[sdiy] Paia MIDI Fader

[Dave Magnuson]

Hi Grant,

Thanks for the reply.  I know that CC's are limited due to the 127 bit ceiling, but to be more clear with my original question:

Would the Paia MIDI fader have *WORSE* zipper noise than if I manually modulated the destination with my MIDI controller's mod wheel?  I currently record mod wheel data in my sequencer, and it is usually adequate (although not perfect).  

I'm really interested in a CV to MIDI box (to generate modulation CC's from analog sources)  and I just want to be sure the Paia kit is not a bad choice (Keeping in mind the inheret limitations with the MIDI CC implementation).  For example:  I'm curious if the Paia kit scans the CV inputs too slowly which introduces MORE zipper noise than you'd already have from the 127 bit CC limit.

Dave Magnuson


Grant Wrote:

>MIDI continuous controllers are only 127 bits. So yes any >´´knobber´´ based on 
>CC´s is going to be a problem with zipper noise. This is a >fundamental 
>problem with MIDI itself. 
>
>There are ways around it using milti-byte non registered parameter >numbers 
>or sysex strings, but many knobbers don´t support the advanced >formats. For 
>instance, the EMU modules want a multi-byte format with internal >checksums. 
>The source device software has to support it. 
>
>> From: Dave Magnuson 
>> Reply-To: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
>> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:33:13 -0500 
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
>> Subject: [sdiy] Paia MIDI Fader 
>> 
>> Hi List, 
>> 
>> I was wondering if any of you have tried the Paia MIDI Fader kit >in a 
>> CV-to-MIDI application. 
>> 
>> I´m eager to use my EFM VC-ADSR-R modules and complex LFO mixes to >control the 
>> filters of my digital synths/samplers, but I´m concerned about >getting zipper 
>> noise. I was wondering if the Paia kit would be good for this >application. 



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