MOTM

I obtained one of the EM about a month or so ago for the same price on 
Ebay.  It was brand new, tape on the carton never opened.  One of the 
problems with it being a midi controller, is that it has to send out 
individual midi note on and off as you glide up the ribbon.  This produces 
a note by note glide up the scale sounding rather like a harp or a run up a 
piano keyboard.  Controlling pitch bend with it produces a smooth glide, 
but it does not send a note on, so you have to hit a key on the 
keyboard.  I have managed by running the CV through a 820 Lag, adding a 
little portemento, delaying the envelope start a bit and having a fairly 
long release, to produce a nice glide similar to a Moog ribbon.  Once I 
figured this out, I've found that it produces a nice control over the 
synth.  It is a very complex midi controller that can do much more than 
glides, I just haven't had the time to delve into it yet.  I'm going to 
keeo it.

Dave


At 08:50 PM 11/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Did anyone get one of these yet? Does anyone has one that they might
>recommend (or not) as an instrument? Any more ideas about getting a CV out of
>it? Moe, are they online?
>
>JB