Midi to CV do it your self cheapo box?

[Rob]

----- Original Message -----
From: Bjorn Julin <bnillson at hotmail.com>
Cc: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: Midi to CV do it your self cheapo box?


> Hello dude's!
>
> Back in 1999 sometimes this below was said at DIY and now i would to
> comment onto that: (i was way off the list during 99!!)
>
> >Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences with the Paia Midi2cv8. The
> >conclusion seems to be that it is fully acceptable if certain >conditions
> >are met.
> >Another alternative that looks even better on paper (fosphor) is the
> > >Tellus Tone MCVD8x8. >Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be shipping
>yet.
> >It  has been shown at music stores here in >Sweden, but that >probably
was
> >just a mock-up.
> >I hope they get it out the door, because it does just about >everything
> >that the Paia does, >has 12 bit resolution, has some >programmability and
> >some other useful features. You can >download the manual from their <site
(
> >http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-88660/miditocv.htm).
>
> /Jorgen
>
> Outrageous said Jorgen!!! It was certainly not a "mock-up""!!!
>
> Mock-up is a word that the "sales" dumb asses at Net insight AB
> uses when they try to sell empty metal cases at telecom exhibitions. ;-)
>
> It has always been a working device, period.
> Yes,it has been shown/sold at some music stores in Stockholm and
Gothenburg.
> It was to be re sol'd by two music stores but I/we
> decided not to sell it to either store due to the store owners
> wanted just to make huge money out of the box and that was
> not our intention with the converter.
>
> The whole idea was that it should be a quality affordable "cheap"
> device no fucking Kenton/Dopfer (let me screw your ass) prices.
> Eventually the behavior of the resellers pissed me off so,
> bla bla bla , and i started to work on other stuff and
> it went into my drawmer, etc excuses.
>
> And yes it does all that PAIA does, it does allot,
> it does it all in real rime and its fully programmable.
>
> Now, i think i might do something with it, since im not so keen to
> do a kit with all the components, boxes etc i wonder slightly
> how many of you would be interested in:
>
> 1:to buy just a preprogrammed MCU (its a 68HC11) and build
>   your own MCVD8x8 (veroboard or PCB, its your problem)?

You still got the layout so we can make transparencies to expose boards
with?

That would be enough for me to go with option 1.

>
> 2:or would you be more happy to be able to buy a preprogrammed
>   MCU and a PCB  for all the components "except the 12 bit DAC.
>   This PCB would then have a tiny connector on the edge so you
>   could buy whatever DAC you prefer?

This would be cooler, but one would be better if you could get the layout up
for the board.

Rob