How To Use A Keystep With Your Volca Modular

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So, the Keystep has CV outputs, and the Volca Modular has a "CV-IN" module... should be simple, right? For a CV newbie, it was a little more work than I was expecting. Here's what I did in four simple steps:

02:05 Plug in a cable
Link to the exact cable I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

04:54 Make a patch
For pitch, run the pitch output of the CV-IN module (marked by a note with a line through it) into the pitch input of the SOURCE module (marked by the same symbol). For gate, run the top output of the CV-IN module to the gate input of the FUNCTIONS module (upper-leftmost port).

08:45 MIDI control center settings
With the keystep plugged in, open the MIDI control center. Set 0V MIDI Note to whichever value sounds closest to the tuning you want (in my case this is C#0).

11:09 Tuning
Hook up a tuner to the headphone jack of the Volca Modular. In the video, I'm using a Korg CA-40. While holding down a key on the Keystep and the FUNC key on the Volca Modular, turn the RATIO knob until the note on your tuner matches the note you're holding down on the Keystep.

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