EXPERT SLEEPERS Expansion Module The ES-5 is an expansion module for the Expert Sleepers ES-3 Lightpipe/CV Interface.It piggybacks on one of the ES-3's stereo channels to provide eight gate/clock/sync/MIDI outputs on the ES-5 itself, plus further expansion headers to connect up to six expansion modules e.g. the ES-4 Gate Expander Specifications The ES-5's specifications are as follows: Panel width: 4HP Module depth: 49mm Digital input: connection from ES-3 module Analogue outputs: 8x 3.5mm jacks, DC-coupled Output voltages: 0V/5V Indicators: LED per channel Expansion 6 headers for connecting expansion modules e.g. the ES-4 Gate Expander Current draw: 8mA on the +12V rail, 0mA on the -12V rail (8mA total) The front panel is drilled for both Doepfer and Analogue Systems mounting holes (using a 'slot' rather than a single round hole). The power connector is a Doepfer standard 16 way IDC, with -12V furthest from the top of the board.Note that connection to the ES-3 is by a simple plug-in cable for the ES-3 mk2 only. The original ES-3 requires some soldering to add the required connections.For more detail, please see the user manual. ES-5 mk2 From February 2014, the ES-5 is shipping in a revised "mk2" form, matching the look of the ESX-8GT mk2. There are no functional differences between the ES-5 mk1 and mk2. Software Requirements Unlike the ES-3 itself, the ES-5 requires particular software in order to generate meaningful output signals. Currently, the only such software is the 'ES-5 Controller' plug-in, part of Expert Sleepers Silent Way, and our Max/MSP external (see below).Silent Way is available in AudioUnit and VST formats for Mac OS X and Windows. Use of Silent Way therefore requires a compatible host application (DAW). For Pro Tools users, Silent Way is known to work with the FXpansion VST-RTAS wrapper.A Silent Way licence is not included with the ES-5 - however, the ES-5 Controller plug-in functions in a licence-free mode, so ES-5 users are not forced to buy Silent Way. Such users can than evaluate the rest of the Silent Way suite in demo mode.
