Kenton USB-Solo - Manual (Page 7)

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P 14 Scale (default: 0)
Range
-127 to +127
- This is used to tune in the octave scaling of your analogue synth. It will only need adjusting if your
synth sounds out of tune as you play further up the keyboard (see ‘Tuning in Your Analogue Synth’). -
Check whether CV type select has been set correctly (see ‘P 15’ below).
Note C (MIDI note#36) will not move (assuming transpose is not in operation) so get that in tune first
then tune the C two octaves above that by using this parameter.
P 15
CV – Hz/V – 1.2V/oct select (default: CV)
- This shoud be set to V/oct [CV] for connecting to most synths, such as Roland, SCI, Octave,
Oberheim or Moog synths. Set it to Hz/V [Hz] if you are using either Yamaha or Korg mono-synths
(except the Monopoly which is volt per octave). A very small number of synths use 1.2 volts per octave
[12] (one tenth of a volt per semitone) – in which case select this option.
P 16
Gate type select (default: G 05)
- you can select the following types for the GATE output:
Gate V-Trig low (+5v)
[g 05]
Gate V-Trig high (+15v) [g 15]
Gate is the most common signal used for telling a synth when to play its note. The high level Gate is
suitable for most synths, such as Roland, SCI, ARP, Oberheim. The low level gate may be needed for
synths that require a lower gate voltage such as the SH-101.
S-trig no pull-up [S 00]
This would be used for most Moogs & Korgs, and some Yamaha synths instead of Gate.
S-trig low pull-up
[S 05]
S-trig high pull-up [S 15]
These would be used on some of the Yamaha CS range of synths instead of Gate.
NB – The USB SOLO has an internal DC-DC converter and so can generate gate voltages up to +15
volts even though the power supplied over the USB cable is only 5 volts!
P 20
AUX 1 controller number (default: 16)
- Sets which MIDI controller will control the auxiliary output. The following can be selected:
Trig Pulse
[trg]
Off [oFF]
Pitch bend [Pbd]
Velocity [VEL]
Aftertouch [AFt]
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If ‘Trig Pulse’ is selected, the aux output will send a short trigger pulse whenever a valid new MIDI note
is received – this can be used to drive the envelope generator on synths that require a separate trigger
for this. (Only usually needed by the Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey mk1 and a few modulars)
P 21 AUX 1 minimum value (default: 0)
Range
-27 to +100
- Sets the level for the Auxiliary output when the MIDI controller source is at its minimum.
A value of 10 is approximately 1.05 volt – so 100 is approx. 10.5 volts and –27 is approx. 2.86 volts
Note that minimum can be set above maximum so that the controller works backwards.