[sdiy] analogue guitar type controler thing

[harrybissell]

Hi Dom...

Dominic Tarr wrote:

> >In that case I'd use the all analog solution... it would be very easy to do.
> >The EFM KBD1 module and a handfull of resistors would do it.
> remember I'm uber DIY so i don't want to buy any kits. also, I'm all the way over in new zealand so the postage and exchange rates are hell.

Then you can look for the original Moog circuit it was cloned from and build it
from scratch....

> >Or how about a quantized ribbon controller ???
> thats a really cool idea, especially if you had quantized and unqualtised outputs. quantisation should be fairly simple too... I was assuming that you would use it for your step sequencers? (rather than having (say) a switch with 12 positions...)
>
> the important part with the tirggers it that I want to be able to hold them down, and have velocity, so strings-> follower wouldn't work so well could it would be more difficult get the gate, and you would have a maxium sustain time too.

My take is that the string would not be active in the 'open' (unfretted) position...
it would hold whenever you released a string.

Plucking the string would not necessarily limit the sustain time... it could just be
like Midi Velocty... a voltage that is produced one time, when you pluck the string.

Of course you can do any damn thing ;^P

H^) harry

>
>
> cheers - Dom