Hi everybody ! I had the plaits of mutable instrument, I only have this module and it is my first. Can someone explain to me the procedure for sequencing the plaits with the analog four in cv? the setting to do in the A4 and cable connections ?
I take the sound of the plaits in the analog four by the input and set the level in the track fx. But after that I block.
Guessing a4 is same as ak for this. On ak you go to cv settings, set ātipā as cv or gate and set āringā as cv or gate (whichever you didnāt set on ring).
Then connect the gate in to plaits ātrigā and cv in to plaits āv/octā.
Really straight forward and hassle free as long as you have the right cable. If you donāt then I can recommend the elektron offical Kabel splitter. Seemed kind of expensive to me at first but itās actually not a bad deal considering whatās there and the quality of it.
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what do you mean by āset ringā?
I have a cable 1 stereo jack to 2 mono thatās it?
I also have patch cable and big jack that may be the case? .
I can made a lot of things but none that I would like.
and then if I get there, how to set the analog oven to play the plaits on track 1 and use the vcf, vca of the analog four?
Yes, a stereo (TRS) to two mono (TS) is what you need. Usually called an insert cable.
TRS means Tip, Ring, Sleeve (the three sections on the plug). TS is Tip, Sleeve.
So, on your cable the tip of the TRS goes to one of the tips of a mono connector. The ring, goes to the tip of the other mono connector. The sleeves all connect (they are common, sometimes signal ground).
The A4 splits the CV and Gate signals to the tip and ring, which in turn send each one to one of the mono connectors. So, if you set the ring to CV, the CV will go to one mono plug, and if you set Gate/Trig to tip, it will go to the other mono plug.
So āSet Ringā means in the A4 menu set either CV or Gate/Trig to the āRingā setting, and set the opposite control to the āTipā setting.
Hope that makes sense. Iām not sure if that was much clearerā¦
I havenāt had an A4 in a couple of years, so Iām not sure how to configure the track to output CV/Trig. Someone else can chime in there.
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Okay ! thank you for the explanation itās good I understood the tip / ring. But it still does not work, I do not know what Iām doing wrong.
Maybe bad cables
would it work if I put 1 CVab mono jack on trig and a CVcd mono jack on pitch / voct?
I tried with the patch cables, 1 cable in CV ab with pitch V / OCT
1 cable in CV cd with gate
When I plug gate in trig plaits it works, it triggers my sound, percussive sounds it sounds good.
When I plug V / oct in V / oct of plaits the notes correspond well, on the A4 (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) But it deforms me completely the sound.
May be a bad setting in the Pitch V / Oct settings on the A4?
I tried several different settings that still distorts the sound 
Have you seen this?
or this?
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Yes I watched it . thatās why I donāt understand what Iām doing wrong
What do you mean by this? Can you post a recording?
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How well do you understand modular? Because itās not like midi. Gate(like the rhythm), note, control messages are sent on a separate channel. So, using all 4 CV tracks would be like your sequence, an LFO and a singular parameter to lock
Edit: your sequence being(what changes the note and what triggers the envelope)
I found ! Iāve got a jack adapter that is broken it made false contact, it deform the sound and stop randomly, thatās why I donāt understood, I get around the problem for the moment I buy a cable as soon as possible and Iāll tell you again if thatās it! Thanks everyone 
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This thread was useful for me as well, haha, as it made me actually look at Plaits and realise it already has a built in (virtual) LPGā¦ meaning that at least for the moment I can omit the Optomix from my modulargrid plan 
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As long as I am there.
I know that I can pass the signal CV in one of the tracks, I know that it is necessary to regulate the track chosen in the parameters cv, the sound passes it works, but you know if I can use the filter, amp, env, lfo of the track? because it has no effect on my sound.
If yes can you explain me the procedure to follow too?
Ho shit . I was thinking that it was possible when I read the message of @JohnWynberg.
" I usually use the A4 for clocks and gates, but you can use the CV outs for much more. And remember that you can also use the A4 to route the audio, through the FX track, or use the other tracks to use filters, VCA, envelopesā¦ "
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Oh wait, I missed something. Forget everything I said and set oscillator 1 in your Analog Four to āinput Lā. (or R if you have the signal patched to the other input).
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ha cool! but thatās what I do but it does not work, I set track 1 in the parameters CV ab, I set R in the oscillator a R of track 1 but the filter has no effect
Can you check if the audio input is disabled in the FX section? If the audio signal is passed thru here as well the filter has no effect. Only enable the audio input in the oscillator, switch it off in the FX section.
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That was it! I had to disable the audio of the track fx, it seems logical to me now that I understood ā¦
thank you so much 
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No problem! And thanks for asking, I had fun with braids and plaits in my a4 today.
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