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1. for A lt for B then the On Static signal is sent When it is Off the Off Static value is sent Bipolar Conform Remaps the CV Signal from its percent of the range defined by the Switch Threshold and either 127 Switch path A or 127 Switch path B to a full bipolar range 127 to 127 SWITCH PATH A EQUATION A CV Signal Threshold 127 Threshold 127 127 127 SWITCH PATH B EQUATION B CV Signal 127 Threshold 127 127 127 127 Bipolar Conform Inverted Same as Bipolar Conform just inverted the remapping is inverted Useful for Switch path B which is generally in the negative range to convert itto a positive signal SWITCH PATH A EQUATION A 127 CV Signal 127 Threshold 127 127 127 SWITCH PATH B EQUATION B Threshold CV Signal Threshold 127 127 127 127 Unipolar Conform Remaps the CV Signal from its percent of the range defined by the Switch Threshold and either 127 Switch path A or 127 Switch path B to a unipolar range 0 to 127 SWITCH PATH A EQUATION A CV Signal Threshold 127 Threshold 127 SWITCH PATH B EQUATION B CV Signal 127 Threshold 127 127 Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 9 BLACK JORANGE Unipolar Conform Inverted Same as Unipolar Conform but inverted the inversion is not of the polarity of the value2. but of the remapping Useful for Switch path B which is generally in the negative range to convert it to a positive signal SWITCH PATH A EQUATION A 127 CV Signal 127 Threshold SWITCH PATH B EQUATION B Threshold CV Signal Threshold 127 Switch Smooth When the CV Signal passes the Switch Threshold value a switch occurs where the previously Off Switch path A or B is changed to On begins outputting the On signal and the previously On Switch path is changed to Off begins outputting the Off signal This is an instantaneous switching which can be desired or can be jarring The Switch Smooth knob provides the option of smoothing out the switch by animating the transition between the values It defaults to Oms instant switching but allows smoothing transitions of up to 5 s Experiment with this for some rapid pitch changing or volume changing effects depending on the purpose of the CV signal you re routing External Inputs On the back of ReVolt below each of the Switch path A and B outputs respectively are optional inputs for an external CV signal to serve as the On or Off of that Switch path if connected When connected the Off Static and or if one or both external inputs are connected On Mode knobs for that Switch path are ignored and the signal from the external input is used instead This is useful for creating Conditi
3. Page 2 BLACK JORANGE Out mode is enabled If a display is blank and you expect to see values there check to see that the display On button is enabled the Disable Displays button is off and that the corresponding CV cable is connected or Static Replace CV Out is enabled The readouts also give you two additional elements of control Freeze and Invert For the CV1 and CV2 readouts you can click the Freeze button to hold a CV signal to its current value Use this momentarily to check the value of a rapidly moving signal or keep it on to prevent your signal chain from changing On all 3 readouts is the Invert button which will reverse the polarity of the signal Useful for inverting envelopes routed from one device to another Voltmeter At the center of the ReVolt front panel is the analog voltmeter The voltmeter can only display one signal at a time and this is controlled with the 3 labeled buttons below it There is also a On toggle button to enable disable the voltmeter The voltmeter will be darkened if the selected signal is not connected CV1 or Static Replace CV Out mode enabled are required for CV Out to display the On toggle is off or the Disable Displays toggle is on The voltmeter is designed not for precision the digital readouts are for that but to convey the range and motion of your CV signal ReVolt CV Processor User Manual Page 3 BLACK JORANGE
4. it out with an LFO or envelope and it will become clear what is happening with the signal Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 11 BLACK JORANGE Midi to CV With the 1 1 4 update ReVolt is now capable of receiving Midi note data and outputting the corresponding Note CV and Gate Velocity CV signals associated with Reason s sequencer control system To use either create a sequencer track for ReVolt right click on a ReVolt instance and then select Create Track for or select a ReVolt instance contained in a Combinator and with the Combinator s Programmer select that ReVolt instance and then check Receive Notes ReVolt will now receive Midi notes Connect the Note CV Out CV output connection on Revolt to any destination you d like the 0 127 Note CV signal to control or back into ReVolt s CV1 In for manipulation first such as transposition via the Add section and the Gate CV Out CV output connection to any source accepting Gate Velocity CV data or again through Revolt s CV1 In to perhaps boost or diminish the velocity first Because Reason s CV system is monophonic ReVolt s Midi to CV feature is likewise monophonic only one note at a time can be sent However ReVolt s Midi to CV was designed to allow quasi polvphonv by not resetting the Gate momentarilv to off every time a new note is triggered rather the Gate is only set to 0 off when all notes are released or a sustained note is
5. override does not affect the enable disable states of individual displays So for example if you individually turn off CV1 and CV2 so that only CVOut and the voltmeter are displaying then you turn on Disable Displays all displays will be disabled When you click off Disable Displays CV1 and CV2 will still be off while CV Out and the voltmeter will continue in the on enabled state Digital Readouts At the top of the Revolt front panel are the 3 digital readouts These 3 displays are also included in the folded state of the front panel allowing you to keep an eye on your CV values even while saving rack space by collapsing ReVolt Each display shows the corresponding current value for that CV and the minimum and maximum values that signal has reached since being connected To the left of the digital displays on the full front panel is the Reset Min Max button Clicking this will reset the stored min max values for the 3 digital displays Disconnecting a CV input CV1 or CV2 will reset the min max values for just that signal s display The CV Out min max is reset with the Reset Min Max button Each digital display has a On toggle which defaults to the on state Clicking this will disable enable that specific display CV1 and CV2 displays will only show values if there is a corresponding CV cable connected CV Out will only display if CV1 is connected or the Static Replace CV ReVolt CV Processor User Manual
6. CV Manipulation ReVolt s CV manipulation signal path is charted on the back of the device This signal path is CV1 gt CV2 Influence gt Add gt Scale gt Polarity gt Limits The result of this path is sent through the CV Out connection and then through the Threshold Switch section as long as Static Replace CV Out is not enabled see CV Generation section for more CV2 Influence If a CV signal is connected to the CV2 connection then in addition to metering the value of that signal see CV Metering section you can use this second signal to modulate the CV1 signal There are 8 modes for the CV2 Influence None The CV2 signal is ignored It will still show in the displays voltmeter if they re enabled EQUATION CV Signal CV1 Average EQUATION CV Signal CV1 CV2 2 Sum EQUATION CV Signal CV1 CV2 Subtract 2 from 1 EQUATION CV Signal CV1 CV2 Subtract 1 from 2 EQUATION CV Signal CV2 CV1 Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 4 BLACK JORANGE Scale The Scale influence mode uses CV2 as a value in the 1 to 1 range instead of the 127 to 127 range used in the displays This means a full strength CV2 1 will have no effect on CV1 but smaller values will have a diminishing effect lt 1 and or an inverting effect lt 0 If your desire is to diminish scale down CV1 then using the Scale influence mode with a les
7. RMI CV Processor User Manual Version History 1 1 5 4 25 2013 Update e Labeling tooltip adjustments standardizing 1 1 4 11 05 2012 Update e Value out of range bug fixed e Labeling updates based on customer feedback CV2 Mix is now CV2 Influence Filtered Split is now Threshold Switch Smooth is now Switch Smooth Static Enable is now Replace CV Out e Signal flow chart updated on back of device to be clearer e Static knob is now continuous output through dedicated CV output connection port Allows generated CV signal to act independently of the main CV manipulation section e Midi Note output 1 1 3 10 18 2012 Initial Release Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 1 BLACK JORANGE CV Metering As a CV meter Revolt allows you to see the values and motion of the CV signals being handled through the digital readout and analog voltmeter displays The digital readouts are useful for seeing the precise values you re working with and the analog voltmeter gives you a visual indicator of the movement and range of your signals The metering capabilities are useful for the advanced Reason user as they provide precise numeric information not previously available in the Reason rack the DDL 1 trick did not display negative values But the primary motivation for these displays was one of education The concept of CV can be confusing for new Reason users and having the digital and analog displays can gr
8. Signal 150 CV Signal 50 Relative Mode Add 20 CV Signal 30 Relative Mode does not affect positive CV Signal values differently Scale The scale knob allows you to multiply the CV Out signal To the left of center the values are 0 1 allowing a diminishing effect To the right of center the values are 1 10 As with all Reason knobs holding SHIFT while dragging the knob will allow more precision EQUATION CV Signal CV Signal Scale Polarity Because the previous manipulation sections can take a CV1 input that was initially a unipolar 0 to 127 signal and transform it into a negative value e g CV 1 25 CV2 Influence None Add 50 Scale 1 25 ReVolt has treated the CV Signal as bipolar 127 to 127 to this point This is regardless if CV1 and or CV2 for influence began as a uniploar signal The Polarity section is where you can restrict the signal back to a unipolar 0 to 127 space Leaving Polarity in the default Bipolar mode will do nothing Changing to Unipolar will remap your current CV Signal It does this by taking the current CV Signal determining its current percentage of the full bipolar range then mapping that to the unipolar range UNIPOLAR MAPPING EQUATION CV Signal CV Signal 127 127 127 127 EXAMPLES CV Signal 127 maps to Unipolar CV Signal 0 since 127 was 0 of the bipolar range O is 0 of the unip
9. ate which Switch path is currently On and which is Off The Switch Threshold logic is based on the value of your CV signal either CV1 through CV Manipulation path or Static if Replace CV Out is enabled This can be overridden through connecting an external CV signal into the CV input labeled Switch If connected this CV signal will be used to determine the switch Off Static Next are the Off Static knobs for both Switch path A and Switch path B respectively These knobs determine the value output when that Switch path is Off They default to O which is generally interpreted by Reason devices as a dead signal You can set this Off Static value to anything 127 to 127 On Mode The On Mode knobs determine how that Switch path should behave when it is On There are 7 modes Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 8 BLACK JORANGE Actual Value The current CV Signal value will be used Actual Value Inverted The polar inverse bipolar range of the CV Signal will be used This is useful for Switch path B since it will often be receiving negative values and thus this mode can potentially depending on other settings be used to generate a second positive signal in addition to Switch path A which is generally in the positive range Static Value Will use the value set with the On Static knob In this mode the Switch Threshold operates as a binary toggle When the value is in the Switch path s range gt
10. eatly accelerate the learning process Even for the Reason veteran knowing which device knobs sliders are non linear and how steep their value ramping is can be valuable information that was previously just guessed at Disabling Displays In order to display the digital readouts or voltmeter ReVolt must request the Reason host application update its display rendering This updating has the potential to cause noticeable increase in CPU usage especially when displaying rapidly changing signal values such as from an LFO source Depending on your computer hardware the complexity of your song s rack i e how many devices are running the volatility of the signals you are sending through Revolt and even how many Revolt instances are displaying you may experience an undesirable amount of CPU load Because ReVolt has purpose beyond its displays i e its processing capabilities ReVolt has the ability to disable its displays either individually or all at once to reduce CPU usage for when you are not actively monitoring the displays and are using ReVolt primarily as a processor or only check the displays periodically In both the full front panel and the folded front panel states there is a Disable Displays button This is a master override button that disable all displays at once or allow individually enabled displays to show Each display has an On toggle button to control that individual display s state The Disable Displays
11. i 26 C3 48 D 1 27 C 3 49 E1 28 D3 50 F1 29 D 3 51 F 1 30 E3 52 G1 31 F3 53 G 1 32 F 3 54 Al 33 G3 55 A 1 34 G 3 56 Bi 35 A3 57 C2 36 A 3 58 C 2 37 B3 59 D2 38 C4 60 D 2 39 Middle C E2 40 C 4 61 PA D4 62 F 2 42 an G2 43 E4 64 F4 65 Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 13 BLACK JORANGE Note CV Value F 4 66 G4 67 G 4 68 A4 69 A 4 70 B4 7i CB 72 C 5 73 D5 74 D 5 75 E5 76 F5 77 F 5 78 G5 79 G 5 80 A5 81 A 5 82 BS 83 CD 84 C 6 85 D6 86 D 6 87 ReVolt CV Processor User Manual Page 14 BLACK JORANGE Note vis Note lie E6 88 D8 110 F6 89 D 8 111 F 6 90 E8 112 G6 91 F8 113 G 6 92 F 8 114 A6 93 G8 115 A 6 94 G 8 116 B6 95 A8 117 C6 96 A 8 118 C 7 97 B8 119 D7 98 C9 120 D 7 99 C 9 121 E7 100 D9 122 F7 101 D 9 123 F 7 102 E9 124 G7 103 F9 125 Per im F 9 126 MM Me G9 127 A 7 106 B7 107 cs 108 C 8 109
12. ignal values outside this range will be capped at the respective Min or Max value If your limits are set substantially less than the full unipolar bipolar range then there may be motion in your CV Signal that is lost since all values outside the range are set to the same capped value This can be desirable adding a pause to your signal motion or not depending on what you re trying to achieve The Conform to Range button enables a mode that allows for these out of range values to still have influence on your CV Signal Conform to Range mode remaps your CV Signal from the range specified in Polarity to the range defined by your Min and Max knobs BIPOLAR POLARITY CONFORM TO RANGE EQUATION CV Signal CV Signal 127 127 127 Max Min Min UNIPOLAR POLARITY CONFORM TO RANGE EQUATION CV Signal CV Signal 127 Max Min Min LIMIT EXAMPLE CV Signal 100 gt Min 127 Max 50 CV Signal 50 CONFORM TO RANGE EXAMPLE BIPOLAR POLARITY CV Signal 100 gt Min 127 Max 50 CV Signal 31 since 100 was 39 of the bipolar range 31 is 39 of the range of Min 127 Max 50 Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 7 BLACK JORANGE CV Generation Static With the 1 1 4 update ReVolt is now continually outputting a CV signal through the Static Out CV connection port on the back of the device The value of this signal can be set with
13. olar range CV Signal 127 maps to Unipolar CV Signal 127 since 127 was 100 of the bipolar range 127 is 100 of the unipolar range CV Signal 0 maps to Unipolar CV Signal 63 since O was 50 of the bipolar range 63 is 50 of the unipolar range CV Signal 63 maps to Unipolar CV Signal 32 since 63 was 25 of the bipolar range 32 is 25 of the unipolar range If you d like to output a unipolar signal without remapping from the bipolar range you can accomplish this by staying in Bipolar Polarity mode and using the Limits section ReVolt CV Processor User Manual Page 6 BLACK JORANGE Limits Now that the CV Signal has started with CV1 been influenced by CV2 gone through Add Scale and potentially a remap to the unipolar range with Polarity the signal is constricted with the Limit section The Min and Max knobs set the caps to the CV Signal value By default these knobs are set to allow the full bipolar 127 to 127 or unipolar 0 to 127 range depending on the Polarity setting If you d like to restrict the output range reduce the Max knob and or increase the Min knob As mentioned in the polarity section if you d like to output a unipolar signal without mapping it from the bipolar range as setting Polarity to Unipolar mode would do you can accomplish this limit by setting the Min knob to O and leaving the Max knob at 127 The Limit knobs create a capping range meaning that any CV S
14. onal gating of 2 different CV signals Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 10 BLACK JORANGE CV to Audio ReVolt was originally designed to have a high resolution graphing display to chart out CV signals in a visual format that conveys a lot of information to the user Unfortunately Rack Extensions are not yet capable of this so the analog voltmeter was used and has since become favored due to its use in conveying motion enough so that it will remain in future versions of ReVolt even when graphing becomes an option As a bonus feature for ReVolt the back panel features a CV to Audio conversion section To use this feature plug any CV signal from ReVolt or another device into the CV input and then connect the Audio output to the Left mono audio input on a Mix Channel device found under Utilities Back on the front of the rack check the box Rec Source on the Mix Channel device Create a new Audio track Create gt Create Audio Track In the sequencer on the Audio Track s lane you will see a down arrow next to the tuning fork icon Click that arrow to see a list of recording sources Select the Left channel of the Mix Channel connected to ReVolt Now with the Audio Track lane selected start recording the red circle on the transport You will see the CV signal that is being routed through ReVolt s CV to Audio section as an audio waveform effectively graphing the value and value changes of that CV signal Try
15. retriggered This allows for chords to be played as long as the notes are not triggered at exactly the same moment For most human input via a Midi controller keyboard the notes are not precisely entered at the same time instead due to human imprecision the notes are triggered milliseconds apart so the result through ReVolt s Midi to CV feature may sound like a chord in the destination instrument being triggered In contrast since the sequencer s Midi control is precise if multiple notes are triggered at the same time only one note will sound through the monophonic CV system Reason uses So to use ReVolt for pseudo chords either use a keyboard the onscreen virtual keyboard works as well or offset your notes in the sequencer by a minute amount so that ReVolt receives these notes slightly offset and yet still an offset small enough to not be noticeable by the human ear Revolt CV Processor User Manual Page 12 BLACK JORANGE Note Sa C 1 0 C 1 1 D 1 2 D 1 3 E 1 4 F 1 5 F 1 6 G 1 7 G 1 8 A 1 9 A 1 10 B 1 11 CO 12 C 0 13 DO 14 D 0 15 E0 16 FO 17 F 0 18 Go 19 G 0 20 AO 21 Note vis Note le A 0 22 G 2 44 BO 23 A2 45 ci 24 A 2 46 CH1 25 B2 47 D
16. s than full strength lt 1 CV2 is all you need To increase scale up CV1 as controlled by CV2 use the Scale influence mode in tandem with the Scale section EQUATION CV Signal CV1 CV2 as 1 to 1 Greater Output the larger value of CV1 compared to CV2 EQUATION CV Signal max CV2 CV1 Lesser Output the smaller value of CV1 compared to CV2 EQUATION CV Signal min CV2 CV1 uses whatever value is lesser Add The Add section gives you the ability to increase or decrease the signal by a specified amount In the default mode the number you specify with the Add knob is added directly to the CV Out signal being processed CV Signal value being continued from the previous manipulation area in this case CV2 Influence EQUATION CV Signal CV Signal Add This means that if CV Signal was initially a negative number adding a positive amount with the Add knob will increase CV Signal in a positive direction ADD EXAMPLE CV Signal 50 Add 100 CV Signal 50 If you d like to have the Add knob act more as an intensifier then enable the Relative mode In Relative mode adding positive values from the Add knob will actually decrease the total value and adding negative values will increase the total value ReVolt CV Processor User Manual Page 5 BLACK JORANGE RELATIVE MODE EXAMPLES CV Signal 50 Relative Mode Add 100 CV
17. the Static knob to values between 127 and 127 With the 1 1 4 update the Static output is independent of the normal CV1 CV2 manipulation path and can be used on its own without interrupting that other signal The Replace CV Out button will interpose the Static signal into ReVolt s signal path replacing the signal that was modulated through the CV manipulation section The effect of this button is essentially internally routing the Static value so that it replaces the CV manipulation path and becomes the output of the CV Out connection This will also make this value the default signal used in the Threshold Switch section The effect of the Replace CV Out button is the same as routing a CV cable from the Static Out CV output connection to the CV1 In CV input connection with all knobs set to default Threshold Switch Previously and erroneously called Filtered Split the Threshold Switch section allows conditional routing and basic logic with ReVolt Switch Threshold The Threshold Switch section starts with the Switch Threshold knob The value of this knob which can be set from 127 to 127 determines which Switch path A or B is On and which is Off Switch path A is On when the CV Signal is gt greater than or equal to the Switch Threshold Switch path B is On when the CV Signal is lt less than the Switch Threshold Next to the Switch Threshold knob are two lights which indic
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