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Using audio signal to trigger an arpeggiator?

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:53 am
by MrJiveBoJingles
Here's what's happening:

1. I have a Little Phatty and a Juno 6.
2. I watched this video of a guy using a drum machine's audio output to trigger his Juno 60:
3. I use a sequencer on my computer to control my LP. I am wondering if I can use audio output (the regular "out" jack) from my Little Phatty to trigger the arpeggiator on my Juno 6. Basically I want to use the rhythmic content of the notes played by the LP to trigger notes in an arpeggio on the Juno 6.
4. Will this work? Am I in danger of frying anything?

Sorry for my cluelessness. :?

I guess my problem is I hardly know anything about the levels of different signals that get put out by different synths, and what kind of levels they will accept as triggers or control voltages. Are there any good tutorials on this sort of thing?

Re: Using audio signal to trigger an arpeggiator?

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:25 am
by Stab Frenzy
Yeah I have done that with my bandmate's 6. We used a floor tom sample for it, it sometimes did some funny little double-trigger things but I thought that worked well for the track we were working on. Play around with different sounds to see what works best, something short and very loud works well. You won't fry anything.

Re: Using audio signal to trigger an arpeggiator?

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:29 am
by MrJiveBoJingles
Thanks a lot, I will test it out. :)

I just got the Juno and was quite worried about messing it up.

Re: Using audio signal to trigger an arpeggiator?

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:54 am
by MrJiveBoJingles
Works just fine, thanks for the help!