Poly Controller for ASM-1's

[gstopp at fibermux.com]

     Hi DIY,
     
     Somebody wrote me an email which I read and promptly deleted (duh) - 
     not sure if it was private or not but here's a response.....
     
     The email quoted me as posting a while back saying that I planned to 
     make 4 or 8 ASM-1 voices for my own poly system, and the question was 
     "what do you plan to use as the poly CV keyboard controller?".
     
     Here's my plan so far:
     
     Some day, when I get my work bench set up again, I want to build a 
     four-voice ASM-1 modular thing with banana patching. To control it I 
     plan to use my MPU-101, and utilize the velocity per voice as well as 
     the global pitch bend, mod, etc. etc. This should keep my ears happy 
     while I think about building four more to make an eight-voice system.
     
     To control the eight-voice system, there are a few options:
     
     1. Get another MPU-101 and cascade them (not too hopeful, these things
        are a bit hard to find and expensive if you do find one!)
     
     2. Get some other commercially available MIDI-CV controller like
        Kenton etc.
     
     3. Use my PC-based parallel-port 8-output home-built MIDI-CV converter
        (MPU-401 to octal DAC software needs to be developed)
     
     4. Tap into my OB-8 and bring out the 8 CV/Gates and use the OB-8 as
        the MIDI-CV controller, or the keyboard, and maybe even layered
        sounds as well
     
     So, those are the options that I'm gonna pursue.
     
     - Gene
     gstopp at fibermux.com