AW: Keyboard/Midi Frontend (RE: PolyModular Standards)

[jorgen.bergfors at idg.se]

>>Which functions do you consider important? 

>I'd say all the switched functions, but no continuous functions.
>Things like velocity on the filter is something that can be done
>in the analogue / modular domain. Sometimes you want it to
>affect the cutoff directly, sometimes you want it to scale the
>envelope that modulates the VCF, sometimes you just want
>it to modulate the Sustain voltage or Decay rate of the VCF-EG.
>No need to do this in the processor. Concentrate on what the processor
>is good at (and good at interfacing, i.e. simple MUXes that scan a set of >switches) - that's what my opinion is.

I think it should have at least the following outputs:

Note CVs for 4 or 8 voices
Gate for 4 or 8 voices
Velocity CV for 4 or 8 voices

CVs for the following continous controllers:

Pitchbend
Volume
Modulation wheel
Channel aftertouch
Chorus amount
Reverb amount
Breath controller

Digital signals for:

Sustain pedal
some other on/off controllers

Then you can connect the CVs to modulate whatever you like.

/Jorgen

PS I too vote for a one button / one function  user interface.