The Select Bus

The Select Bus utilizes the often-inactive INT.CV Signal Bus Line in the Eurorack bus board system in order to allow Select Bus communication for René, TEMPI and other modules designed to work with the Select Bus standard. Up 20 Select-Bus enabled modules may be used on the same Bus Board. These modules may be controlled simultaneously by Select Bus communications, simplifying the process of macrocontrol over com- plex changes in a patch. The following Select Bus Communications are currently implemented:

  1. STATE Select: Which STATE is currently active

  2. STATE Default: Sets currently Selected STATE to Defaults (these default settings will vary per module)

  3. M-PASTE/ MESH Enable: Sets a STATE to be Multi-Pasted or MESHed

  4. M-PASTE/ MESH Disable: Sets a STATE to NOT be Multi-Pasted or MESHed

  5. M-PASTE: Initiates a Multi-Paste

  6. STORE: Writes all programmable parameters to non-volatile memory for storage and recall across power cycles

  7. Revert: Restores the last STOREd version of memory

Before setting a module to LEAD or FOLLOW and attempting to utilize Select Bus communications, make sure that your bus board has the INT.CV Signal Bus Line on it and that no modules are sending CV, Gate, or any signals other than Select Bus communications.

To use the Select Bus, set one module to LEAD and one or more other module(s) to FOLLOW. See the manuals for individual modules for a description of how to do this and for details on what Select Bus communications the module will utilize. See the section in this manual on the Bank Edit Page for information on how to set it with TEMPI.

Modules currently known to communicate with TEMPI on the Select Bus:

Make Noise René (TEMPI Follows)

Macro Machines Storage Strip (TEMPI Follows)