synhouse midijack

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In a message dated 8/12/00 4:12:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
skin_job at hotmail.com writes:

<< Anyone ever tried this to mod their analog before?
 Seems kind of interesting. >>

I think the $100 would be better spent on a Paia MCV8 or one of Tony Allgood 
or Tom G's MIDI to CV boards.  The Synhouse MIDIjack only gives you a pitch 
CV and gate, whereas all of the others provide multiple CV outputs (for pitch 
bend, velocity, mod wheel, etc.).  The Synhouse guy really lays the hyperbole 
on pretty thick with his "the note has aleady been played before the next 
MIDI message has even gotten through the cable!"   I mean, who cares??  No 
pitch bend, no velocity, no controllers... no expression!

If he upgrades his product to accommodate these absolutely necessary 
functions, then he'll have something.  Somehow, I doubt that he even 
consulted with any musicians before he started designing.  Doesn't he even 
know about the Synth-DIY list?  Maybe he considers his market to be those 
less sophisticated than us?  This would be a miscalculation, I think.

We should support the guys who respond to our needs and actually take an 
active part in the DIY community:  Tom G., Oakley, Paia, Wiard, MOTM, Blacet, 
Chris Macdonald, etc..  All of these people are offering remarkably 
high-quality stuff at very reasonable prices - and they're all long-standing 
active community members.

Michael Bacich