[sdiy] midi to cv/gate

[Paul Maddox]

Rob,

Take a look here ;- http://www.oakleysound.com/mididac.htm
Tony allgood sells a simple and easy to use one.

I have also built my own (Http://www.modulus.wavesynth.com/projects) Its not
too hard but you need to have a bit micro knowledge..

Paul Maddox
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Mantel" <rmantel at nitline.net>
To: "SynthDIYmailinglist" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 3:01 AM
Subject: [sdiy] midi to cv/gate


> 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!
>
>
>