User Guide

Using the VX-351 and the minimoog Voyager together
The following are some ideas for using the VX-351 with the minimoog Voyager.
A) Mod wheel controls amount of both Mod Buss signals.
This is a really useful way to use the Mod Wheel as a controller for more than one
type of modulation. To try this out, go through the following steps:
- Initialize the Voyager’s parameters (Init. Parameters in the Edit Menu)
- Set the Pedal/On Mod Buss Source to Square wave, set the Pedal/On Destination
to Filter. Set Shaping to ON and Amount to 5.
- Using a ¼” cable, connect the VX-351 Mod Wheel output to the Voyager’s MOD1
Control Input.
- Play a note and move the Mod Wheel forward. You’ll hear both Triangle wave
modulation of the pitch, and square wave modulation of the Filter fade in.
This is a useful patch that can be used on a variety of patches where you want two
types of modulation to fade in by using the Mod Wheel.
B) Mod buss signal modulates more than one destination.
This is a way to use one Modulation signal to control more than one destination.
Try the following:
- Initialize the Voyager’s parameters.
- Using a ¼” cable, connect the Mod Wheel Mod Buss output to the Voyager’s Filter
Control Input.
- Play a note and move the mod wheel forward. You’ll hear the LFO triangle wave
modulating both the Voyager’s Pitch, and Filter.
- A variation of this would be to insert an Attenuator in between the Mod Wheel Mod
Buss output and the Filter Input. This way you can adjust the amount of modulation
that goes to the filter.
C) Pressure controls Pedal/On Mod buss amount.
Just as you can use an Expression pedal plugged into the MOD1 input to control
the Pedal/On Mod Buss, You can use another signal that varies in the same range
to perform the same function. The Pressure signal from the Voyager’s keyboard is a
good example of this. Try the following:
- Initialize the Voyager’s parameters.
- Set the Pedal/On Mod Buss Source to square wave, Destination to Filter, Shaping to
On, and Amount to 5.
- Using a ¼” cable, connect the VX-351 KBD Pressure output to the Voyager’s MOD1
Input.
- Play a note and press down the key you are playing – the Modulation of the filter
should increase as you add pressure, and disappear when you’re not pressing hard
at all.
- As a variation, switch the Pedal/On Mod Buss Source to On. Now play a note –
pressing down makes the filter brighter.
D) LFO triggers Voyager’s Envelopes
This is an alternative to triggering a sound from the Voyager by pressing a key. The
last key pressed will determine the pitch, but the LFO will trigger the start of the
envelopes.