Doepfer

for polyphonic midi to cv, you can use the Kenton Pro 4, or the (great) Doepfer MCV24.

i use the Doepfer mcv24 to control my OB Four Voice sem modular, in poly mode.



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--- On Fri, 10/30/09, David Bulog <d2ba@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

From: David Bulog <d2ba@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re:what is best SEM to order with patch panel or midi to CV
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:38 PM






 




    
                  Nick

Thanks for detailed response to my question---- I have two Kenton Pro  

solo mk2 midi -CV converters which are nice units--I want to play duo  

just like the origional 2 voice

On 30/10/2009, at 11:06 PM, nicholas kent wrote:



> >

> > > ideally I want to make a two voice --what should I buy

> > >

> > > http://www.audiomid i.com/Synthesize r-Expander- Module-with- MIDI-to-

> > CV-Panel-P12455. aspx

> > >

> > > http://www.audiomid i.com/Synthesize r-Expander- Module-with- Patch-

> > Panel-P12454. aspx

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > thanks in advance

> > > David

>

> Considering this is a modular forum I think the MIDI to CV panel

> version would be the least popular of the 3 choices available.

> But you do have an interesting and tricky question given you want to

> eventually make a two voice.

>

> Do you already have a MIDI to CV interface? That's obviously and

> important piece of info though some people don't use a keyboard by

> choice (though by you asking this question I'm pretty sure you aren't

> one) and some rare people have a native CV keyboard already and don't

> use MIDI, but that's rare.

>

> I assume you want to play duophonically, you know, have 2 different

> keys play 2 different notes one to a SEM rather than have 2 voices in

> unison? For two voices in unison the answers is fairly simple, get

> one of each.

>

> Right now I'm not reading about Tom Oberheim having a polyphonic

> strategy for his new SEMs. Some monophonic units have a switchable

> feature that counts voices in polyphony by some means so you could

> make several mono instruments behave respond like a poly instrument

> when properly configured. But I'm not seeing that reading the specs.

> Maybe someone who has a new SEM has found it.

>

> So if I'm correct and Tom is taking things a step at a time rather

> than having a bigger plan I see the following possibilities.

>

> A) right now one could build a MAX patch or similar custom program on

> a computer to turn a polyphonic line into multiple MIDI channels in

> real time. There might be something hardware or software to do that

> but I don't know of one. One could also get an external MIDI to CV

> interface that does multiple channels. The ones that do will have a

> mode for polyphony. I actually have a seemingly very rare 1980s JL

> Cooper 8 voice MIDI to CV unit that seems to have been designed

> partly or mostly for Oberheim 8 Voice owners and I guess people with

> many monosynths. Given there are not that many I doubt many units

> were built or sold though obviously someone bought my second hand  

> unit.

>

> B) Tom Oberheim might release an update to his midi to cv that does

> some sort of skipping, if I'm assuming correctly that his doesn't now

> and there are no hardware limitations that stop him.

>

> C) Tom Oberheim or some third party releases a poly hardware

> solution. Maybe a chassis for SEMs with additional hardware? Maybe a

> 4th version with master features?

>

> nick

>

> 



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