Doepfer

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, James Husted
<the_ersatz_planet@...> wrote:
>
> Stu-
>   I know this may be out of your price range - and may not fit your  
> design criteria - but for ease of assembly have you thought of the  
> Doepfer CTM64 or MKE combined with a  MCV4 or A-190. The limitations  
> are no portamento and you will be defaulting to tempered scales but  
> you could have LOTS of switches/buttons plus the added modulation and  
> pitch bend inputs.
> 
> -James
> 

hi james,

that was actually the original plan, but the pure analog attempt has a
few features that i find appealing: power comes from the modular, the
resistors will not be completely accurate, i save myself a midi-to-cv
converter (although i have a couple) and it's all so hands-on when it
comes to adding pitch bend and firing off a gate while holding a note
etc. i save myself a ton of wiring too - all of which needs to be
soldered!

if it is as simple (though rudimentary) as i think it is, then the
analog way is easier, as well as offering opportunities for more
individual features/limitations/quirks. i love quirks :)

relying totally on a single control voltage solution (so no release
envelopes here unless we inclue a s+h) also allows me to use the a112
sampler to record melodies and such - the necessary gates are still
produced by cv>0v and therefore don't need to be recorded separately.
my dream is to leave the electribe at  home :)

cheers,

stu