200e

thanks gary

since this thread started i've experimented with sending double-precision
pitchbend data at high speeds from max to the 225 with fine results,
although i can't call it 'continuous' exactly. i can't for the life of me
think of any way to acheive better results on the controller side within the
MIDI spec without multiplexing data from a couple of channels (which would
require specialized logic in the converter.)

my curiousity now concerns what kind of built-in interpolation (if any) is
to be found in devices like the Expressionist. their published specs only
say that they acheive "smoothness" using high resolution D-A converters (16
bits, same as the 225.) perhaps someone on he forum knows?

i've never been satisfied with the resolution of MIDI, including pitchbend,
in any kind of environment, and it was gratifying to see at NAMM some larger
companies like ableton finally stepping up and supoprting higher rez
controllers. (with MAX it has long been possible to use powered ethernet
devices as controllers to acheive 32-bit float precision...)

often in max patches i find myself cascading two or more MIDI faders for
coarse and fine control of sensitive parameters like loop points. this
approach is also viable in the 200e...

we built the 225 to provide support for the MIDI platform, while recognizing
its limitations. (some folks may recall that don actually invented his own,
variable resolution standard in response to MIDI when it first came out,
recognizing its outdatedness even then; unfortunately WIMP never really
caught on...!)

of course, if you really want smooth pitchbend, you can always rig up a
banana-jack volume pedal and run 10 volts into it. this is the majick of
modulars.

- eb

On 6/11/06, Gary Chang <gchang@calarts.edu> wrote:
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>   "Gary Chang" <gchang@...> wrote:
> >utilizing typical midi to cv controllers,
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> sorry, I meant to say midi to cv converters...
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