate?

Absolutely! You bet! Although knobs might seem to make more sense for analog, with

digital functions the knobs actually allow very versatile selections of what we call "Sub-

Functions". These sub-functions allow you to adjust how the gate outputs react with the

input clock, among other things. Again, we'll get into that in more detail later.

V-Gates User Manual

V-Gates has a powerful combination of features for your clocking

and gating pleasure - In fact, there are well over 300 variations

of gates, functions and modes. And many of these functions can

be voltage controlled! Yet with that power comes complexity and

a bit of a learning curve. This manual humbly attempts to help

you understand and explore what may well be the most versatile

gate module available.

Modes vs. Functions

How do you first approach V-Gates?

machete – cut through the dense tangle of thick vines and

underbrush to gradually reveal some fairly simple concepts. The

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Page 1 The power is in the many combinations of features. V-Gates has two “Modes” (Analog & Digital) and within each mode are three functions. Analog modes and functions are indicated on the panel with copper colored text, and Digital modes and functions in silver.
Page 2 This is a very powerful feature. Reset In Jack (Digital) When the Reset input goes high (positive), the V-Gates outputs are reset to the first stage. Low (negative) going levels are ignored. V-Gates outputs may be patched into this input to set the maximum number of output stages.
Page 3 This is basically a simple 8 stage step sequencer, with a couple of twists. With each positive going clock pulse, the V-Gates will advance to the next stage until it gets to stage 8, when it will again start at stage 1.
Page 4 Analog Modes In Analog mode, V-Gates has three functions – Slope, Step and Binary as selected by the “FUNC” switch. The Reset / CV In, and Clk In/Out take on different uses in Analog modes. Unlike the Digital Mode, the CV Amt knob and CV In jacks are functional in Analog modes.
Page 5: Specifications
Installation V-Gates is installed like any other Euro style module. Your power supply is connected via the 16 pin polarized ribbon cable (included), and the module is attached to your rack with two Philips drive M3 x 6mm screws (included). Different racks may require a different screw.