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The Programmable Scale Generator exceeds the possibilities of an ordinary quantiser module.
While a quantiser usually is chromatic only and with a little luck it
allows major and minor scales, a programmable scale generator like the
RS-130 makes it possible to freely program scales beyond the customary
semitone scale with all their derivates. Scales with quarter-note or
eighth-note intervals are possbile which is important e.g. for indian or
oriental music. Two modes determine when quantisation takes place: in
"free run" it happens only when input voltage changes. In "gate" mode
quantisation happens when the RS-130 receives a gate signal.
Six quantisation modes are available:
- Quantiser: Acts as a normal chromatic quantiser for semitones
- C major scale: when offset = 0 and no CV at the transpose input it creates only a C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
- C minor scale: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor is created (C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb)
- C major Arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C major arpeggio is created (C, E, G)
- C minor arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor apreggio is created (C, Eb, G)
- user memory mode: creates user programmed scales.
When setting a fixed voltage with the offset control (0-2V, ie. two
octaves offset), you apply a fixed transposition to the scale. Any
possible scale can be set when you use the transpose CV inputs in
addition. At each quantisation process a trigger signal will fired at
the trig out which you can use for clocking a sequencer or a launching
envelopes.
Power consumption: 110mA
HP : 24