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I just checked, since I was curious. A DSG appears to trigger at about
1.8 volts, so 0 to 5 volt gates will be compatible with Serge.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Loffink [mailto:jloffink@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: SergeModular@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [SergeModular] Serge interface standards?
>
> Serge audio and control voltage outs are 5 volts peak to peak. Black
> jacks are centered around 0 volts (-2.5V to +2.5V), blue jacks run 0

to

> 5 volts.
>
> Gates and Triggers appear to be around 11 volts output. I haven't
> tested these to see what input voltage is required to trigger them.
>
> As I recall output impedance was 330 ohms typical and input impedance
> was maybe 50K ohms.
>
> These values are generally compatible with other modulars. Sometimes
> you may need to scale or shift the values. For instance, Wiard tends

to

> use 0 to 10 volt ranges. MOTM and Synthesizers.com use 0 to 5 volts

for

> gates and envelopes and -5 volts to +5 volts peak to peak for just

about

> everything else.
>
> John Loffink
> jloffink@...
>