Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer - Manual (Page 18)

Dark time DOEPFER Functions
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There are many uses for these inputs, especially in combination with a modular
synthesizer system, e.g. the Doepfer A-100. You may feed dynamic voltages into
these inputs on order to achieve portamento effects or use staircase-type voltages to
transpose the step registers automatically.
Clock connectors:
To synchronize two instruments in the analog domain – e.g. Dark Time and a non-MIDIed vintage drum
machine – a clock signal is needed. A clock signal is a pulse wave, its frequency (pulses per time) determi-
nes the tempo of the synchronized device. When active, Dark Time will generate such a clock signal and
make it available at the Clk Out socket.
Changing the gate output voltage from +5V (default) to +12V by changing an internal jumper (see page 21),
will generate a clock signal of +12V.
• Dark Time as master:
Connect Dark Time’s Clk-Out socket to the clock-in socket of the ”slave” device (e.g.
vintage drum computer or another analog sequencer). You will not need any additio
nal settings. Now set up the external device as a ”slave” as described in its manual.
• Dark Time as slave:
You can also synchronize Dark Time to the tempo of an external device via the Clk In
socket. The master device must produce a suitable clock-signal (0/+5V) and has to
be connected to Dark Times Clk In socket. Set Dark Time’s Sync switch to
” External”. Its internal clock will now be disabled and driven by the external clock
signal instead.
Dark Time Drummaschine /
Analog-Sequenzer /
Modular-Synthesizer
Clock-Signal
Clock-Signal
Sync: Internal
MASTER
MASTER
SLAVE
SLAVE
Sync: External
Clk Out
Clk In
Start/Stop/Reset
Signal
St/St, Reset Out
Start/Stop/Reset
Signal
St/St, Reset Out