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Mission 38 · World 6
CV Tools
Talk to modular.
Send Live's signals into Eurorack. Bring Eurorack signals into Live.
+50 XP
// WHAT IT DOES
CV Tools is a free Pack of M4L devices for sending and receiving control voltage (CV) and gate signals to/from modular synths via your audio interface.
CV Instrument turns notes into CV+Gate; CV LFO sends modulation; CV In reads a CV signal.
Think of it like → Like a USB cable to a 1970s synth.
▸ WHY YOU CARE
- • Integrate a Eurorack rig directly into Live's tempo and automation.
- • Use modular as a sound source or as a controller.
// SEE & HEAR IT
No simulator for this mission — read & quiz only.
▸ HOW IT WORKS
M4L device → audio output (DC-coupled) → modular CV input.
▸ Signal flow — watch the dot
▸ SIGNAL FLOW
Glowing dot = your signal travelling through Live.
▸ LISTEN FOR
- • Tight tempo sync and accurate pitch tracking after calibration.
▸ WALKTHROUGH (3 steps)
- 1. DO: Install CV Tools (free Pack). Drop CV Instrument on a track.▸ LISTEN: Outputs CV+Gate to selected audio out.
- 2. DO: Calibrate V/Oct against your oscillator.▸ LISTEN: Notes track 1V/octave.
- 3. DO: Add CV LFO → modulate filter cutoff.▸ LISTEN: Modular filter sweeps in tempo.
▸ COMMON MISTAKES
- ✗ Using AC-coupled outputs — DC drifts; modular won't track.
- ✗ Skipping calibration → out-of-tune notes.
// QUIZ (QUICK)
Question 1 / 30 correct
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