MOTM

>>Yeah, this can be done, but it seems like quite a kludge, to be
>basically converting a CV signal to MIDI, then back again.
>
>OK, I haven't seen this Kurzweil thingy, but if you feeling brave you
>could always hack the thing to get at the analogue signal inside the
>unit. This is what I have done inside my D-50's aftertouch sensor, its a
>simple 0-5V CV that can be patched straight into the modular. No need to
>go to the MIDI middle man. Et viola no quantised stepping. But, all of
>which could have avoided if Roland and others had adopted the full
>16-bits allocated for aftertouch in the first place.
>
This is what I've been wondering all along. I know there's an anlog signal
coming from the ribbon. I'm just hesitant to spend ~$550 for the whole
expressionmate just for this kind of experiment. I wonder who makes the
ribbon, and if it's available seperately?

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