Home › Forums › Help/Technical Questions › Clockworks <> 8 Step

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • October 20, 2014 at 12:16 pm #83680
    Azzacove
    Participant

    I connected the out ports on the Clockworks to the Volca series of Korg. Works great with internal clock, but i want it working also with external clock [8 step].
    When I connect the 8 step exp/cv out to the clock in/out on the clockworks [switched to ext] nothing happens. Except that the yellow light is burning when I put slider divisor full open [to 1]. No pulses, all silent.
    When I connect one of the outports of the Clockworks to the exp in on the 8 step, the 8 step freezes.
    What to do? How to make proper connections between these two machines?

    October 20, 2014 at 9:13 pm #120314
    Fender&EHX4ever
    Moderator

    Not sure if you did this already, but it is essential to sending an external CV clock source to the 8 STEP

    From the Manual:
    “Enter External Clock mode by pressing and holding the EXP. MODE button. After
    approximately three seconds, all four EXP. MODE LEDs will light up. Once you
    see the LEDs light, release the button, you are now in External Clock mode.
    When all four EXP. MODE LEDs are lit, you are in External Clock mode.”

    October 20, 2014 at 11:25 pm #120316
    Azzacove
    Participant

    Thanx, I should RTFM!!!
    So I did for the Clockworks, but no tricks for getting the CV signal from an external source working on it.
    Now the other way around, I connected the 8Step exp/cv out to the Clockworks clock in/out, but not working.
    Any ideas?

    October 22, 2014 at 10:53 am #120321
    Fender&EHX4ever
    Moderator
    Quote:
    Thanx, I should RTFM!!!
    So I did for the Clockworks, but no tricks for getting the CV signal from an external source working on it.
    Now the other way around, I connected the 8Step exp/cv out to the Clockworks clock in/out, but not working.
    Any ideas?

    I’ve been able to slave the Clockworks to several different sources – a vintage EHX DRM 32, an EHX DRM 15, a reissue EHX 16 Second Digital Delay, an EHX 2880 Looper, and Pro Logic X via Saffire Pro 40. I use a Molten Voltage CV-Sync to convert the MIDI clock signal to CV. Be sure you have the switch on the Clockworks set to external. The signal from the master source must be between 1 and 10+ if I recall correctly.

    I’ve never tried to slave the Clockworks to the 8 Step Sequencer. The thought never occurred to me. Not sure why you would want to? If you are just trying to send a consistent clock signal from the master, then wouldn’t you be losing a lot of the function and purpose of the 8 Step Sequencer?

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.