[sdiy] midi to cv/gate

[Rob Mantel]

Hi all,

It's 2002 now, and I guess I can't stick any longer to my motto 'I don't do
digital'. I decided I want to build a midi to cv/gate module for my Formant
(that I am currently completely rebuilding in a new case, with an extra vco
and some other modules, new front plates with a redesigned layout, new
better pots, no more 741's, large switchcraft jacks instead of cheap 3.5 mm
jacks, new MOTM style knobs (can you guess what my next project will be?)
etc etc).

Like I said I don't know anything about digital electronics, so I would like
an 'easy' kit, of course with a lot of functionality, but also not too
expensive. Browsing the web I found a couple of possible options, and what
looks best to me now, I think, is the paia midi2cv8
(http://www.paia.com/midi2cv.htm). Did anyone on the list build this kit?
Does it work ok? Any problems? Any reasons why it wouldn't work for the
Formant? Any other reasons why I should not pick this kit but something
else?

Any advice would be highly appreciated,

Rob

PS. Completely out of topic, thats why in the PS, so don't shoot me please.
Anyone ever see schematics for a t-card or even a backplane for fibre
channel harddrives somewhere? Those t-cards look extremely simple, but sell
for $50 each!