on 19/2/05 11:40 pm, t0ny_mowbray at tmowbray@... wrote:
I have a feeling that I "need" a PolySynth as I am a keyboard player
so I will probably look at option around this.
There are a few MIDI-CV converters that are polyphonic. Oakley sound
<http://www.oakleysound.com/polydac.htm> do a 4-channel module, with
velocity out CV for each note, as well as the usual 1V/octave, and 8 other
controllers (including sustain - very useful for a keyboard player) They are
currently discontinued, but it says on the website that they may reconsider
if there's interest. It looks to be a very high-spec board.
The Paia MIDI2CV8 <http://www.paia.com/midi2cv.htm> will do 2 note poly with
velocity Pitch wheel + mod wheel, or 4 notes of just 1V/octave + gate.
The Midibox CV <http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_cv.html> will do up to 8 note
poly! There may be more work involving programming, although I think the
basic midibox CV can be built off the shelf, if you order a pre-burned PIC
from one of the 2 pcb suppliers mentioned on the site. uCapps.de is also a
very cool site for DIY midi controllers.
<http://www.mikes-elektronikseite.de/midiseite.htm>
<http://avi.dezines.com/mbhp/>
If you've got loads of money, Doepfer make a pre-assembled 24 output midi to
CV. Looks like a good unit.
There are probably others I haven't found, and there are definitely some
schemos around for boards that connect to a PC. The ones I've seen require
you to write your own code.
I'm planning to build a 4-note poly synth based on the oakley or midibox
units. The biggest problem will be fitting all the boards in. For a
moderately complex 2 oscillator, 4-note polysynth, that could be over 40
pcbs! (with a big PSU as well!)
Cheers,
Dave.
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I have a feeling that I "need" a PolySynth as I am a keyboard player
so I will probably look at option around this.
There are a few MIDI-CV converters that are polyphonic. Oakley sound
<http://www.oakleysound.com/polydac.htm> do a 4-channel module, with
velocity out CV for each note, as well as the usual 1V/octave, and 8 other
controllers (including sustain - very useful for a keyboard player) They are
currently discontinued, but it says on the website that they may reconsider
if there's interest. It looks to be a very high-spec board.
The Paia MIDI2CV8 <http://www.paia.com/midi2cv.htm> will do 2 note poly with
velocity Pitch wheel + mod wheel, or 4 notes of just 1V/octave + gate.
The Midibox CV <http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_cv.html> will do up to 8 note
poly! There may be more work involving programming, although I think the
basic midibox CV can be built off the shelf, if you order a pre-burned PIC
from one of the 2 pcb suppliers mentioned on the site. uCapps.de is also a
very cool site for DIY midi controllers.
<http://www.mikes-elektronikseite.de/midiseite.htm>
<http://avi.dezines.com/mbhp/>
If you've got loads of money, Doepfer make a pre-assembled 24 output midi to
CV. Looks like a good unit.
There are probably others I haven't found, and there are definitely some
schemos around for boards that connect to a PC. The ones I've seen require
you to write your own code.
I'm planning to build a 4-note poly synth based on the oakley or midibox
units. The biggest problem will be fitting all the boards in. For a
moderately complex 2 oscillator, 4-note polysynth, that could be over 40
pcbs! (with a big PSU as well!)
Cheers,
Dave.
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