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[pugface]

I just bought this:

http://www.ehx.com/products/8-step-program

it looks like a perfect partner for the MS20 mini. Using 0 to 5vdc control voltages as its output.

Any body used it yet here? any tips?

On Paper it seems to be able to solve the midi sync problem that the LFO and filters have within the Ms20 by creating its own synced LFO going in to the MS20 patch bay.
Will see.
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Equipment/Software lists Ableton, Virus TI, Roland SH-201, Korg MS20mini, Korg M50, Yamaha RM1x, Korg 05R/W, SoftSynths,,, love them all

[Bassface78]

I just received mine in the mail a few hours ago. I can't figure it out. I tried several things but no luck. Any Tips?

[pugface]

[Bassface78]

Ok, finally figured it out! The main thing is that the cable going from the cv out on the pedal into the VCO 1+2/or VCO 2 cv in MUST BE MONO!
That was the mistake I made. You don't need to run the ms20 into to the ehx pedal to run a normal sequencer, in fact it takes only 1 cable that I mentioned above to make it run. So this way it works more like an arpeggiator a.e. when you touch a key it starts the sequence.

Also be sure glide is at 0 on the Step 8 when you begin!

There is a way to make it self trigger by running the M.G. square out to the trig in on the far right side; this way you can twiddle the knobs to your hearts content.
I have taken a picture of both setups which I will put on to my flicker page

http://www.flickr.com/photos/108797077@N08/

[el_hombre]

This sounds pretty sweet, looking forward to hearing some clips/seeing some vids or this...

[pugface]

I got mine Saturday. And found it to work very well.

It seems to be exactly what I thought it would be. I found out the glide and depth affect the 1 to 5vdc output a lot. Setting the 8steps depth to about 4 and then adjusting the Ms20's modulation amounts in total allows the depth adjustment to be at a level the gives performance flexibility.

Patching the 8steps CV out to the patchbay's VCA control in and using any source LFO/Sample-hold/Envelope/Noise/External/Mod wheel yields lots of results. Patching the output of that VCA to total is what gives the most flexibility.

I would recommend everybody who has an Ms20 to get one of these EHX 8 steps. it transforms the Ms20's patchbay in to the midi world. The 8step works really well with the Ms20. the units are very competitively priced.

I found its possible to get the voltage levels of the 8steps output to trigger envelopes. (trigger in ENV1 or ENV2) as the envelope trigger needs a state change of 0 to >3 vdc approx. so a simple 4 note (enveloped) sequence can be managed even though the 8 step has no trigger out. But to be honest this is what MIDI does anyway so its a little pointless.

My next experiment is going to be to set the 8step to sequence 'one' step and use the unit as a Midi CV convertor!!!!!!!!!!
Opening the 8step unit up to for being a supersonic oodlebob to the ms20.
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Equipment/Software lists Ableton, Virus TI, Roland SH-201, Korg MS20mini, Korg M50, Yamaha RM1x, Korg 05R/W, SoftSynths,,, love them all

[el_hombre]

Most encouraging!
I found out that the store I bought my mini from has one of these and up until recently, the synth guy there had it jacked up to the demo MS20. Gonna go dwn in the weekend and see if I can get him to demo it for me.

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[el_hombre]

It sound sgreat, I have visions of dialling up rhumbling sequences to have running upderneath my band while it's playing, or using it to running some sweet, proggy stuff in quieter passages.

[raveboyy]

can you program it to make sequence with a tb-303-like accent???

[pugface]