Control Voltage vs. MIDI - Daniel Fisher

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Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's MIDI magician, gives a quick but thorough primer on the pros and cons of each: control voltages are a true analog means of synthesizer control and manipulation, while digital MIDI offers modern perks such as presets and automated complexity. Some synths use MIDI, some use control voltages, and others do both. So why choose one over the other? Tune in to learn more!
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0:00 - Intro
1:20 - What are Control Voltages?
2:47 - Why Use Analog CV Controls?
4:01 - Why Use MIDI Controllers?
5:07 - How to Decide Between CV and MIDI
5:18 - Moog Mavis Analog Synth
5:57 - cre8audio East Beast Synth
6:33 - NiftyKEYZ Eurorack Keyboard
7:27 - cre8audio CELLZ CV controller
8:53 - Controlling East Beast with MIDI
9:18 - Situations Where MIDI is Ideal
10:30 - Using MIDI to Create Analog CV
11:40 - Moog Etherwave Theremin CV
12:49 - Using CV to Control Filter Cutoff
11:32 - Source Audio Nemesis Delay
17:35 - CV vs. MIDI Wrap Up
18:56 - Arturia KeyStep PRO Controller
19:12 - Thanks for Watching!
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[@sweetwater]

Now that you know the difference between CV and MIDI and when to use them, how would you apply them in your music making? Let us know in the comments, and check out Daniel Fisher’s FREE online synth course, Synth Clips, here 👉 kzbin.info/aero/PLlczpwSXEOybYYaBCTcjxxKz1QmxytbIf

[@bubuAudio]

02:07 Thank you ! Knowing that bias voltage thing help me a lot !! 🌟

[@benjohnson6276]

Daniel, your synth videos are excellent, man! Always showing something different, creative, and really helpful and informative.

[@eligioelini9194]

You have expressed very important concepts in a clear and understandable way. Your videos are always very interesting.

[@TheLordcasio]

Good job on your preliminary "shutting down" of the nerd/experts, and prefacing that your video is for those that are not as engaged. You did not belabor the point, but you got the point out there....and also a pretty good job of describing the differences.

[@TheIndustrialRetrospective]

Thanks as always Dan, your videos have really helped me with getting into synths.

[@ClaytonFernandesdosSantos]

Super informative. Thank you!

[@kevinbaker4693]

Dan is the man. Excellent block of instruction.

[@unclemick-synths]

Great video 👍. It's so cool that CV came back. I've been building a hybrid "sound engine" for my Roland AE-30 wind synth. I send the breath as aftertouch and the motion as MIDI CCs. The core is my Behringer Neutron which converts pitch and aftertouch from MIDI to CV and I have a MidiVolts Desktop (by Space Brain Circuits) to convert the motion and thumbpad CCs to CV. The Neutron is supplemented by Eurorack modules. Great fun!

[@SWATTECHNOLOGIES]

Most opposite of your comment below "Daniel thank you, but I’ll stick with just MIDI. Seeing that spaghetti of colors kind of confused me Lol"

[@unclemick-synths]

@@SWATTECHNOLOGIES do you mean Fj François' comment?

[@Feldspar__]

Daniel always has the answers I'm looking for.

[@FifthCornerRecords]

Thanks Daniel, I love all of your videos, and you got me laughing out loud @17:56 😆

[@TheLordcasio]

My take away: if you want aggregate (meaning that one or more modulator(s) that can effect a downstream modulator) type device , multifunction, hybrid control (over a single voice or parameter)....go with Control Voltage. If you have a down signal device that handles multi-timbrality or multi-tone sound gen AND has slots for MIDI control....use MIDI. CV is generally not polyphonic (exceptions to every rule) , but far more expressive. MIDI can play back more notes/devices. In that....lies the hierarchy. "playing my multi-tamberal Roland PCM-based synth? Use MIDI. "Playing my quirky half modular?"...welll some MIDI for the notes and some CV for the expression.

[@thaexception3406]

Informative

[@justxbreathe]

Hmm. I like this guy.

[@markhammer643]

I would love to be able to use CV/gate control of analog oscillators, polyphonically. I'm pleased with the CV/Gate output on my Arturia Keystep 37, but it would be wonderful to have more than a mono output and be obliged to rely on MIDI for anything polyphonic. Is there anything out there that does this? Even 3 or 4 individual CV/Gate outputs would be a godsend.

[@sweetwater]

Hi Mark, the Arturia KeyStep PRO controller I used in this video can do 4-note CV/Gate polyphony by putting all four CV/Gates on the same Track. -_Daniel_

[@Dj.tik-tok]

Hey Daniel I watch a lot of your videos and I'm trying hook my theremin eatherwave up to my moog grand mother, I've tried going from pitch out on the theremin to the filter cut-off in on the grandmother but it's not doing what your theremin does, can you give me some tips please as to what I should be doing, ? Thanks in advance 😁

[@fjfrancois]

Daniel thank you, but I’ll stick with just MIDI. Seeing that spaghetti of colors kind of confused me Lol

[@TheEleventeen]

⚜️x🤘🏻x⚜️

[@didawkward4554]

Analogness (Ana-low-ness) Bologna (buh-low-nee)

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

8:30 Sounds like a Guinea pig.

[@sweetwater]

Yup, that's the VCGP you're hearing. (Voltage Controlled Guinea Pig) -_Daniel_