Kenton Pro-4 User Manual

1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRO-4 MULTI-CHANNEL MIDI TO CV CONVERTER

10 PARAMETERS THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE THE SAME FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CHANNELS, A, B, C & D (where x is the channel) CV > x MIDI Receive

11 CV > x PORTAMENTO Rate (1 to 256, default: 201) - sets the portamento time/rate taken to glide between notes. This value can also be varied usi

12 DIGITAL OUTPUT PARAMETERS WASP>E MIDI Receive Channel (1 to 16, default: 5) - sets the MIDI receive channel for the WASP port. WASP>E NO

13 Using the KADI port with your modified TR606/808 Connect the special multi-way cable supplied to the TR606 or TR808 and to the PRO-4 KADI port. T

14 AUXILIARY OUTPUTS THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE THE SAME FOR EACH AUXILIARY 1 TO 8 (where x is the auxiliary number) AUX > x CHANNEL LINK Conn

15 LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS THERE ARE FOUR INDEPENDENT LFOs, 1 to 4 (where x is the LFO number) LFO > x SPEED = (1 to 100, default: 1=91 2=81 3

16 CLOCK PULSE OUTPUT (arpeggio clock) SYNC > ARPEGGIO Clock Divide (2 to 24, default: 2) - sets the ratio of MIDI clocks to output pulses from

17 SYSTEM SETTINGS SYSTEM > MIDI Device number = x (x=1 to 16, default: 1) - sets the PRO-4 MIDI device number. If you have several PRO-4s, you

18 POLYPHONIC MODE This mode allows you to use the four CV channels polyphonically. This lets you play 4 separate analogue monosynths as if they were

19 The first five bytes of sysex for the PRO-4 are always the same for all data types; [ 1 ] 0F0h - Sysex command [ 2 ] 00h - Company ident

2 CONTENTS Introduction 3 The PRO-4s channels 3 Front/back panels 5 Setting up your PRO-4 MIDI connections 6

20 RECEIVE CHANNEL >A 0 - 15 { 1 } 00h 0 RECEIVE CHANNEL >B 0 - 15 { 1 } 01h 1 RECEIVE CHANNEL >C 0 - 15 { 1 } 0

21 CONTROLLER RES AUX >7 0 > 128 > 255 { 9 } 48h 128 CONTROLLER RES AUX >8 0 > 128 > 255 { 9 } 49h 128 LFO CONTROL

22 PIN OUTS FOR DCB/WASP PRO-4 CABLES Juno 60 (and some Jupiter 8s) connector 4 way IEEE plug (viewed from terminals). 1234567910111213148

23 CONNECTING YOUR MODIFIED TB303 (5 SOCKET RETRO) TO THE PRO-4 PRO-4 to TB303 CV CHANNEL A > CV IN GATE CHANNEL A

24 SPECIFICATIONS Power; 240v AC 50Hz (UK) See note below. 18W Dimensions; Standard 1U 19" rack Weight; 4.5Kg CONNECTIONS Inpu

3 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Kenton Electronics PRO-4 multi channel MIDI to CV converter, which has been designed to give

4 CHANNEL F, MIDI channel filter This is used to rechannelize or filter MIDI data. Connect the synth to the PRO-4 MIDI out socket, and set the MIDI

5 FRONT PANEL Access to channels A to D`s tuning trimmers are gained from the front panel. Each channel, A to D, has LED indicators to indicate wh

6 SETTING UP YOUR PRO-4 MIDI CONNECTIONS MIDI IN - connect this to the MIDI Out of your MIDI synth or MIDI sequencer using standard MIDI cables. MI

7 - a voltage output for connecting to an auxiliary input on a synth such as filter control or VCA volume. Connect this output to the input marked VC

8 TRIMMER ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANNELS A, B, C, & D Tuning in your PRO-4 and your analogue synths. INITIAL (range approx 2 octaves) - tunes the PRO

9 EDITING THE PRO-4 The PRO-4 is very easy to use. It uses a standard system of editing. It has a clear and informative 2x20 LCD with backlight, PAR