Analogue Solutions Oberkorn

For a pure-analog sequencing solution, the Analogue Solutions Oberkorn analog CV/Gate sequencer is an impressive performer. Use the 48 CV knobs and 16 Gate switches to send sequences to your analog synthesizers and drum machines. Oberkorn gives you three CV channels and two Gate channels to sequence, with up to 16 steps per sequence. And although it's an analog sequencer, you can use a MIDI controller to jump to any sequence position on the Analogue Solutions Oberkorn CV/Gate sequencer. An analog sequencer's CV output is not quantised (turned into a digital signal), which means the smooth knob-turn you just performed isn't turned into a series of discrete steps. It's geeky tech stuff, but you can hear it when you're sweeping a filter if you know what to listen for. Oberkorn's CV outputs can sweep smoothly from minimum to maximum voltage, without the stair-stepping sound that comes from a quantised controller. Compared to software synthesizers, the Analogue Solutions Oberkorn may seem like a de-evolution of creative potential - not so. Analog sequencers force you to create in a completely different workflow than with digital sequencers, and they're primed for experimentation. If you've got analog synths, love the feeling of creating music on the fly, and aren't afraid to experiment, you definitely want to check out the Oberkorn analog CV/Gate sequencer. If you're into analog synths, you know that there can be some inconsistency in CV levels. The Analogue Solutions Oberkorn's CV outputs are calibrated for a range of 0V-5V, which may not be the proper range for the device you're connecting to. Thankfully, Oberkorn's CV outputs have an adjustable range - if you connect to a synth and the control signal seems out of whack, adjust the CV range until it's sending the right voltage for your synth or drum machine.