#1

I have recently noticed that the CV outputs are quite out of tune. CV3 is fine but the other 3 are off by differing amounts. CV 2 is not in tune for even one octave whereas CV 1 starts to drift around the third octave. I tried using CV.OFF to tune each output and it works to some degree but on the channels that are really bad the CV.OFF value only works for an octave or so then it is flat again and it needs a larger CV.OFF value. For example, CV 2 needed CV.OFF 30 for the first octave and CV.OFF 100 for the third. I saw a thread that mentioned this a while back but no mention of a fix that I saw. So, any help getting this sorted would be awesome!

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#2

Bumping this, not too big a deal but it’d be nice to know if this is possible.

#3

bumping this also, seems a bit ridiculous having to put a quantiser after CV outputs in order to get correct note voltages…

#4

made a git issue for it.

#5

I found that my teletype with one txo expander is way off in pitch. I calibrated the txo according to instructions in the manual, but it seems the same method doesn’t work on the “build-in” CV outs on the teletype. Please tell me it’s possible to calibrate the build.in CVs as well, and how :expressionless:

I have found myself calibrating alot of voltage sources in the past and an additional “scew” parameter (or measuring two voltages) would be even better than a simple offset, since often a CV out is not the same amount of flat/sharp in all octaves…

This is the procedure I followed for the internal CV:

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To calibrate your TXo outputs, follow these steps. Before you start, let your expander warm up for a few minutes. It won’t take long - but you want to make sure that it is calibrated at a more representative temperature.
Then, first adjust your offset (CV.OFF) until the output is at zero volts (0). For example:
CV.OFF 1 8
Once that output measures at zero volts, you want to lock it in as the calibration by calling the following
operator:
CV.CALIB 1
You will find that the offset is now zero, but the output is at the value that you targeted during your prior adjustment. To reset to normal (and forget this calibration offset), use the TO.CV.RESET command.

#6

Seems the issue is closed on github. Does this mean it will be in a coming release of the firmware?

#7

The issue looks open when I view it.

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#8

i’ll be working on this issue shortly, along with a calibration method for ansible. thanks for bringing this issue back up— best to prioritize according to requests

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#9

That’ll be amazing! Hope it makes it into a firmware soon-ish! I’m like 30 cents flat on one output :confused:

EDIT: And if possible, note that a simple offset might not be enough, scaling might also be needed. Two point calibration as is very common in digital eurorack modules seems like a good compromise between something the user can easily perform and is relatively straightforward to implement.

#10

After a long hiatus I decided to pick up Teletype again, but found that the CV output values are quite off, sometimes up to almost a semitone. Here are some measurements I did:
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@tehn, @csboling: Is there a way to correct/scale each of TT’s CV outputs individually? From looking at the measurements it seems an offset will not fix it. Happy to do testing for it! Thanks much in advance.

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#11

Yea my teletype seems to be badly in need of calibration:

CV 1 (at successive 1v intervals):
1.027
2.045
3.061
4.078
5.096
6.112
7.129
8.145
9.163
10.177

Oof it’s off by more than a semitone once you get to 5v :frowning:

CV 2 is just as bad and CV 3 and CV 4 are less so, but still not great.

Is there any way to fix this?

#12

Just got my Teletype, and am seeing similar results-- more than a semitone off right out of the box.

[Edit] Wait a minute, jury’s still out on this one-- was feeding it into a Pico Voice and it looks like that isn’t exactly a reliable test… Need to take some measurements…

Ok, things are fine. I found a reliable source-- voltmeter on my Beat Step pro shows that it’s right on to 3 significant digits from 0.00 to 6.00 (which is its entire range).

I then found that the first octave, from 0-1V on the Pico Voice is out of whack. And regardless of where the frequency knob is set. After that though, it’s pretty close. I have several other oscillators but the Pico Voice looks like I can use it to check accuracy above 1V.

And the Teletype seems pretty good. Voltmeter shows spot on until 5.01V and 6.01V Also, the different CVs seem to be tracking alike, so I’m not seeing any significant variation between them.

So for me, it looks like everythings good…