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Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Volta Voltage Controlled Instrument Plug-In

Control any hardware device that uses a CV input from your computer. Requires iLok key (not included) and an audio interface with DC-coupled outputs.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           5 out of 10
Features:
           7 out of 10
Quality:
           5 out of 10
Value:
           5 out of 10
I Want It:
           5 out of 10
Sound:
           10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           5 out of 10
Support:
           0 out of 10
 
 

"If you are comfortable building your own cables, and use a MOTU interface, it's magic. "

Overall:
          5 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          5 out of 10
Value:
          5 out of 10
I Want It:
          5 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from mitchwells.com
Submitted: 7/1/2009
Style of Music: Electronica
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: New York, NY, USA

 

 
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Feature:
There is a variety of output types, LFO Trig, Step Sequencer, Ramp Automation etc. Actually they could have included many more.

Quality:
It's software.

Value:
Somewhat pricey for such a simple piece of software. But nothing else does what it does, so you have no choice.

Desirability:
It is an amazing idea, executed in a simple manner. I expect the next version to have many more features.

Sound:
This product does not make sound. It uses your MOTU audio interface as a CV output, so you can use it to control analog gear. WARNING: You will have to build your own cables.

Ease of Use:
Here is a big problem, it requires you to use TRS to TS cables that "float the ring". If reading that sentence your first thought isn't, oh I know how to build those, this product isn't for you. If you use the wrong cables, you will physically break your audio interface. But it does not come with cables, and as far as I know, no one makes or sells them. So you have to make them yourself.

Support:
Didn't try to reach them.

Overall:
As far as I can tell, it does not work with my main audio interface, an Apogee Ensemble. I was hoping to aggregate the Ensemble with a MOTU 828, but it turns out the Ensemble does not aggregate. That is Apogee's fault, not MOTUs, but it still makes it unusable for me. So I might have to return it, because I want to give up the Ensemble.

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