CV out of the pyramid from a midi keyboard in

Pyramid
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Hi everybody,

Is there a way to play the CV out of the pyramid from a midi keyboard connected to the pyramid?
Midi in to CV out.

Thanks.

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Oooh, thatā€™s a good question.
I donā€™t CV (yet), but if I may chime in until those with more experience/knowledge pipe up:

Iā€™d start at first ensuring my MIDI In settings are consistent with what I want to achieve (see ā€œMIDI Inā€:

Then on a Track Iā€™d use the Track Options to make sure itā€™s sending out CV (see ā€œTrack Optionsā€):

And of course Iā€™d verify that my CV Settings are consistent with how may rig is configured (see ā€œCV/Pedalā€):

Personally, Iā€™d probably just do this in Track Mode, ensuring the Track Iā€™ve prepared is selected. Your mileage may vary depening on your Omni/Multitrack settings - season to taste. :skull:

Sorry if youā€™ve already tried these things.
I imagine you have - did this not work as expected?

Edit to Add: Iā€™d swear when Iā€™ve copy/pasted the anchors were maintained. Crazy.

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Thanks for your reply.

I can play the CV out from the keys in LIVE mode no problem. I can also play every other gear connected through midi because i can select the midi channels no problem there either. The CV track is apart from the midi channels so no matter what midi channel i put on the keyboard it will only talk to the midi channels on the pyramid.

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Hrmmmā€¦even if youā€™re in Track Mode and the Active Track has CV selected as the Output?
(Honestly, thatā€™s my gut reaction how it should work - but Iā€™m known to be wronger than wrong in most situations)

Is PyraMIDI On or Off?
On MIDI In settings, what do you have for ā€œAssign Note Toā€¦ā€?
What Omni Mode?
MIDI Echo?

Sorry that I canā€™t be more help. :confused:
Iā€™ve had my modular stuff on order for waaaay to long, but itā€™s on pandemic lag.
Blech.

:skull:

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Track mode is active, CV is selected. Also tried USB + CV (I receive midi via USB).
Pyramidi = Off, I have tried a channel
Assign Note To = Keypad
Omni mode = Multitrack bank a
Midi echo = Stop echo

:grimacing:

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Iā€™m assuming youā€™ve tried many combinations of Settings.
I normally forget how many permutations Iā€™ve tried when Iā€™m in similar quandaries. Apologies if youā€™ve tried and documented your steps and Iā€™m only suggesting things youā€™ve already dismissed.

However, the only changes Iā€™d think would be appropriate would be:
Omni Mode: Multitrack Off (So Incoming MIDI is sent to the Active Track)
MIDI Echo: Allow Echo (Because even tho weā€™re not talking about MIDI Note Data, we are talking about Note Data, and we still want Note Data to go)

Something something MIDI Out and not having MIDI Out + Thru, but I kind of figure first thing is to make sure we can get the data out that way - if itā€™s possible.

:skull:

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on the pyramid the incoming midi does not correspond to a midi output channel (or midi).

even in omni=multitrack mode ā€¦ the midi channel is mapped to a track number (nothing to do with midi channel)

so assuming you have OMNI = multitrack bank A
if you send on midi channel 16, then track 16 should be with track+channel to CV - this this will output cv/gate.

(as @CreepyPants pointed out, if you set omni=off, then you have to select the track you made track/channel=cv)

if your using eurorack thats all you have to doā€¦ as its defaults to v/ovt

the other setting that might in some cases ā€˜trip you upā€™ is ā€˜CV OUT 1V NOTEā€™ , this defaults to C1=1v , so if you are playing your keyboard in higher octaves so C6, youā€™ll be above the 5v output of the pyramidā€¦
or depending on how your oscillators is tuned, high notes ~C4-C5 (4-5v) might be playing high frequencies/ or outside your oscillators range.

(you should though be able to see this, if the live pads are playing notes)

in both cases, you can change cv out 1v note, to be more suitable to your needs if required.

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Thank you very much for the support guys.

I got it working.

You are clever. :nerd_face:

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