Hi all,
So I bought a Moog DFAM and I now want to integrate it in my live setup consisting so far of an OT MK2 and an MPC Live.
I need your help with choosing the right cables and maybe a MIDI to CV solution to send the DFAM audio to the OT inputs and send some clock into the DFAM.
THE PLAN
Use a simple combination of THRU and FLEX machines :
• prepare a patch by listening to the incoming audio from the DFAM coming in the THRU using the CUE outputs.
• once I’m happy with the patch, send the audio to Master OUT of the OT for the public to hear.
• use the crossfader to move to a recorded loop version of what I was playing (or something else, or nothing) once I want to repatch stuff on the DFAM
• bringing the live audio from DFAM back in when I have a new patch ready, rinse & repeat.
CAPTURING AUDIO
So far, I only plugged my headphones into the DFAM for some solo sessions, but what do I need to get its sound into the OT ? The manual of the DFAM says that the output is 1/4" TRS Headphone or 1/4" TS Instrument, and I have to admit that I’m unsure about what that means.
SYNCING UP
The DFAM has an ADV/CLOCK that “allows the DFAM to be synchronized to an external clock source […]. When the input of a clock’s rising edge is detected, the sequencer pattern is advanced by one step. In this mode, the Tempo knob is ignored. INPUT: 0V to +5V Clock Signal (+10V tolerant)”. How do I take advantage of that ?
My first idea was this: since you can normally sync 2 DFAM’s together by plugging the TRIGGER output of one into the ADV/CLOCK input of the other, I could probably record the audio output of TRIGGER and replay that very short sample on the correct intervals. If that is an option, which audio cable would I need to send this from the OT or the MPC to the DFAM ?
If not possible, do I need something like a Doepfer Dark Link ? I don’t want to go the DIY route, but I’d like to avoid spending €130 for a device if not absolutely necessary
BONUS TRACK
I already foresee some spending will happen to introduce some sort of USB-MIDI based mixer for the OT (I have an old KORG Nanokontrol lying around), which would maybe need something like the Miditech USB MIDI host.
To avoid that, I believe I could plug the controller into the MPC, and use a MIDI program to output that MIDI data to the OT, making it a slave of the MPC.
If anyone has comments or advice on this last point, I’ll take it !
As always, thank you all for the valuable input and such. Sorry for the long post