Dark Link MIDI and USB to CV GATE Interface

Doepfer Dark Link

Doepfer’s Dark Link interface is the perfect tool for using USB or MIDI to control monophonic synthesizers. The unit is essentially the USB/MIDI interface of Doepfer’s Dark Energy Synthesizer. It features four CV outputs (labeled CV 1-4) and a single gate output. 

Dark Link Features

• MIDI channel, reference note for CV 1 (this is the MIDI note corresponding to 0V of CV 1 and thus the lowest possible note of the analog synthesizer connected to Dark Link) and the controller number for CV 4 are adjusted via learn function. For this the learn button must be pressed and the required MIDI messages sent from the MIDI controlling device (MIDI synthesizer, keyboard, sequencer, etc)
• The other parameters (retrigger, trigger polarity, assign mode, etc) are also adjusted in learn mode via program-change messages
• Dark Link is nothing but the interface of Dark Energy
• USB Input
• MIDI Input
• Learn Button
• Gate Output (With LED for Gate display and learn function)
• CV 1: controlled by Midi note messages, 1V/Octave, 0 to +5V
• CV 2: controlled by Midi pitch bend, ~ -2.5V to +2.5V or ~ 0V to +5V (can be selected by an internal jumper)
• CV 3: controlled by Midi velocity, 0 to +5V
• CV 4: controlled by Midi control change messages, free assignable controller in learn mode
• Glide control (portamento function for CV 1)
• CV 1 – CV 4 and Gate are 3.5mm miniature jack sockets
• Metal case, made of 1 mm steel, black coated with white printing