SergeModular

Yes, the Serge full scale linear range is +/- 10v (20v p-p)for
Control Voltages, Audio signals and Gates.

Nominal operation levels are:
0- +5V CV & gates (blue & red jacks) +/- 2.5 v audio (black jacks)

With this, the Serge system can then mix (sum) multiple CVs and/or
Audio Signals together without entering non-linear operations.

As John P. measured, there is another +/- 1.5 volts in there, but we
like to keep that as an extra buffer area before hitting the 'rails'.


-H.T.

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, John P <johnp299792@...> wrote:
>
> what voltage range are we talking about? I just did a quick
> measurement... it looks like the Serge can deal with voltages
> in the range of +/- 11v, which is about right when you consider
the
> rails are +/- 12v.
>
>
> cuari7 wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since the resurgence of another old icon, the Mighty Buchla, I
have
> > wondered about the existence of mixers/scalers that could deal
with
> > the higher voltage ranges that its modules work with, such as the
> > 281e.
> > Buchla offers the 210e and the 256e, however, these are digital
> > mixing/attenuating devices that do not offer the luxury of fine,
non-
> > stepped voltage scaling. I have tried to mix voltages from the
281e
> > into stock Doepfer mixers, and the output pegs out at +5 V.
Also, for
> > reasons I can't explain, the Doaff cannot invert these voltages.
> >
> > So the question begs: Can any of the Serge
attenuators/mixers/scalers
> > deal with these higher voltages? I have owned many Serge panels
in
> > the past (which unfortunately I ended up selling. Damn!!!!) and I
> > think they would only take up to +/-5 V.
> > If this is not the case (which I'm afraid of), then could/would
our
> > good friends at STS (my main man Rex and his minions) make a, M-
> > module with these capabilities? I must point out to you that the
size
> > of the front plates is perfectly compatible with the Buchla
format,
> > not to mention the banana kinship between the two brands. This
would
> > definitely make financial $en$e, I think, since the Buchla
format is
> > becoming quite popular among synth geeks and, in fact, there are
> > other 3rd-party companies making some of their own modules
Bookla-
> > compatible (f. example: Cynthia's Zeroscillator). Also, the "e"
> > version (or "Neo-Buchla") sorely lacks true analog
scalers/inverters.
> >
> > I hope this stirs interest in producers and consumers alike. I
will
> > be happy to be your beta-tester, Rex!
> >
> > j. diaz, a.k.a. cuari7
> >
> >
>