Module Controls & Ins/Outs
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SQ8 CV / GATE SEQUENCER

Inputs:
Reset In
Clock In

Outputs:
CV Range 0-5V /10V
Step b1 Out
Clock through

Power:
+/-12V, +5V

Controls:
8 x CV knobs

Indicators:
8x Step LED's

Size:
18HP

Introduction
Analogue sequencers allow you to programme a set of voltages and Trigger events (8 in this case), and allow you to step through them by using a clock signal or LFO square wave. With each step, then next voltage as set by the contol is present at the CV output. This way repeating melodic lines can be produces.

The sequencer need not control pitch, it could be used to change the filter cut-off, volume, or LFO speed. The advantage analogue sequencers have over hardware sequencers is firstly their immediacy. Having all the controls, switches and sockets in front of you allows quicker programming. Secondly, as the output is an analogue control voltage and not a digital MIDI signal, the output of analogue sequencers can easly be mixed with other voltages, or processed in some way.

The SQ8 is a single channel sequencer with 8 steps. As it is single channel, larger sequencing systems can be built up by doubling up on sequencers. As they are all separate, you can clock them at different speeds or clock divide ratios. When used with our master clock module MC01 all sequencers can be reset globally from the Master Clock and they will be reset to THE LAST STEP.

With just about all other sequencers, especially when using MIDI as the master clock, the sequencer must manually be stepped to the last step, otherwise when the clock is started, step 2 is in fact the first step triggered. Our automatically go to the last step eliminating this problem (see note in MC01 section for more explanation).