Pro-SOLO MkII Manual (Acrobat File 171Kb)
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1. Some MIDI mergers amp patch bays actually remove MIDI clock information from the data stream or you may have to enable it forthe port you are using Users of CUBASE note that the default for MIDI clock is for it NOTto be sent you will have to go into the MIDI synchronisation page and select MIDI clock to transmit Users of UNITOR EXPORT on an Atari note that the MIDI clock will only come out of port A that isthe Atari s own MIDI port unless you can re assign it 13 STANDARD MIDI CONTROLLER NUMBERS Controller Number Decimal OONAUBWNFO 102 120 121 127 Hex OOH 01H 02H 03H 04H 05H 06H 07H 08H 09H OAH OBH OC OFH 10 13H 14 1FH 20 3FH 40H 41H 42H 43H 44H 45H 46 4FH 50 53H 54 5AH 5BH 5CH 5DH 5EH 5FH 60H 61H 62H 63H 64H 65H 66 78H 79 7FH Control Function Bank select MSB Modulation wheel lever Breath controller Undefined Foot controller Portamento time Data entry MSB Main volume Balance Undefined Pan Expression controller Undefined General purpose controllers 1 4 Undefined LSB for controllers 0 31 Damper pedal sustain Hold 1 Portamento Sostenuto Soft pedal Undefined Hold 2 Undefined General purpose controllers 5 8 Undefined Extemal effects depth Tremolo depth Chorus depth Celeste detune depth Phaserdepth Data increment Data decrement Non registered parameter number LSB Non registered parameter number MSB Registered parameter n2. 9 volt external power adapter MIDI In Plug your MIDI keyboard or sequencers MIDI Out into here MIDI Thru Plug this into the MIDI In of another piece of your MIDI equipment should it be necessary CV Plug this into your mono synth s input marked CV In VCO In KEY VOLT KYBD In etc This controls the pitch of your synth GATE Plug this into your mono synth s input marked GATE V trig Trig STrig etc This tums the note on and off on your synth AUX Plug this into your mono synth s input marked VCF fcM PWM VCA Filter Volume or any other extemal control voltage input This enables you to control effects such as filter cut off from MIDI controllers Velocity mod wheel etc Note not all mono synths have additional control inputs 9V DC Plug your power adapter into here The converter will take an adapter with an output of 9 volts DC regulated or unregulated centre tve We recommend a Kenton power supply which is made especially for the PRO SOLO but any plug top supply can be used as long as the output is 9 volts DC WARNING Do not use an adaptor with an output voltage higher than 9V The SOLO must not share an adaptor with any other device Failure to observe this will invalidate your waranty and will probably damage the other device the PRO SOLO and orthe powersupply EDITING THE PRO SOLO mkil Switching On When the PRO SOLO is switched on the words KENTON PRO SOLO scroll across the display The Display
3. KENTON PRO SOLO w Single channel MIDI CV converter IN MIDI THRU AUX 1 GATE cV SYNC 24 CLOCK S TRIG Hz V AUX 2 3 i ate GENERAL 01 MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL high specification single channel NOTE 02 MULTIPLE TRIGGER 03 midi to cv converter NOTE PRIORITY LO HI NEW PITCHBEND RANGE PORTAMENTO CONTROLLER r PARA rVAL r GATE PORTAMENTO TIME RATE PORTAMENTO TYPE LFO TO CV CONTROLLER LFO TO CV MINIMUM VALUE LFO TO CV MAXIMUM VALUE LFO TO CV RESET VALUE COARSE TUNE SEMITONES FINE TUNE SCALE CV HZ SELECT GATE TYPE SELECT AUX CONTROLLER AUX MINIMUM value UX MAXIMUM VALUE SELECT DEC INC AUX RESET VALUE KEY SCALE TO AUX LFO TO AUX CONTROLLER PARAMETER VALUE TOGGLE LFO TO AUX MINIMUM VALUE LFO TO AUX MAXIMUM VALUE LONG HON TO STORE LFO TO AUX RESET VALUE LFO 30 LFO RATE LFO WAVESHAPE LFO MIDI SYNC LFO SYNC START POINT KEY ON RESETS LFO WAVE CONTINUE START KENTON THRU SYNC 2 quxess SeLect AUX 3 CONTROLLER www kenton co uk SYSEX DEVICE NUMBER INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase The PRO SOLO mkil is much more than just a MIDI to CV converter incorporating a built in LFO as well as portamento functions Please take some time out to read through all the manual to avoid any operational diffic ulties CONNECTIONS To the MIDI In of your other MIDI keyboard MIDI out Filter Gate CV MIDI Master keyboard computer Analogue
4. The display has 3 digits each with a dot above The 1st dot when lit indicates that PARAMETER mode is curently selected The middle dot when lit indicates that VALUE mode is curently selected The 3rd dot will light whenever the PRO SOLO s GATE is on key pressed down Value Parameter mode mode TN a ra Gate On Stepping Through Parameters Ensure that the PARAMETER dot is lit If you need to you can change between PARAMETER and VALUE modes by briefly pressing the SELECT button you can then use the INC and DEC buttons to scroll through the available parameters The available parameters are printed on the case of the Pro SOLO for convenience For additional confirmation a P will appear in the left digit when parameter mode isselected Changing Values Ensure that the VALUE dot is lit You can change between PARAMETER and VALUE modes by briefly pressing the SELECTbutton You can then use the INC and DEC buttons to scroll through the available values The left digit is used for displaying the hundreds portion of the value if applicable It will also have a honzontal dash if a minus value isto be displayed Minus values up to 127 or positive values up to 255 are used Speeding up editing If you press and hold the INC key then also hold the DEC key the value will increase faster If you pressand hold the DEC key then also hold the INC key the value will decrease faster Storing Set ups The set ups can be stored in non volatile m
5. 4 LFO to Aux1 min val 0 127 LFO to Auxl max val 0 127 LFO to Aux1 reset value 0 127 Lfo speed 0 127 Lfo waveshape 0 8 7 Lfo MIDI sync 0 96 8 Lfo sync start point 0 255 Key on resets LFO wave 0 1 10 cont start 0 1 11 clock divide 0 24 9 thru sync 24 aux 243 0 2 O thru 1 sy24 2 aux 243 Aux 2 controller 251 gt 0 gt 119 6 Aux 2 controller 251 gt 0 gt 119 6 Sysex Device Number 0 15 1 amp 12 1 Data 0 15 comespondsto MIDI channelsordevice numbers 1 16 2 232 24 semitones 0 no transpose 24 24 semitones 25 to 231 are invalid 3 253 pmt off 254 pmton 255 prg chng amp 0 119 4 2525gnore 253 pitchbend 254 velocity 255 aftertouch amp 0 119 5 0 64 64 0 127 163 6 251 tng 252Sgnore 253 p bend 254 vel 255 aft amp 0 119 7 O triangle 1 saw up 2 saw down 3 10 pulse etc as display 8 1 96 comespondsto sync divide 1 to 96 and 0 off 9 0 23 comespondsto arpeggio divide 1 to 24 10 O off l on 11 0 continue ignored 1 continue start 12 WARNING any messages after this will need to use the new device number All sysex addresses and data are range checked and out of range values will either be ignored oradjusted to give a valid response 18 Power Input Power MIDI Analogue outputs Digital outputs Weight Dimensions D to A conversion SPECIRCATIONS 9V DC regulated or unregulated neverapply more than 12V never use an unregulated supply greater t
6. CV _ maximum value default 127 Range Oto 127 Setsthe level for LFO to CV modulation when the MIDI controller source isat its maximum Note that minimum can be set above maximum so that the controller works backwards 11 LFO to CV reset value default 0 Range Oto 127 Sets the level the LFO to CV modulation will reset to when the PRO SOLO is powered on or when it receivesa controller reset MIDI command 12 Coarse Tune Transpose default 0 Range 24to 24 Changing this will change the tuning of the mono synth in semi tone steps If your synth doesnot play C when you play a MIDI C note 36 use this to make it asnearas possible 13 Fine tune default 0 Range 127 to 127 approximately a semitone each way Fine tunes the mono synth 14 Scale default 0 Range 127 to 127 This is used to tune in the octave scaling of your analogue synth 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 select has been set correctly see 15 below nb C MIDI note 36 will not move assuming transpose is not in operation so get that in tune first then tune the octave above using this parameter 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 s
7. e e a 6 Odddnnnn where ddd isthe data type and nnnn isthe device number where ddd 010 data change so for device 1 this byte 20h 7 O00Quuuu where uuuu low 4 bits of parameter address 8 O000hhhh where hhhh high 4 bits of parameter address 9 O000Quuuu where uuuu low 4 bits of data 10 0000hhhh where hhhh high 4 bits of data 11 OF7h end of exclusive The Pro SOLO responds by changing the specified data and updating the display if necessary Parameter data are accessed at the addresses shown on the following page 17 Address olh 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h OAh OBh OCh ODh OEh OFh 10h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1Bh 1Ch 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h 22h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh NOTES Function Range Notes see end Receive chan 0 15 1 trig retrig 0 1 note prority 0 2 pitchbend range 0 24 portamento cont 253 0 119 3 portamento time rate 0 127 portamento type 0 1 O fixed rate 1 fixed time LFO to CV depth controller 252 0 119 4 LFO to CV min val 0 127 LFO to CV max val 0 127 LFO to CV reset val 0 127 coarse tune transpose 232 gt 0 gt 24 2 fine tune val 129 gt 0 gt 127 129 gt 0 ve scale val 129 gt 0 gt 127 129 gt 0 ve v o orhzv or 1 2v select 0 2 gate select 0 7 5 modes used Auxl Cont 239 gt 0 gt 119 6 Auxl1 min val 0 127 Auxl1 max val 0 127 Aux reset val 0 127 Key scale to Aux 0 127 LFO to Auxl cont 252 0 119
8. input of the synth e g Filter input the cut off frequency can be controlled over MIDI The AUX output is not controlled by MIDI note numbers The converter allows you to set which MIDI controller e g Modulation Wheel or even velocity aftertouch or pitch bend will control the level of the AUX voltage to control the synth s extra input Only synths that have the appropriate inputs can be controlled from a MIDI CV converter The synth needssome sort of CV and GATE inputs CV smay be labelled CV In OSC In Keyboard In VCO In Key Volt etc GATEs and STRIG may be labelled GATE In STRIG V TRIG voltage trigger same as gate Trig In etc Any additional inputs may be utilised like Filter VCF fcM VCF PORTA portamento Loudness VCO PWM etc by using the converters AUX output Some synths that cannot be connected to a MIDI CV converter via CV GATE AUX Outputs as they do not have them OSCAR Kenton can do an intemal MIDI retrofit EDP WASP Possible with a PRO 2000 with WASP port PRO 4 PRO KADI 100P Appliesto most other preset synths mono string machines 16 SYSEX CONTROL The Pro SOLO mkil can be controlled by Sysex messa gesin the following format The first five bytes of sysex forthe Pro SOLO mkil are always the same forall data types OFOh_ Sysex command 00h Company ident first byte 20h Company ident second byte 13h Company ident third byte 03h Productcode Pro SOLO ee ee ee ee OBWNFH m e
9. maximum value default 127 Range Oto 127 Setsthe level for LFO to AUX modulation when the MIDI controller source is at its maximum Note that minimum can be set above maximum so that the controller works backwards 28 LFO to AUX 1 reset value default 0 Range Oto 127 Sets the level the LFO to AUX modulation will reset to when the PRO SOLO is powered on or when it receivesa controller reset MIDI command 30 LFO rate speed default 80 Range Oto 127 Sets the speed of the LFO 31 LFO waveshape default Sets the LFO waveshape All wavesha pes modulate CV and or Aux any value between 0 to a positive value except triangle which modulates positive and negative The following may be selected the downward arrow J indicates the default trigger point when in MIDI sync mode Note that thiscan be changed using parameter 33 L L Triangle TR ON Sawtooth up SU cb Sawtooth down SD IN PulseWidth 10 10 L PulseWidth 20 20 TL PulseWidth 30 30 1 PulseWidth 40 40 m Square 50 aa Sample Hold SH Ar Pseudo random actually a new S H level foreach trigger 32__ LFO MIDI SYNC default o Range off of 1 to 96 Allows the LFO waveform to be synchronised to MIDI clock with a variable divide ratio The LFO waveform will automatically adjust its length so that it will start at the beginning of a bar and last for whatever musical time it is set for see below for divide ratios A divide ratio can be set
10. EC K UST FOR SETTING UP THE PRO SOLO 1 Make sure allcable connections have been made y 2 Set MIDI receive channel you wish to use y 3 Make sure you have set the GATE output corectly to either Gate or STrig type triggers y 4 Make sure you have set the CV output corectly to either V oct or Hz V y 5 You may wish to adjust the AUX or any other settings to those that work best for your set up y DISPLAYING THE SOFTWARE VERSION NUMBER Power on the PRO SOLO whilst holding the INC and DEC buttons pressed and the software revision amp build number 5xxx will be displayed Releasing the buttons will revert to the normal operational mode 11 MIDI ANALYSER MODE The PRO SOLO hasa built in MIDI analyser function This feature allows you to see what types of MIDI messages are being transmitted by your master keyboard sequencer making the PRO SOLO a useful diagnostic tool To enter analyser mode you must power on the PRO SOLO whilst holding the SELECT button The display will then show nt nt means the display will show the MIDI note number of any notes it receives Using the INC DEC and SELECT buttons different types of MIDI messages received may be displayed SELECT Short press rC Receive channel Long press PC Program change DEC Short press nt Note number Long press nv Velocity INC Short press Cn Controller number Long press Cv Controller value For whichever of the above selected the PRO S
11. G The GATE sometimes called V trig voltage trigger signal is a voltage that tells the synth when to play the note The GATE voltage will usually be a positive voltage when the note is on and OV when off Some other synths like Moog Korg and Yamaha use STRIG Short Trigger instead of GATE This signal still tells the note when to play but it isa different type of signal electrically To tell the note to play the converter will provide a short circuit at it s STRIG output OV and to tum off the note the output will be open circuit literally like opening and closing a switch A point to watch for unless you know the synth it will not always be clear what type of CV and GATE sgnalsare required to play the synth For instance the Korg MS20 requires an STRIG signal but the input is labelled TRIG Another example isthe Yamaha CS5 The pitch input is marked CV but requiresa Hz V signal The best way to check is either ask someone who knows or just try all types of output till the synth works correctly If you do plug your synth to the wrong outputs it shouldn t do any ham although always start out with minimum voltages Here s a general guide to the most common synths and how to hook them up to your converter HZ V GATE CONNECTIONS MooGRoGuE cv Gate sv KITAVAIABIEFORALIER _mooc source cv smic 5v KTAVAILABEFORFMER _ _ RoLanDmc 202 cv Gate 5v KTAVAILABLEFOR CV GATE FILTER SUDE __SEQ
12. IDI clocksto output pulses from the aux output when in clock mode NB Aux1 contoller must be set to clock mode if you want an inverted output swap min and max values ie set min to 50 and max to 0 d2 special drum machine mode outputs 24 cpqn used for many drum machines d4 special drum machine mode outputs 48 cpqn for Linn amp Oberheim drum machines N B Some drum machines use other values e g the Roland CR78 uses 12 cpqn div ratio 2 If set to 2 there will 12 pulses from the aux output for every 24 MIDI clocks 12 cpqn If set to 24 there will be 1 pulse from the clock pulse output for every 24 MIDI clocks 1 cpqn Note there are 24 MIDI clocks per quarter note Below isa table of values you can set the divide ratio to in order to obtain a clock pulse at various music al time intervals Note type Divide ratio CPQN clocks per quarter note Crotchets quarter notes 24 1 Crotchet triplets 16 Quavers eighth notes 12 2 Quaver triplets 8 Semiquavers sixteenths 6 4 Semiqua ver triplets 4 6 Demisemiguavers 3 8 Demisemiquaver triplets 2 12 42 Thru Sync 24 Aux 2 3 select default Thru The following can be selected Thru th The Thru socket functions asa soft thru Sync 24 sy The socket functions asa Sync 24 output Aux 243 Au Socket pin 1becomesAux2 and Pin 3 becomes Aux 3 pin 2 is ground 43 AUX 2 contoller number default 18 Sets which MIDI controller will control pin 1 of the thru socket if Au
13. OLO will display the value it receives for the message selected Although pitchbend and after touch are not controllers when Controller number is selected pb will be displayed if pitchbend is received amp af will be displayed if after touch is received If Controller values is selected and pitchbend or aftertouch are received their values will be displayed For values over 99 the usual method is employed for displaying large numbers The MENU 7 segment LED in this mode operatesasa received MIDI message indicator LED s will flash when then following types of messagesare received Note on Note off Sysex Timing clock MIDI clock Start Stop Continue Any MIDI message Clock start N y Sysex Clock continue E lt MIDI clock Note on Note off ae Clock stop To exit MIDI monitor mode the PRO SOLO must be powered off then on again 12 PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER WHEN USING MIDI CLOCK When using MIDI clock in conjunction with the PRO SOLO please note the following First ensure that the PRO SOLO is actually receiving MIDI clock This is not as silly as it sounds there are a number of reasons why it may not be receiving MIDI clock messages in the first place If you are having problems go into the MIDI analyser mode described on page 13 and see if the PRO SOLO is actually receiving the MIDI clock messages If the PRO SOLO is not receiving clock messages here are a few points to watch for
14. UENTALPRO 1__ cv sawas m r id YAMAHA CS 10 20 30 Hav stiG 5v FIERAVAILABIEFORCS5 ARP ODYSSEY amp AXxE cv saway KTAVAILABEFORALER ARP 2600 cv sawas IER PO _OCTAVECATKIMEN cv saray mer o d oo 15 This is a general guide only further socket kits are available and many other synths can be controlled There simply is not the space to detail all connections to all synths However if you visit our website you will find more information there A further point to watch for Some synths use stereo jacks for the CV and GATE connections Moog for instance use a stereo jack for CV In Out and a stereo jack for STRIG In Out on some synths Whether the tip or the ring is in or out is hard to say as Moogs are very non standard It seemsto vary from synth to synth Octave who made the Cat and Kitten synths also use stereo jacks CV and GATE outputs are on one stereo jack and the inputs are on another stereo jack Auxiliary output More contol The AUX output can be used to control functions such as filter cut off or volume control This dependson what control inputs your synth has Most mono synths have at least a Filter input e g the Pro 1 Some synths such asthe Minimoog also have VCA inputs volume Synths such asthe Korg MS20 and ARP 2600 have even more inputs to control effects such as Pulse Width The PRO SOLO has an output called AUX By plugging the AUX output into the extemal control
15. emory To do this press amp hold the SELECT button for approx 6 seconds till the display reads st store PARAMETERS Below isa list of parameters available to edit The letters in square brackets show where applicable what will be shown in thevalue display Menu number Parameter default 01 MIDI receive channel default 1 Range 1to 16 Setsthe MIDI receive channel 02 Multiple tigger default on Range on on off of If set to on multiple trigger mode a new valid note will briefly tum off the gate to retngger the envelope generators of the mono synth If tumed off nomal trigger mode the gate stays on when a new note is played 03 Note priority default new The following can be selected Low note priority lo High note prionty hi New note pnority nn Setsthe note prority forthe converter If set to lo then the lowest valid note played takes precedence If set to hi then the highest valid note played takes precedence If set to nn then the newest valid note played takes precedence The PRO SOLO hasa note buffer memory so that trill effects can be achieved 04 Pitc hbend range default 2 Range 0 to 12 semitones The pitch bend range can be changed in semitone steps 05 Portamento contoller number default 65 Sets which MIDI controller will tum on off the portamento function The following can be selected Auto portamento AU nomally off but legato playing tums portame
16. han 9V as unregulated suppliestypically give a higher output than shown 150mA 2 1mm plug centre positive In Thru selectable CV V oct or H2 V Gate Gate or Strg Aux Pins 1 amp 3 of Thru socket if selected off 0 volts on volts 450g 130 x 97 x 40 mm 2 x 16 bit high quality low drift DAC Non volatile memory EEPROM no back up battery required WARRANTY The PRO SOLO mkil comes with a 12 month from purchase date back to base wananty i e customer must arrange and pay forcamiage to and from Kenton Electronics KENTONI www kenton co uk Kenton Electronics Limited Brookfarm House Station Road South Wimbledon London SW19 2LP UK Tel 44 0 20 8544 9200 Fax 44 0 20 8544 9300 rev 5132 e amp 0 e 244 J une 2006 19
17. nths that require a separate trigger for this Only usually needed by the Arp 2600 and a few modulars If clock is selected the clock divide ratio para 41 controls the relationship with MIDI clock Set Aux min value to 0 and max to 50 orto produce an inverted output set min value to 50 and maxto 0 21 AUX 1 minimum value default O Range 27 to 100 Sets the level forthe Auxiliary output when the MIDI controller source is at its minimum 22 AUX 1 maximum value default 100 Range 27 to 100 Setsthe level forthe Auxiliary output when the MIDI controller source is at its maximum 23 AUX 1 reset value default 0 Range 27 to 100 Sets the level the Auxiliary output will reset to when the PRO SOLO is powered on and when it eceivesa controller reset MIDI command Note that minimum can be set above maximum so that the controller works backwards 24 Key scale to AUX 1 default 0 Range Oto 127 Sets the amount of key scaling which is applied to the Aux output for opening the filter up asyou play notes further up the keyboard 25 LFO to AUX 1 contoller default 17 Sets which Controller will control the LFO depth applied to the auxiliary The following can be selected Off Of Pitch bend Pb Velocity VL Aftertouch Af MIDI controllers Oto 120 26 LFO to AUX 1 minimum value default 0 Range Oto 127 Setsthe level for LFO to AUX modulation when the MIDI controller source is at its minimum 27 LFO to AUX 1
18. nto on On on alwayson Off of always off Program change PC program 1 on_ program 2 off MIDI controllers 0 to 120 values above midway on below midway off The standard MIDI controller for portamento on off is 65 which is the default but with this command the PRO SOLO allows you to use another controller a program change direct control or Auto Portamento if you wish 06 Portamento time rate default 98 Range Oto 127 Sets the portamento glide or slide time This can also be adjusted in real time over MIDI using controller 5 portamento time Please note that 0 doesnot mean portamento off to tum portamento off if it ison set portamento controller 7 to off 07 Portamento e default fixed rate The following can be selected Fixed rate Fr Fixed time Ft Fixed rate causes the portamento to slide at the rate set in 06 so that the slide time is proportional to the interval between the start and finish notes Fixed time will attempt to keep the time taken for the slide to be constant regardless of the interval between the start and finish notes In extreme cases this is not always possible 08 LFO to CV_contoller number default 1 The following can be selected Off Of Pitch bend Pb Velocity VL Aftertouch Af MIDI controllers Oto 120 09 LFO to CV_minimum value default 0 Range Oto 127 Setsthe level for LFO to CV modulation when the MIDI controller source isat its minimum 10 LFO to
19. o it will be necessary to tune the PRO SOLO to your synth 1 Firstly ensure that your analogue synth is in tune when playing from its own keyboard Do this by adjusting the tuning or pitch knob on your analogue synth whilst playing middle C on both this and your master keyboard or whatever you use for tuning reference To do this you may need to disconnect the analogue synth from the PRO SOLO 2 Connect the converter to your analogue synth and MIDI system Check the PRO SOLO is switched to the correct scaling system Hz V for Korg and Yamaha or V oct for anything else see Editing Parameters section Set transpose to zero Now press bottom C MIDI note 36 on your digital synth Both synths should sound don t wony at this stage if they are not in tune 3 Using bottom C MIDI note 36 as a reference you must use this note for maximum accuracy tune in the PRO SOLO with your analogue synth by adjusting the parameter ANE TUNE and TRANSPOSE if nec essary see Editing Parameters section until it is exactly in tune 4 When your digital amp analogue synths are in tune at the bottom play middle C two octaves up on your digital synth MIDI note 60 Now adjust the SCALE parameter see Editing Parameters section until both synths are in tune The analogue synth should now play corectly across it s complete range from your master keyboard if this is still not the case go backto step 3 and repeat the process for final tweaking C H
20. so the LFO only re triggers every so many MIDI clock messages If set to 1 there will be 1 cycle of the LFO for every 1 MIDI clock i e 24 cycles per quarter note If set to 24 there will be 1 cycle of the LFO for every 24 MIDI clocks i e 1 cycle of the LFO per quarter note Note MIDI sends 24 clocks per quarter note Below isa table of values you can set the divide ratio to obtain LFO cycles of various musical lengths Note type Divide ratio Semibreve 96 Minim 48 Crotchets 24 Crotchet triplets 16 Quavers 12 Quaver triplets 8 Semiqua vers 6 Semiqua ver triplets 4 Demisemiquavers 3 Demisemiqua ver triplets 2 33 LFO Sync Start Point default 0 Range Oto 255 Sets where the waveform will start when MIDI sync isactive or Key On reset ison 34 Key On resets LFO Wave default 0 The following can be selected Off OF On on The LFO waveform is reset to the selected start point whenevera new note is played 8 40 Continue start default off The following can be selected Off OF On on when set to on all continue messagesare treated asif they were MIDI start messages when set to off continue messages will only be treated as start if preceded by a song position pointer zero message Some sequencers use this instead of a start message Affects both the sync 24 output and aux output whenin clock mode 41 Clock divide ratio default 2 available valuesd2 d4 amp 2 to 24 sets the ratio of M
21. umber LSB Registered parameter number MSB Undefined Reserved for channel mode messages 14 A BRIEF GUIDE TO MIDI TO CV CONVERSION FOR THE BEGINNER MIDI CV converters can have up to four different types of outputs used to control analogue synths usually labelled CV GATE STRIG and AUX Below isa description of what they do Pitch CV outputs V oct Hz V The CV control voltage isa voltage that tells the synth what note to play Most synths use the 1 Volt per Octave V oct pitch scaling system to control the pitch This means that each octave is 1V V volts apart or 0 0833V per semitone For example bottom C MIDI note 36 comesponds to 0 Volts The next C will be 1V 2V 3V etc Synths using this system include Roland SH101 Sequential Circuits Pro 1 ARP Odyssey Oberheim OB 1 Some other synths most notably Korg and Yamaha use a different pitch scaling system This is an exponential method called Hertz per volt Hz V This means that for the next octave up the voltage is doubled So bottom C note 36 will be 0 25V the next C will be 0 5V 1V 2V 4V etc If you are not sure which C is MIDI note 36 use MIDI analyser mode to check If you use a Hz V synth with a V oct pitch output or vice versa the synth will play out of tune but will not cause any damage to the synth Note The Korg Monopoly is an exception Although other Korg synths use Hz V scaling this synth actually uses V oct scaling Gate OrS TRI
22. x 2 3 mode is selected The following controllerscan be selected Off Of Pitch bend Pb Velocity VL Aftertouch Af MIDI controllers 0 120 Note that pin 1 will be O volts if the data value is less than 64 and 5 volts if 64 and above 44 AUX 2 contoller number default 19 Sets which MIDI controller will control pin 3 of the thru socket if Aux 2 3 mode is selected The following can be selected Off Of Pitch bend Pb Velocity VL Aftertouch Af MIDI controllers 0 120 Note that pin 3 will be O volts if the data value is less than 64 and 5 volts if 64 and above 45 Sysex Device Number default 1 Range 1to 16 Sets the sysex device number for this unit OTHER USEFUL INFO The PRO SOLO will always respond to controller 64 sustain pedal with no adjustment necessary If you want to use the Aux 2 3 outputs you will need a special cable which Kenton can supply which has a din plug on one end and two 3 5mm jacks on the other The intended use for aux 2 3 isto use to control the accent amp slide our 5 socket kit for the TB 303 10 RESETTING THE PRO SOLO TO FACTORY DEFAULTS If you wish to reset your PRO SOLO you can do so by tuming the unit on whilst holding down all three push buttons This will retum the SOLO s settings to default values Fd factory defaults will momentarily be displayed when this hasbeen done TUNING THE PRO SOLO TO YOUR SYNTH It may be that your synth is slightly out of tune s
23. ynths except the Monopoly which is volt peroctave A very small number of synths use 1 2 volts per octave 12 one tenth of a volt persemitone in which case select this option 16 Gate type select default G you can select the following types forthe GATE output Gate V Trig low 5v g middle LED bar Gate V Trig high 15v g upperLED bar 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 Strig no pull up S lower LED bar This would be used for most Moogs amp Korgs and some Yamaha synths instead of Gate Strig low pull up S middle LED bar Strig high pull up S upper LED bar These would be used on some of the Yamaha CSrange of synths instead of Gate NB The Pro SOLO mkil hasan intemal charge pump and so can generate gate voltages up to 15 volts even though the power adaptor is only 9 volts 20 AUX 1 contoller number default 16 Sets which MIDI controller will control the auxiliary output The following can be selected Clock CL Trig Pulse tr Off Of Pitch bend Pb Velocity VL Aftertouch Af MIDI controllers 0 120 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 sy
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