Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
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Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Any way to link the arpeggiator to the 707? I know you can't via MIDI, but the control footswitch on the back of the prophet seems alot like a juno 60... ideas?
Re: Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
no one has tried this? 

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Re: Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Should work with the footswitch according to the manual.
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pflosi wrote:Should work with the footswitch according to the manual.
Yes, but I'd like to trigger it with an external drum machine, like my 707, so I don't have to tap the arp into place with my foot for every note.
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Well I meant with the footswitch input. It says in the manual that it's possible to clock it, so you don't need to tap 
Google is your friend:
http://archive.org/stream/synthmanual-p ... 1/mode/2up
Chapter 2-3
I suppose you already know that the 707 trigger out is programmed on the rimshot...

Google is your friend:
http://archive.org/stream/synthmanual-p ... 1/mode/2up
Chapter 2-3
I suppose you already know that the 707 trigger out is programmed on the rimshot...
Re: Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Yes, but unfortunately I've tried the 707 and it doesn't seem to be the correct whatever to trigger the Prophet's arp...pflosi wrote:Well I meant with the footswitch input. It says in the manual that it's possible to clock it, so you don't need to tap
Google is your friend:
http://archive.org/stream/synthmanual-p ... 1/mode/2up
Chapter 2-3
I suppose you already know that the 707 trigger out is programmed on the rimshot...
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Re: Roland TR-707 & Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Well I quickly scanned through the service manual that you can find here:
http://elektrotanya.com/sequential-circ ... nload.html
Unfortunately I didn't find any info on what amount of V the footswitch input wants to see. I know that the 707 puts out 5V, could be too little... Do you have any other trigger source?
The user manual is a bit confusing; in section 1-6:
"Electrically, the footswitch is normally open, and closes when pressed."
Wasn't sure whether to interpret this as an S-trigger rather than V-trigger... But in 2-3 again:
"Hit footswitch quickly, since the sequencer will advance when the footswitch is released."
Which would point to a V-trigger again. (And to a strange design.)
You really should try with another trigger source or research the amount of V that the footswitch input needs.
http://elektrotanya.com/sequential-circ ... nload.html
Unfortunately I didn't find any info on what amount of V the footswitch input wants to see. I know that the 707 puts out 5V, could be too little... Do you have any other trigger source?
The user manual is a bit confusing; in section 1-6:
"Electrically, the footswitch is normally open, and closes when pressed."
Wasn't sure whether to interpret this as an S-trigger rather than V-trigger... But in 2-3 again:
"Hit footswitch quickly, since the sequencer will advance when the footswitch is released."
Which would point to a V-trigger again. (And to a strange design.)
You really should try with another trigger source or research the amount of V that the footswitch input needs.