Future Retro XS - Manual (Page 8)

CONNECTIONS
MIDI IN: Information received at the MIDI IN jack can be used to play the sounds of the XS.
Use a MIDI cable to connect this input to an external sequencer or keyboard’s MIDI OUT.
MIDI THRU: All information received at the XS MIDI IN jack will be sent out the MIDI
THRU jack. Use a MIDI cable to connect this output to another device’s MIDI input for
creating a daisy chain between multiple MIDI units.
CV IN: Connect this input to a 1V/Oct standard CV output of another device, in order to
control the pitch of the oscillators in the XS.
CV OUT: MIDI note/pitch data received at the XS MIDI IN jack will be converted to a control
voltage of the 1V/Oct standard. You can connect this CV output to the CV or modulation inputs
of any device to control the pitch of its oscillators or other circuits.
MOD W OUT: Mod Wheel data received at the MIDI IN jack will be converted to an
equivalent control voltage ranging from 0 to +10 volts. Connect this output to the CV or
modulation inputs of any device you wish to control with the mod wheel.
VEL OUT: MIDI Note/Velocity data received at the XS MIDI IN jack will be converted to an
equivalent control voltage ranging from 0 to +10 volts. Connect this output to the CV or
modulation inputs of any device you wish to control with Note Velocity.
LFO OUT: The waveform currently selected in the LFO section will be available at this output.
All LFO waveforms have a range of –5 to +5 volts. Connect this output to the CV or
modulation inputs of any device you wish to control with the LFO.
OSC MOD: This is the external modulation input for the oscillators. Connect this input to the
output of any CV or modulation source you wish to modulate the oscillators with.
The external signal can be used to modify each oscillator’s pitch individually, as well as the
pulse width modulation of Oscillator B’s square/pulse waveform. Set the Mod Select controls to
EXT for any of these three sections you wish to control with the external source.
WAVE A: This is a dual-function output of the waveform selected for Oscillator A. This is a
stereo output, although mono cables can be used here without any problem. If using a mono
cable, you can insert it all the way for the tip signal, or pull it out one notch for the ring signal.
The tip of the jack provides a continuous output of Oscillator A’s selected waveform. The ring
of the jack provides the same waveform, but the amplitude of this waveform is controlled by
Envelope 1.
Either output can be connected to the input of any other device, allowing the oscillator to act as
an audio or modulation source. The waveform’s output signal will have a range of –5 to +5
volts.
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