Hi There,
I’m a fairly new A4 user and just took delivery of a Kilpatrick phenol modular
(from kickstarter) which uses banana plugs.
can someone point me in the right direction to get a CV to banana plug cable kinda happy to mod an existing cable, reading on some forums gold cables seem to be the way to go.
I’m in the UK so anywhere in the EU would be good
Am I right in saying that i need two CV cables with 2 banana plugs at the end of each?
and what do i have to do about grounding?
thanks
this little box will help you without cablecutting…
http://escapefromnoise.com/en/modular/multiples/low-gain-utl-1/
the black one is the ground, connect it with the phenol ground…all other patchholes are banana to 3,5mm (or otherwise)
oh great thanks for that
I just bought a phenol and am looking to use cv from the A4. Would this solution to grounding work: stripping a stereo cable and solder two banana connectors to other end and then, for ground, connecting A4 headphone out to ext in on the phenol?
And next question - would it be enough to connect the audio outputs from the phenol and the audio outputs from the A4 to the same mixing desk for grounding? I’m completely new to bananas
Hi All!
I am wondering if anyone have a kilpatrick audio Phenol?
I am trying to find out if it will play nice with my other gear, for instance is it possible to patch it with the 0-Coast? or send CV from the A4 MKII to Phenol?
Thanks for your help!
Khaled
Yes. The Phenol website gives details about compatibility:
http://www.kilpatrickaudio.com/?p=phenol
you need a break-out box for converting mini jack to bananas. Phenol is compatible with 0-coast and eurorack, only thing to be aware is the voltage of the CV signals. Here is what Andrew is saying about CV in Phenol:
PHENOL (and also the Kilpatrick Format system on which PHENOL is based) uses two main types of voltage ranges: audio and CV signals that range from about -5V to +5V, and gate or pulse signals which can be either 0V or +5V. There are four colours of jacks used to differentiate between the two types of signals, and the input / output direction:
CV / Audio Output - GRAY - Control voltages and audio signals come out of gray jacks. These are normally in the range of -5V to +5V.
CV / Audio Input - BLACK - Control voltages and audio signals go into black jacks. These can handle signals in the range of about -10V to +10V, but are designed for the -5V to +5V range used by the outputs.
Pulse and Gate Output - RED - Pulse, gate and clock outputs and various other digital type of signals come out of red jacks. These are nominally +5V when on, and 0V when off.
Pulse and Gate Inputs - WHITE - Pulse, gate and clock inputs go into white jacks. These detect any voltage greater than about +1V. Some inputs like oscillator sync inputs require fast changing signals like pulse waves. Any range of voltages can be put into these jacks, making them useful even with CV and audio signals.
One of the unique aspects of Kilpatrick Audio synths is the nearly universal use of bipolar control signals. Other than pulses and gates, all control voltages are bipolar. This means that the all control voltages range from -5V to +5V, with 0V being the nominal voltage when a cable is disconnected. Some synths either use only unipolar voltages (i.e. 0V to +10V) or use a combination of unipolar and bipolar voltages, which is often confusing and creates incompatibilities between modules.
You can read more from Kilpatrick Audio - PHENOL Manual
I have used Phenol with 0-coast and they work well together. IMO it is good combination because both of these synths have strong character, so they compliment each other. For me, Phenol is one of the most unique and interesting contemporary analog synths and well worth consideration but be ready to learn and work with your hands.
Thanks for the reply! Yeah I did some research and I think I need one of those boxes mentioned above from low-gain electronics. I didn’t notice the colour coding on the Phenol’s inputs/outputs until you mentioned thought, it’s good to know!
Cheers!
