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Title: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: svmcwd on November 06, 2013, 04:44:27 am

As we all know, Arturia does a bad job at calibrating the Minibrute and also a bad job at replying to support questions (my new support tickets even seem to get deleted immidiately by now, at least I can't see any of them listed)...

So I ask the experienced users of you: how to calibrate the keyboard range of the Minibrute? Which one of the screws in the back was the correct one?

I remember roughly seeing some detailed description to it, but I can't find it anymore...

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: Bloxelectrix on November 07, 2013, 04:40:52 pm

Check this out at 14 min's...

http://youtu.be/g7943bYSdVc

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: svmcwd on November 07, 2013, 10:47:46 pm

thanks! that's what i've been looking for :)

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: svmcwd on November 15, 2013, 03:15:49 am

Done the calibrating now, and figured while having a really huge calibration range with multi-turn resistor, it is really hard to keep the screw at the perfect pitch point when removing the screwdriver. Am I doing something wrong or is it really that sensitive?

Right now it's ok from middle C to highest C, but off when going down to the lowest C. Did I turn the screw too far in one direction or something? Is there any trick to it?

Something is screwy about this.  ;D

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: Bruno@arturia on November 15, 2013, 10:14:00 am

you can use this procedure. maybe not the fastest one, but it works
But indeed it's a sensitive setting.

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: svmcwd on November 16, 2013, 06:35:44 am

Thanks! Could you make all the technotes public for anyone sorted in a single list? Some of them seem pretty essential and although it is great to get personal support here the full access to all known and relevant issues could avoid a lot of dissactifaction.

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: Bruno@arturia on November 18, 2013, 04:19:25 pm

thanks for the feedback, I will propose the idea.

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: francolamuerte on January 04, 2014, 11:31:36 am

I created this Video Tutorial on this question, it's in french but I see a lot of video in english and I often understand the essential to know, so I hope all of you will catch the essential, so, here it is :

TUTORIEL : Accorder un oscillateur analogique (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evxlR5ILiEg)

 :)

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: svmcwd on January 05, 2014, 10:39:45 pm

Thanks, very good explained, even for people who can't speak french! :)

PS already following you on Youtube for your previous videos about the Minibrute hehe

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: francolamuerte on January 07, 2014, 10:09:36 am

Thanks svmcwd ! Merci !  :)

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: sparki on August 19, 2014, 11:21:24 am

may i wrap some piece of a plastic bag around my metal screwdriver, if i have no plastic screwdriver or does this will damage the unit?

/edit

i just carved a wooden toothpick and it worked very well ;)

Title: Re: How to calibrate the keyboard pitch range?
Post by: Bernhard on July 03, 2018, 01:26:58 pm

Quote from: svmcwd on November 16, 2013, 06:35:44 am

Thanks! Could you make all the technotes public for anyone sorted in a single list? Some of them seem pretty essential and although it is great to get personal support here the full access to all known and relevant issues could avoid a lot of dissactifaction.

That'd be a great idea!  I've seen TECHNOTES 1, 3, 4, & 7 being attached here on the forum, but indeed it'd be of use to have a look at the other ones as well.  Would be much appreciated.

Thanks