Hi jared,
That's correct, the M28 outputs gates.
Gates generally mean that the falling edge (turning off) corresponds to some particular event. For example, keyboards generate gates, the falling edge occurs when you let go of the key. The time the gate is "open" (the signal is positive) is the time the key is held down. In the case for the M28, the gate is as long as the particular note division. For example, the eighth note output gives gates that are an eighth note in duration (based on the tempo tapped in).
Triggers are different in that their falling edge does not correspond to any particular event. Triggers are generally just a few milliseconds in length and are used to "trigger" a module which might not be time dependent (some EGs are like this, like the M10)
Gates or Triggers can be used for clock signals. The rising
edge is what is important for a clock, so the difference in falling edge timing is irrelevant for clock signals.
Hopefully that makes sense. :)
-james
-james
hello list. excuse me for the basic question but the Model 28 only outputs clock info right? I'm having a little trouble grasping the difference between trigger, clock and gate voltages. I specifically need to know if the Model 28 can be used with Tyme Sefari's gate inputs? Dumbing it down, gates essentially turn things on and off? Isn't that what the Model 28's clock voltages are doing too?
What would happen if you, say, plugged Model 28's clock outs into things like CV for a filter's frequency cuttoff? What about plugging the clock outs to Tyme Sefari’s loop marker controls?
thanks much,
jared