CV cable, how much long?

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#1

Hello there all!

I have a simple question: how much long can I prepare a cable that will carry CV ?
I have AK (CV source) quite far from AH (CV dest) and I believe this cable should easily get to 5 metres long…will this cause issues?

Thanks in advance!

#2

I’m no expert, but I’d imagine the only likely noticeable issue if the cable length was too long (whatever too long could be) would be slight voltage drops … so if you were running modulations or gates it’d be fine in a practical sense, but would maybe become slightly problematic for pitch - so for the AH I wouldn’t foresee an issue

if you have a long enough cable or cables and adaptors you could try between two pieces of gear and compare short run to long run

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#3

Definitely !

Today I’ll make a try with a already-there cable I have.
Thanks for the encouragement :slight_smile:

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#4

Voltage drop in a patch eventually can be corrected with an A183-2 from Doepfer.

#5

which I do not have :sob:
but always good to know…thanks! :thup:

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#6

Tried CV linear control for Cutoff frequency of AH’s filter using a 5 metres cable…so far (as long as I am unexperienced regarding CV) so good !

Thanks for all insights, more is welcome of course

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#7

For only regulating the filter, don’t worry about the voltage.
Pitch is something different.

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