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Esoteric Uses
These are a few ideas that will take you beyond the basics of using the CV/Gate connectors.
We’ll refer to Mod 1 in the following examples, but the statements apply equally to Mod 2.
CV Attentuator
You can create a CV attenuator or CV booster
by routing Mod In 1 to ModOut 1 in the
Mod Matrix. The amount of boost or cut is
determined by the mod route Depth setting.
The best results require matching the Mod 1
input and output settings on CV – Mods: Page
9 (p.90).
CV Inverter
You can also use the CV/Gate section as a CV
inverter, though this involves both Mod 1 and
Mod 2. For example, as the mod source use
Mod In 1, as the mod destination use CV /
ModOut 2, and then set Depth to a negative
amount.
Process Audio
As mentioned in the Oscillator chapter, the
Mutants 1–4 (p.35) can process audio signals
that arrive at the CV Mod Inputs. Refer to
the notes in the FM-Lin and Ring Modulator
sections of that chapter for more details.
CVs and Arpeggios
The Hydrasynth arpeggiator can be used
to modulate external devices, too. When
the arpeggiator plays notes it’s the same as
playing the keys or pads manually: each note
sends a Pitch CV and Gate signals. Again, for
the best results use one of the monophonic
Mode (p.67).