Ownerʻ‘s Manual
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Introduction Patch your VCO, VCF and VCA, add a few envelopes and LFOs and your modular synthesizer system is ready to go. Now, connect your MIDI/CVinterface and start playing. This is great, however, there may be some or even lots of unused modules left in your frame, not being used for this patch. You may have useful applications for these but how to address them? Analogue modular systems are mainly used monophonically.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Table of Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................2 2 Important Safety Information ...............................................................................2 3 Table of Contents ......................................................................................................4 4 Getting Started .................................................
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface 7 Declaration of Conformity...................................................................................
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Getting Started To ensure top quality, we carefully inspected the qMI - quad MIDI interface before packaging. Nevertheless, the module could have been damaged during transportation. Therefore, we ask you to take a serious look at the instrument when unpacking. Do not hesitate to contact us, should there be anything unusual with the unit or its packaging.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface qMI ribbon cable system bus Picture 1: Connecting the qMI to the systembus 4. Mount the qMI - quad MIDI interface to your modular frame. The unit requires a width of 24 HP (horizontal pitch) and is rack-mounted with the four supplied screws. NOTE 5. To protect the unit's surface of scratches, use the 3 mm flat plastic washers that come with your module. Reconnect the power chord to your frame and switch on the power supply.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface General The qMI - quad MIDI Interface is a MIDI to CV converter. It transforms MIDI-notes, MIDI-controller-data and clock signals into analogue voltages and gate signals. The module offers four channels (referred to as CV/Gate channels) with individual CV- and gate outputs for note outputs. In addition, the module offers two CV-outputs per channel to control variable parameters - independently or in combination.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Connections and Controls The qMI - quad MIDI interface offers its MIDI input with all corresponding control elements to the left. The module's right section provides four output jacks for the four channels. These carry the analogue control voltages having been converted from the MIDI input. From here, you connect to your system's modules.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface (1) MIDI-input (MIDI IN) The MIDI-input will receive data from a keyboard's, hardwaresequencer's or from a DAW's MIDI-output. Use a standard MIDI cable for connection (5-pin DIN). (2) Rotary-switch (1 - 16) This 16-position-rotary-switch works in combination with the MIDI CH (3) and EDIT (4) push-buttons. Here, you carry out assignments for MIDI-channels and MIDI-controllers.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface (8) Key-CV outputs 1-4 (1V/OCT) The connectors output control voltages that equal the note pitches received at the MIDI-input. Key-CV voltage ranges from 0 to 5 volts following a conversion scheme of 1 volt per octave. For use, please refer to section "Connecting the Gate- and Key-CV-Outputs" on page 13. (9) / (10) Control voltage outputs 1-4 (CV1 / CV2) These connectors output continuously variable control voltages ranging between 0 and 5 volts.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Circuit board jumpers (CV / GATE) Two plug-in-jumpers to the side of the module's circuit board can be used to send key-CV- and gate voltages of CV/Gate channel 1 to the system bus. With the plug-in-jumper set next to the CV/GATE label, the connection to the system bus is active. This way, front panel cable connections for this function are no longer necessary with the receiving modules being mounted on the same bus circuit board (resp.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Utilization Setting the MIDI-Channels 1. Press MIDI CH (4), the corresponding green LED will be lit. 2. Select the MIDI-channel (1-16) using the rotary-switch (2). 3. Press one or multiple push-buttons (6) to select the CV/Gate channels to be addressed from the selected MIDI-channel. The corresponding red LEDs will be lit. 4.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface NOTE Key-CV may also be used to modulate the filter's cutoff frequency. This function is referred to as key tracking or key follow. Here, the filter will open in relation to incoming pitch. Only few filter modules will support Bus-CV. Usually, a patch chord connection is required. To adjust the intensity of the key tracking function, we recommend using a CV-input with attenuator.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface PLAYMODE The PLAYMODE switch determines in what way incoming MIDI-notes are distributed to the CV/Gate channels. Playmode is a global setting for the qMI - quad MIDI interface. Naturally, you won't be able to play a threenote-chord by assigning just two CV/Gate channels to a MIDI-channel. Playmode can be switched while playing a sequence. This will sometime result in interesting effects.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Monophonic playmode 2 (M2) This PLAYMODE is monophonic, too. Here, the combined CV/Gate channels are not addressed in parallel but one after another. The first MIDI-note will trigger e.g. channel 1, the next channel 2 and so on... Mode M2 offers multiple possibilities. Control multiple patches with identical settings but spread the "voices" across the stereo panorama.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Polyphony in modular synthesizer systems always comes at expenses. All modules in a patch need to be available in appropriate numbers. For example, even a simple patch will require four VCOs, four filters, four VCAs and eight envelope generators. Also, a corresponding mixer and multiples have to be available. More complex patches will, of course, lead to more complex module configurations.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface NOTE With PITCH BEND being selected for CV2, the voltage range changes to -2.5 to + 2.5 volts. With all other controllers selected, the output voltage range is 0-5 volts. Some CV-inputs of certain manufacturers work with larger voltage ranges (e.g. 10 volts). Although, these inputs can be addressed through the qMI quad MIDI interface, they may not be controlled across their complete range. The CV1 and CV2 outputs can be modified to 10V output.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Clock division outputs (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/8T) The clock division outputs deliver a periodical signal that derives from an incoming MIDI-clock. The voltage of the clock-impulses is set to 10 volts. Output 1/16 equals the general tempo of the song at 16th resolution, the common clock-grid of analogue sequencers. The other three outputs provide variations of this grid.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface System settings (OTHER) The edit-menu allows configuring four additional settings. While the legato function can be set for any of the four CV/Gate channels, all other three settings are global. LEGATO This function affects a CV/Gate channel's gate output. With legato enabled, notes being played tied (i.e. a second note is played while the first note is still held), won't trigger a new gate-signal.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface PANIC This function triggers a global note-off-command on all MIDI-channels and as a result for all corresponding CV/Gate channels. Use this function only, if you experience a problem at the MIDI-input that lead to "hanging" notes that cannot be stopped another way. A possible cause could have been an arrival of too many MIDI-data that have not been able to be processed by the qMI - quad MIDI interface.
Owner's Manual - VERMONA*modular qMI - quad MIDI Interface Declaration of Conformity We declare under our sole responsibility that this product is in conformity with the following standards or standardization documents in attention of operation conditions and installation arrangements acc. to operating manual: EN61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 55013, EN 55020, EN 60065 according to the provisions of the regulations 2004/108/EG and 2006/95/EG.