Tiptop Circadian Rhythms - Manual (Page 28)

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Applications
Expert Sleepers Silent Way
Expert Sleepers have a set of VST/AU plugins called ‘Silent Way’ which provide a range of utility
functions from CV pitch control to Envelope and LFO generation to Synchronization. In this section,
a standard audio interface will be used for signals and not the hardware made by Expert Sleepers
for Eurorack.
After you have Silent Way installed, load an instance of the SW Sync in a channel in your DAW. For
our example, we will say that we are using channel 1 on our audio interface to output the Clock Sync
signal. Set SW Sync ‘Clck Output’ to output to channel 1. Connect the analog output of Channel 1
of the audio interface to the Clock In input on the CR (a 1⁄4” to mini adapter is likely needed). Also,
connect channel 2 to Reset In on the CR and set the ‘Run Output’ to Channel 2. Use the most ap-
propriate channels for your audio interface if 1 and 2 are not available.
To activate an external clock as the clock source on the CR, in Vertical mode, press CLK IN/EXT.
CLK IN/EXT should turn red (when this button is green, the CR is using its own internal clock).
Now, we have two options for sync from our DAW, either 16th note sync or DAW sync. Both are re-
liable, but DAW mode has a higher level of timing fidelity (because the sync signal is triggering more
frequently). To set up 16th Note sync using SW Sync, simply set the PPQN value to 4 as shown
below. (PPQN is pulses per quarter note. 4 pulses per quarter note x 4 for a four beat measure =
16th notes).
Silent Way Sync Set for 16th Note Sync