Xaoc Devices Ostankino - Manual

THE MODULE EXPLAINED
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SALUT!
Thank you for purchasing yet
another Xaoc Devices prod-
uct. As you probably know,
the Ostakino expander mod-
ule is designed to work with
a dual Moskwa setup. Note:
Using one sequencer unit with
the expander is possible but
will result in less than half the
functions being available.
The Ostankino adds a huge
amount of functionality to the
Moskwa sequencer and may
seem confusing at first glance.
But it was designed to be
easy and intuitive to use and,
most of all, fun! The following
manual explains how.
1. SEQUENCE MODES
Both Moskwa units chained
up to Ostankino can operate
independently or linked.
To sync sequencers, press the
link button 1 , so it lights
up. The clock rate , type of
sequence play mode (stan-
dard, random, pendulum)
is adjustable on the master
unit Moskwa (A). The only
working controls on the slave
unit Moskwa (B) are
polarity
switch, slew , step switches
and reset knob. CV controls
are not active.
While linked, sequencers can
generate either their own
patterns independently or
merge them into one 16-step
sequence.
CVs and gates are summed,
and available from the
cv sum
5 and gate sum 6 outputs
on Ostankino’s panel.
Note: CV and gate outputs
on each Moskwa units are not
active while in linked mode.
To dial the desired perform-
ance mode manually, press
the
mode a button 2 to play
the pattern set on the (A)
unit, and
mode b button 3
for the (B) unit. Press both
these buttons for 16-step long
sequence.
To dial the desired mode via
CV, patch the control voltage
into the
mode cv input 4 .
It’s 1.2V for the pattern (A);
2.2V for the pattern (B); 3.2V
for the 16-step sequence; 4.2V
to break the patterns apart.
When sequencers are not
linked,
mode a and mode b
buttons 2 3 can be used to
switch the corresponding unit
on/off (pause).
2. INDIVIDUAL CLOCK
OUTPUTS
These sockets 9 , obviously,
spit out the internal Moskwas’
clock
rate so you can sync
other modules to them. Note:
if there’s already an external
clock fed into Moskwa, the
corresponding clock output on
the Ostankino will just simply
transmit it unaffected.
3. INDIVIDUAL TRIGGER
& GATE OUTPUTS
There is a set of 8 trigger/
gate output sockets
10 avail-
able for each sequencer re-
spectively. You can use these
to program rhythmic events
(i.e. patching a Bytom mod-
ule) or just anything relevant
to the sequence. These outputs
can work in two modes:
Mode 1: To transmit the
gate (if the step is turned on)
for each step in the pattern
individually, set on the cor-
responding Moskwa unit.
Mode 2: To generate trigger
impulse for each step indi-
vidually, no matter the gate
settings on the corresponding
Moskwa unit.
In order to dial the desired
mode, hold the
mode a 2
button (for the A unit) or
mode b 3 button (for B unit)
for 2 seconds. After releasing
it, the button will change its
illumination – brighter when
the gate is being transmitted
from Moskwa and dimmed
when in trigger mode.
Note: Gate length setting is
global for each sequencer. If
the trigger (1/8) is set on Mo-
skwa, Ostankino will generate
a trigger too, even if Mode 1.
has been set already.
4. STEP CV INPUTS
The last but not the least,
useful and totally fun feature
is voltage control (0-5V)
for setting the desired steps
in the pattern via
step cv
inputs 7 8 . Therefore, the
sequence can be started at
any of its 8 or 16 steps. Note:
the voltage is quantized to the
actual clock rate. In linked
mode only
step cv (A) 7 is
active – taking advantage on
all 16-step pattern.
1,2V for the pattern (A);
2,2V for the pattern (B);
3,2V for the 16-step sequence;
4,2V to break the patterns
apart.
1.2 V
to play the (A) pattern
3.2 V
to play the 16 step seq.
2.2 V
to play the (B) pattern
4.2 V
to break patterns apart
SEQUENCER . SEQUENCER . EXPANDER
slave
unit
master
unit