Sync/Tempo box

[Jim Johnson]

>And as for midi you could have a midi input 
>to the box and that it simply converts it 
>to CV like a regular MIDI2CV converter does.

Why would such a box need a MIDI to CV convertor too?

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On 8/28/00 at 8:32 PM *Star Project wrote:

>Hi!
>
>You all know me and my crazy ideas
>so here is another one for ya.
>To set tempo on the 303 is a bitch
>considering since you have no display
>that shows the acctual BPM. The only
>way to solve this today is by syncing it
>with for example midi.
>However what about building a Tempo box.
>Consisting of a clockgenerator which u set
>the BPM it should send out. Then have like 
>2 or 3 outputs and then you can drive 
>2 to 3 old DinSync machines like the TR-606
>& the TB-303. And you can set the tempo exact
>since you will have a LED on the Tempo Box 
>showing it. And you have full sync since it
>is the same clock driving them.
>And as for midi you could have a midi input 
>to the box and that it simply converts it 
>to CV like a regular MIDI2CV converter does.
>How about this?
>Am I totaly crazy? 
>
>/ Andreas


Jim Johnson 
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