Muff's Modules & More

Analog>Plugins · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject:

ok, that kind of worked. What I did was:

Loaded up 1 Volta and assigned it outputs 3 and 4 hooked up to the CS-30

Loaded up a 2nd Volta and assigned to the same outputs

This time the 2nd Volta kept the pitch up enough for the 1st volta to attempt calibration. Calibration didn't quite work but was the closest yet.

It does seem to me that the pitch dying as soon as you enter calibration mode is causing these problems. I also found that after doing the above I had to take away Voltas env and cv and replace again to get it working again.

I'm going to try in another host.

Stretta if you want me to help with beta testing your ideas let me know at sam(at)megablastic.com I'd be more than happy to be your guinea pig for testing on.

stretta · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject:

What this says to me is the Yamaha CS synths behave the same way as the Korgs, which led me note that they are not currently compatible with Volta. I'll update the web site.

Ironically, the MS-20 turns out to be calibrate-able via other means with Volta.

bar|none · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

You are sending a positive voltage RAMP on the second instance right? Cause if both are sending CV for pitch and that is being summed, it's not going to be cool.

Which host are you using btw? DP? Cause in Live/Logic you don't need 2 instances to do this. In Live, the cvs are sent via sidechains, so you can create multiple audio tracks each listening to different CV outs, then sum them by sending the track output to a common bus which is sent to the audio out in question.

Analog>Plugins · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject:

I'm using Cubase 5 running Volta under Native Instruments Kore host.

It works just great for my Pro-1 but I think I will have to admit defeat on any cv/hz synths. It's a shame as the CS-30 is a beast when it comes to sound design.

Looks like I will be keeping the kenton midi to cv converter after all :(

But I could still use volta to trigger the CS-30 so that the triggers are sample accurate and then use the cv converter to select the correct notes.

Just tried the live 7 demo, seemed to work better better as the preview button worked...but oddly enough I got a slightly better range calibrating the Pro-1 under Cubase 5/Kore than I did in live lol.

I'll try the CS-5 synth just in case that decides to work for me smile

And Stretta.......................... keep thinking "VSTi version, vsti verson vsti version (fade to silence)"

stretta · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject:

I don't expect the CS5 to work.

You are a dedicated man. SlayerBadger!

Analog>Plugins · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:07 am Post subject:

You're right it didn't work help

But I'm getting kind of closer to a possible solution. A lot of the problem dose seem to stem from when you go from normal playing mode to calibration...Volta seems to stop sending any cv voltage at all.

If it carried on sending the same voltage as the last key pressed in normal playing mode then the HZ/Volts synth would not revert back to a really low non calibrational pitch.

I nearly got around it by pulling the CV lead out of the back of the CS-30 so it produced a C3 pitch then hit calibrate on Volta while as quickly as I could plug the CV lead back up to the CS-30.

The problem also seems to be that Volta is going through all the high and low pitches to calibrate the CS-30 but it always ends up as just over 1 octave of Green Calibration, which is odd as I am clearly hearing a 7 octave range during the calibration procedure and Volta is clearly locking to the pitch .... very odd indeed.

Still I think I will sell this CS-30 and build an even bigger Oakley modular with the money. I'll keep the CS-5 I love the filter on it.

kaoss · Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

stretta · Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

http://dvdborn.blogspot.com/2009/05/motu-volta-first-impressions-volta .html

MS-10, not MS-20. Maybe the same thing could be done with the MS-20

brandon daniel · Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject:

The MS-20 pitch mod inputs can be scaled near enough to v/oct that they can probably hit calibration w/ volta. then just use the ESP as a way to get proper S-trig gates from Volta's V+ gates, and it should be totally possible to use it with Volta.

wwbjd · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

So.... the topic is about the SH-101, but moved on to the CS series and briefly the MS series.

Any luck with the SH-101? I've got everything set up at home (again) and thinking about moving my 101 over to Volta instead of the Kenton.

monsieurescargot · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject: volta + sh101

yes please! sh101!

no luck with calibration here either, and with sequencing too: the cv input plays the 101 totally out of tune (from a traveller mk1)
the 101 is in tune when played normally, and just with the gate, but as soon as i plug the cv input, it goes right down and not even tunable with midi pitch correction.
HELP PLEASE!!!

MGA · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

Are the issues with the Volta across the entire CS range?
Anyone tried a CS10 with a Volta?

Analog>Plugins · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:44 am Post subject:

I know it's the wrong forum ut I changed over to Expert Sleepers and got the CS-30 working over 6 octaves. Take a look at the youtube video I did:

I found Expert Sleepers to calibrate a LOT easier than Volta. Give the demo a go on the SH-101.

amstrad664 · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:57 am Post subject:

so... any news about sh101 calibration?
thx