Internal CV Buses
CV Toolkit features two internal CV buses which work as backdoors for some of the modules. You can use these buses to link modules togethers but they're also by CV Toolkit to distribute notes and gate signals to the modules when using the different voicing modes available in CV Toolkit.
Each of these CV buses feature 4 separate channels which can be used to create different synth voices or in any creative way.
In order to select which channel you'd like to use , open the Slot Loader (by pressing M on your keyboard) and use the channel selectors available for the Gate and Pitch buses.
The virtual modules available in CV Toolkit can either send or receive to and from these CV buses.
- If the module sends signals to that bus, the channel selector will turn white.
- If the module receives signals from that bus, the selector will turn dark green.
- If the module is not compatible with that bus, the channel selector will be disabled.
Gate Bus
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The Gate Bus transmits gate signals across all 12 slots. Gate signals are always boolean (meaning they're either ON or OFF).
Modules like the LFO and Clock Generator can be used to send gate / trigger sequencers to other modules such as the Sequencer, Sample & Hold and AD Envelope without having to use the Routing Matrix.
When multiple modules are set to send gate signals to the same Gate Bus channel, these gate signals get combined using OR Logic.
All 4 channels of the Gate Bus can also be accessed via the Routing Matrix. They're located at the bottom of the matrix (Gate 1-4).
Pitch Bus
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The Pitch Bus transmits pitch values across the 12 slots.
These pitch values work similarly to MIDI Notes (0 to 127 including decimal values).
This CV bus is extremely useful when using the different Voicing Modes available in CV Toolkit to convert MIDI notes to proper CV signals.