Doepfer

Hello,

I am wondering about the CV tracking range of the dark energy.  I was just
about to buy one but want to make sure it's right for me.  I read a
description of the CEM3394 and it said that the VCO accepts +/- 4V.  I'm
sure the input is divided by some factor before being fed into the Curtis
chip, but is the range still limited?  The description says the CV1 on the
back outputs 0 to 5V.  So do you run into a CV ceiling if you are using a
large keyboard and toggling the octave switch and the tuning pot, i.e. you
cannot go more than 5 octaves above the center pitch?

Thanks,
Monroe


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Nevermind... I found a detailed datasheet on the chip.  The VCO should
respond to voltages that will sweep it x octaves, 10<x<11.  So the midi/cv
converter is the one with 5 octaves of range.  Works for me!

Monroe


On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am wondering about the CV tracking range of the dark energy.  I was just
> about to buy one but want to make sure it's right for me.  I read a
> description of the CEM3394 and it said that the VCO accepts +/- 4V.  I'm
> sure the input is divided by some factor before being fed into the Curtis
> chip, but is the range still limited?  The description says the CV1 on the
> back outputs 0 to 5V.  So do you run into a CV ceiling if you are using a
> large keyboard and toggling the octave switch and the tuning pot, i.e. you
> cannot go more than 5 octaves above the center pitch?
>
> Thanks,
> Monroe
>


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