CV/gate

CV/gate is an analogue method of controlling monophonic synthesizers. It consists of a control voltage (CV) which determines which pitch to play and a gate signal which turns the sound on and off. Gate is a positive going voltage and is also known as V-Trig (voltage trigger). Almost all all modern synthesizers use V-Trig. S-Trig (switch trigger) is a switch to ground signal and is not much used any more.

See also

• Digital Control Bus
• DIN sync
• MIDI
• Open Sound Control
• Voltage control

External links

• Gates and Triggers tutorial at Synthesizers.com
• Synth Secrets, Part 7: Envelopes, Gates & Triggers, Sound On Sound, November 1999

Other wikis

• CV/gate, Wikipedia
• CV/gate, Electronic Music Wiki
• CV/gate, Synthwiki.nl
• CV/gate, Sequencer.de