Kenton Electronics USB Solo USB MIDI to CV/Gate Convertor

As it both connects and is powered directly from USB, the USB Solo is all you need to control an analogue synthesizer from a computer. With no MIDI interface necessary, and no external power supply, cabling clutter is kept to a minimum. The USB Solo still maintains the famous Kenton tuning stability though, as well as full scale range on the CV and auxiliary outputs thanks to its internal power circuitry.

The CV output can operate at 1V/Oct, Hz/Volt or 1.2V/Oct. The scaling and tuning are adjustable, to accommodate any unruly synths. The Gate output can work at several different voltage levels, and can also be set to work a S-trig instead. In addition to this, the USB Solo also features a Sync24 output, so your vintage Roland equipment can join in as well.

The USB Solo is a class-compliant USB MIDI device, and doesn’t require installing any drivers, just plug and play.

Features

Power: Power is supplied by the USB host device via the USB cable
Dimensions: 130 x 97 x 40 mm
Weight: 450g
MIDI: In & Out (via USB)
Analog Outputs: CV on 3.5mm mono jack (V/oct or Hz/V or 1.2V/oct)
Gate on 3.5mm mono jack (Gate or S-trig – with or without pullups)
Aux1 on 3.5mm mono jack (CV and Aux 1 use 16bit DAC for rock steady pitches)
Digital Outputs Aux2 & Aux3 on 3.5mm mono jacks (off=0 volts on=+5 volts)
Sync 24 on 5 pin 180 degree DIN socket
USB Connector Type B socket – USB A to B cable supplied 1.8 metre

Please refer to the manual for more details

Designed to control all types of mono-synth
Super-fast response time
Famous Kenton build quality
Rugged brushed aluminium case
CV and Aux1 outputs use high specification 16 bit D/A converters for rock-steady pitches
Gate / S-trig output configurable output to match virtually any synth
Aux2 & Aux3 outputs are on-off only (zero or 5V)
Dedicated DIN socket output for Sync24
CV/Gate/Aux1,2,3 outputs on 3.5mm jack sockets (3.5mm to 1/4″ cables are available in our cables section)
Any MIDI channel can be selected
Switchable for V/oct & Hz/V & 1.2V/oct scaling systems
Fine tune & scale are software controllable
Transpose (coarse tune) – up & down 12 semitones
Adjustable pitchbend range
Programmable Gate V-trig (up to 15v) or S-trig (with or without pull-up)
Multiple and single trigger modes – adjustable re-trigger time
Note priority selection – newest / lowest / highest
Old notes are remembered to facilitate trill effects and increase playability
Portamento – fixed rate or fixed time modes
Auto Portamento mode selectable (where legato playing turns on Portamento)
Portamento Controller is selectable
Programmable Auxilary outputs controllable by any MIDI controller
Programmable LFO – 9 wave shapes inc. random
LFO can modulate pitch &/or AUX output
Separate Controllers for LFO to CV and LFO to AUX
LFO can be synchronised to MIDI clock
LFO sync point can be selected
Key-on can reset LFO
Aux3 output can output clock – Aux2 can output stop-start
Clock output can select from 1 to 12, 24, or 48 clocks per quarter note
All parameters are controllable in real-time by SysEx
Set-ups are stored in non-volatile memory for easy recall
40 memory locations for store / load
MIDI monitor mode – for easy MIDI troubleshooting
USB powered
Size 130mm x 97mm x 40mm
Suitable for use with XP / Vista / MAC OS-X v10.2 onwards / Linux

Improvements over Pro-Solo mkII

USB connection – faster data transfer
Has 40 memories which can be stored and recalled
Setups pre-loaded for popular synths
Dedicated DIN Sync-24 output
Aux 2 & 3 on 3.5mm jacks
Variable gate-off time for re-trigger (multiple trigger)
LFO start point can now be selected for Sample & Hold too
Aux 2 & 3 have adjustable threshold
Program changes can be used to recall memories