Introduction – Expert Sleepers Silent Way v2.4.3 User Manual
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Introduction
Silent Way is a suite of plug-ins designed for use with analogue synthesisers, and espe-
cially as part of a modular analogue synthesiser system. The plug-ins produce no sound
themselves, nor do they process sound - rather, they generate signals to be used as control
voltages (CVs), which can be patched into the control inputs of oscillators, filters, VCAs
etc. of an analogue system. Also, with the addition of the CV Input plug-in, it is possible to
bring CVs from the synth into the computer, for recording or processing.
For the Silent Way plug-ins to work via the outputs of a computer audio interface, the in-
terface needs to be “DC coupled” i.e. capable of maintaining a DC voltage at its outputs.
Many interfaces include high-pass filters on the outputs which makes this impossible. Re-
fer to the Expert Sleepers website for up-to-date information on compatible devices and
cabling recommendations. Also, please see
on how Silent Way may be used with almost any audio interface, even if not DC coupled.
Some Silent Way plug-ins provide specific support for Expert Sleepers hardware. Please
visit the
for the range of hardware available, most of which is designed to provide
superior connectivity options as compared to simply using the analogue outputs of an
audio interface.
There are currently twenty plug-ins in the Silent Way suite - Silent Way AC Encoder, Silent
Way CV Input, Silent Way CV To MIDI, Silent Way CV To OSC , Silent Way DC, Silent Way
ES-4 Controller, Silent Way ES-5 Controller, Silent Way ESX-4CV Combiner, Silent Way
ESX-8CV Combiner, Silent Way Follower, Silent Way Function, Silent Way Learner, Silent
Way LFO, Silent Way Quantizer, Silent Way SMUX, Silent Way Soundplane, Silent Way
Step LFO, Silent Way Sync , Silent Way Trigger and Silent Way Voice Controller. These are
described in more detail below.