Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Alex Prescott <boom2496@yahoo.com> wrote:

Doesn't work well for me at all.. Whether triggering via a drum machine and V to S trig converter, or via the midi synced kiwi board the timing is just sloppy.

On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:00 AM, <chipaudette@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Hi Chromatest J.

Yes, using a drum machine with trigger out is definitely sweet.  For anyone who isn't familiar, I've got a video demonstrating this process, too:

http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/tr-707-driving-arpeggiator-on-my-polysix.html

The only downside with the trigger out of drum machines is that the polarity of the pulse is often wrong.  My 707, for example, uses a V-trig (ie, an upward going pulse) whereas my arpeggiator trigger on my Polysix and Mono/Poly expect an S-trig (ie, a downward going pulse).  

At best, this makes the synths trigger a little behind the beat.  At worst, the synth won't Arp at all.

If you hack a V-trig to S-trig adapter (which is just one transistor), ! you fix this problem and the drum machine trigger rules!

Chip