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- USTA as a Quantizer
Did you know that you can use USTA as a quantizer?
Ok, this is a fairly extreme use, but it works! Here’s how.
The Pitch Shift function allows you to modulate your sequence via an external CV. However, such modulation:
1) always happens BEFORE the quantization mask;
2) it can happen WITHIN a stage, i.e., you can modulate the pitch whenever you want, without needing to wait until the end of the stage.
If you set up a “blank” sequence and route any CV to a CV input, you can use such a track to quantize the CV to the desired root and scale, following the quantization rules you defined.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 USTA
- 1 SAPÈL
- 1 BRENSO
DIRECTIONS
- Patch any of SAPÈL’s random outputs to USTA’s CV A or B input.
- Select a track and set all the stages’ length (except one) to zero.
- Enter the track menu, scroll until the PitchShiftA option and assign it to the CV where you patched the SAPÈL signal.
- Patch the current track’s CV A output to BRENSO’s V/oct input.
- Patch any of the BRENSO’s output to your favorite output section.
(Now USTA will quantize in real-time the random voltages generated by SAPÈL!)