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Voltage – Reprise

So, here’s a new video to end the “Monotribe Control Voltage” mini-series and also to welcome the weekend.

Last week, I recorded “Voltage” as a demo of the capabilities of the Monotribe-MicroBrute duo when control voltage is used. During a rehearsal to check the lighting, sound levels, framing on the cams, etc I accidentally pressed play on the Monotribe. Apparently, the ribbon controller on the Monotribe has priority over the note on the CV input, but the Notes on the sequencer don’t. On the other hand, the gate on the sequencer has priority over the gate on the CV, which means you can use the Monotribe to play a rhythmic pattern (including the drums) while droning on the MicroBrute. This is essentially what I do in this video. I hope you like it! :)




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Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 1: Making an Adapter Cable

I always used MIDI. I am very familiar to MIDI: from the communication between Pure Data and my software synths, to my PCR-500, when using the Volcas or the Microkorg… So I never understood all the fuzz about Control Voltage (CV)… for me it looked like a relique from ancient times. I even brought the DinTribe adapter to hookup my Monotribe to my other synths and controllers.




When the 2.1 firmware update for the Monotribe was release, it added CV-Gate input connectivity. Since now I am the proud owner of a MicroBrute and a SQ-1, I decided to give it a go. This is how I made the cable adapter for the Monotribe, how I calibrated it and also some ideas I had during my experimentation. This text is accompanied by YouTube videos showing the steps I took. Continue reading “Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 1: Making an Adapter Cable”

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January Updates

It’s been a while since I write on this blog, so here’s a quick summary of the end of 2015, and plans for 2016.

By the end of October I knew I was meant to go to India on work, so I spent most of my spare time in November preparing for the trip (doctor’s appointments, visa, flight plans, touring plans, etc). On December first I took the long and boring Porto-Frankfurt-Delhi-Lucknow flights, followed by a two-hour drive to Kanpur. While I was in India, this website, and the Volca Sample Tutorial Series were feature in an article in Synthopia, which was overwhelmingly great.



I arrived back at home on December, the 16th only to find out my lab was going to be closed between Christmas and New Year’s day…. Continue reading “January Updates”

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Korg Volca FM

I fist thought this was another spoof. It looks uglier than the other Volcas, but it sounds great, and at the end of the day that’s all we want! So excited about this… I’m already scripting the tutorials!!! :D