Expert Sleepers ES-5 Mk3 (ES3 expander)

Expert Sleepers ES-5 Mk3 (ES3 expander)

Gate/Clock/Sync expansion module for the ES-3

The ES-5 is an expansion module for the Expert Sleepers ES-3 Lightpipe/CV Interface, ES-8 USB Audio Interface or ES-9 USB Audio Interface.

It piggybacks on one of the host module’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 ESX-8GT Gate Expander, the ESX-8CV CV Expander or the ESX-8MD MIDI/DINsync Expander.

Specifications

• Panel width: 4HP
• Module depth: 49mm
• Digital input: connection from ES-3, ES-8, or ES-9 module
• Analogue outputs: 8x 3.5mm jacks, DC-coupled
• Output voltages: 0V/5V
• Indicators: illuminated jack sockets
• Expansion
  • 6 headers for connecting expansion modules e.g. the ESX-8GT
• Current draw: 8mA on the +12V rail, 0mA on the -12V rail

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 and above. The original ES-3 requires some soldering to add the required connections.