User`s manual

4.3.4 Gate Source
The Gate Source switch selects which gate signal triggers the
MiniBrute envelopes. The default KBD triggers the gate from the
keyboard. Hold mode forces the envelope to the SUSTAIN stage
independently from any other gate source. This mode is very useful for
drones, because there is no need to press a key and you can use both hands to
tweak the knobs! In Audio mode, a gate signal is generated when the signal level
at the AUDIO In [4.3.5] reaches an internally preset threshold.
4.3.5 AUDIO
Connect the Master Out with an unbalanced audio cable to
an audio mixer, a computer’s sound card, or directly to an
audio amplifier. The Master Volume knob [4.2.8.6] controls the
output level.
You can connect any audio source (synthesizer, pre-amplified guitar, output of a
mixer, etc.) to the AUDIO In jack, and process the incoming signal with the
MiniBrute filter and amplifier. The AUDIO In signal can also trigger the MiniBrute
envelopes if you select Audio as the Gate Source [4.3.4]. Connect your
headphones to the phones output, and set the volume with the Phones
volume knob [4.2.8.5].
4.3.6 CV / GATE IN
The MiniBrute also connects with other analog devices
(analog synthesizer, analog step sequencer, etc.) through a
CV/GATE interface where CV means Control Voltage. The
Gate In 1/8” jack allows other analog devices to trigger the
MiniBrute envelopes. The main MiniBrute functions (i.e.,
amplifier volume, filter cutoff, and oscillator pitch) are controlled by the Amp (to
VCA), Filter (to VCF) and Pitch (to VCO) 1/8” jacks respectively.
4.3.7 CV / GATE OUT
The MiniBrute can also control other analog devices. The Pitch
Out 1/8” jack provides the CV produced by the MiniBrute
keyboard as well as by the Pitch wheel. The keyboard’s GATE
signal is also available on the Gate Out 1/4” jack.
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