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In a message dated 00-08-10 13:46:53 EDT, you write:

<<  4 joysticks, ~8 trigger buttons, a ribbon
 controller, a step sequencer, an input for a Yamaha breath controller, and
 maybe a few utility modules, like a CV mixer, inverters, attenuators, etc.
 Basically everything but a keyboard! >>



dave,
were i doing it, i`d leave out the sequencer for simplicity sake ( and there 
are other folks who make sequencers, so why re-invent the wheel. ). plus, i`m 
not familiar with the sources of stuff to make a ribbon controller - can it 
be done in a cost effective yet reliable format ? certainly, the joysticks 
and buttons seem simple enough. likewise a few "utility" things ( don`t 
forget a variable bias supply - either  0 - 5 vdc or -5 - +5 vdc and a couple 
of spst type switches for long term gate type signals as opposed to just 
being available from momentary contact buttons ). i would imagine that a 
simple breath controller could be rigged up from a microphone element and an 
envelope follower - ?
let us know how the idea works out !
best,
dave v.