u-he CVilization, User Manual

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QUAD MUCORDER

Random / Input Normalling 

For all unused inputs, a random value is generated per step, just like the classic ‘Random Sample & Hold’.

The inputs themselves are 

normalled

 from left to right. For example, as soon as a cable is plugged into 

input 2 (only), this signal also appears at inputs 3 and 4, while the random signal still appears at input 1. 

Keyboard Experiments 

If you own a CV-capable keyboard we recommend connecting its 

Gate

 output to CV-A and its 

Pitch CV

output to Input 1. Tip: You can record all 4 tracks without having to plug anything into inputs 2, 3 or 4. 

Patch the 4 outputs into oscillator pitch CV inputs etc.. If you now press LE1, the separate notes you play on 
the keyboard will be recorded like in a classic step sequencer. Tip: You can play 

legato

 until you have found 

the note you want to record, then lift your hand – it is the 

closing gate

 that actually triggers the sample! 

If you ever hear the previous note instead of the current one while playing the keyboard you should 
temporarily select Mode I and increase the Tracking Time for that channel. A few milliseconds is usually 
enough, but you might have to go back and forth between Mode III and Mode I a few times to get it right. 

After recording, try connecting a regular clock to CV-A instead of the gate from the keyboard (but keep the 
pitch CV attached), then turn LE1 one tick up to activate Transposition. Experiment! 

Performance Page 

Sequence Length (optional) 

By turning LE1-4 you can specify the 

maximum number of steps

 that will be recorded. Here’s the default 

colour scheme for those numbers (see Sequence Length Colour Scheme for alternatives): 

Turn LE1-4 before recording 

There is logic behind the exotic order of colours: 

cyan 

1 only 

orange 

powers of 2 

blue 

multiples of 3 

green 

multiples of 5 

magenta 

upper prime numbers 

teal 

the odd one out! 

Distinguishing and remembering 16 different colours would have been impractical, but remembering 5 or 6 is 
acceptable. Another advantage is that most same-colour numbers are rhythmically related. If you would 
prefer to allow transposition before recording instead of this feature, you can change ‘Set Sequence Length’ 
to ‘no’ in CVZ.ini (see Options in CVZ.ini). 

Record / Playback / Erase 

Press LE1-4 

➔

Pressing one or more LE starts recording those tracks – the LEDs turn 

RED

. A new value is sampled from 

the inputs at each clock, up to 16 steps. You can stop the recording early by pressing the same LE again. 

Note

: Sample & Hold is disabled during regular record, but not during record/dub 

via CV-B

. See Tip 2 below. 

The channel switches to 

Playback

 mode as soon as recording is finished.

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MIX  SEQ  MUC  PAN  EXP

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