Setup and Connections
Connect the two jack outputs to your mixer or audio interface. You can also plug headphones directly into the headphone jack.
Connect the included power adapter to the leftmost USB port. Please use only the supplied power adapter, as third-party units with reduced power output may cause unwanted noise or distortion. The center USB port is the Genki Link. Use this port to send MIDI from your computer, as well as to update and configure Katla. Use the rightmost USB port to connect a keyboard or any other MIDI controller or sequencer.
Audio Path
Section titled “Audio Path”In Katla, the audio path begins in the Global section, where the initial output is shaped by the three level sliders. From there, the signal passes through the filter and into our wavefolder, Rústir. It then continues to the Amplifier, where it is shaped by the amp envelope. After amplification, the sound is controlled by the per-voice level sliders in the Voices section. The signal then flows through the reverb and into the drive stage, and finally the overall level is set by the Master knob.
You might assume the per-voice level sliders are the first stage in Katla’s audio path, but they actually appear later in the chain. This is because the Voices control far more than just their own audible output. Their level and octave settings also influence the sub-oscillators, filters, LFO, all key-tracking behaviors, and many other aspects of the synth, even when the Main OSC level is muted.