Want to patch an audio-rate voltage ( a.k.a.: pitch generated by an oscillator) into the rate control of an LFO for audio-rate modulation? Why not!Īs modular synths emerged from their labs and into the musical landscape at large, three main control voltage standards emerged. This simple design solution - building a synth out of parts that all accept voltage on the same scale - meant that any part of the synth could be patched to any other part of the synth. In modular synthesizers, which were some of the very first synths ever made, control voltage was the only way for different parts of the synth to talk to each other.
Here’s Grant:Īs you might have already guessed, control voltage is one of a few holdovers from the earliest days of synths. Chet Faker), just launched his new course Synth Bass for Bass Players this week. Let’s first look at this super easy application for utilizing the CV input on your synth via an expression pedal, courtesy of Grant Zubritsky, who besides playing and touring with bands like MS MR and Nick Murphy (f.k.a. And if you’d like to go even deeper and learn how to move beyond presets to create a wide array of scintillating synth sounds for your productions, check out Soundfly’s new course, Advanced Synths and Patch Design. Most people simply stick an expression pedal into the input and play away - which is what it’s designed to do!īut, if you want to dive into how, and why, CV does what it does, this is the article for you. in older models, there might just be one CV input that’s hard-wired to, say, oscillator pitch or filter position. In more modern synthesizers, like those from Dave Smith Instruments, digging into menus will allow you to assign control voltage inputs to just about anything: pitch, filter, LFO, etc. If you have a synth, odds are it has a CV, or “control voltage” input. + Learning about synthesis? Soundfly’s got a definitive new online course called Advanced Synths and Patch Design For Producers! Preview for free and subscribe for access.
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