Analogue Solutions Telemark /-K - Manual (Page 18)

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Keyboard Version CV/Gate Jacks
If you insert a jack plug into the CV in or out sockets then the internal connection will be broken.
E.g., if you connect an external CV sequencer or MIDI to CV converter to the CV1, CV2, Gate In sockets, you will
disconnect the Telemark-k internal MIDI-CV converter from the voice circuits. This way you can directly control the
voice circuits from an external device. The internal MIDI-CV converter will still work, and its signals still available from
the CV1, CV2, Gate Out sockets.
Likewise, if you connect the CV1, CV2, Gate Out sockets to an external analogue synth, the internal MIDI-CV converter will
be disconnected from the internal voice circuits.
In summary, the signal flow is such;
Internal MIDI-CV converter -> CV/Gate out Sockets -> CV/Gate In Sockets -> Internal Voice circuits.
By inserting jacks into either the In or Out sockets, you will disconnect the internal MIDI-CV converter from the
voice circuits.
The main signal output is on the rear panel and is oddly labelled VCA OUT. Connect this socket to a spare mixing desk
input channel. If you want to feed external signals into Telemark, use the rear panel EXT1 or EXT2 sockets. Maybe
hardwire it from your desk's effect send.
It is recommended to keep your MIDI and CV/audio cables as short as possible to keep the signal quality as high as
possible. We recommend no more than 3 metre cable lengths.
Patch Panel
Telemark is internally hard wired (pre-patched). Using the patch points will not disconnect any internal connections.
People use the term 'modular synth' a bit too loosely sometimes, often using it to describe any synth that has some
additional jack sockets.
I like to think an accurate classification of Telemark as a 'semi-modular' synth in that you can re-route signals and
introduce external circuits, but is not fully modular as the internal circuits cannot be swapped, removed or new ones
added. The concept of a semi-modular synth is good because you do not need to do any patching to get a good
sound. The front panel rotary switches provide large combinations of possible internal patching. Some further
patches can then be done using the patch points.
Telemark is a MIDI synth, but can just as easily be used entirely from an analogue sequencer. An ideal partner would
be our Oberkorn sequencer. Telemark's envelopes can be triggered individually from Oberkorn's two gate trigger
outputs, and the two VCOs can be controlled from separate sequencer CV outputs.
The patch sockets are clearly labelled and hold no secrets. If you have a basic knowledge of analogue synths then you
will be able to use these sockets with no problem.