[sdiy] midi-cv convertor comparisons?

[Tom May]

I'll disregard the date "10/29/102" on the web site at
(http://www.analogeffects.com/tryafrostwave.html), it must be an
Australian thing . . . but I have a question about the frostwave:

I use a guitar to midi converter.  Suppose I play the sequence open D
string, open G string, G string fretted at 2nd fret.  Using normal
guitar technique, the D string will continue ringing while playing the
notes on the G string, and the midi converter, which assumes it is
driving a polyphonic midi device, will output something like D-on,
G-on, G-off, A-on.  Notice there is no D-off (yet).  My current CV
converter will remember the D is still "on", and when the G-off occurs
will keep the gate on and output a CV corresponding to D.  This is
what you want when using classic monosynth keyboard technique.  But
when driven from a guitar, the CV glitching to D very briefly with the
gate on between the G and A really sounds awful.  What I really want
to happen on the G-off is that the CV maintains G, but the gate goes
off.  In more general terms, I want a converter with a mode that
remembers only the most recent note-on, and when the corresponding
note-off comes in, leaves the CV where it is and turns the gate off.

Can the frostwave be configured to do the right thing here?  Are there
any other midi-cv converters that do the right thing?

Tom.

"elmacaco" <elmacaco at nyc.rr.com> writes:

> I second the frostwave.  great, simple to use, and solidly built.  hook it
> up and never worry about it.
> 
> ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stewart Pye" <stewpye at optusnet.com.au>
> To: <msb at deletedmail.com>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] midi-cv convertor comparisons?
> 
> 
> > Not sure if it's still for sale, but I use a Frostwave Midi-CV and
> > recommend it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Stewart.
> >
> >
> > At 11:27 AM 11/27/2002 -0800, magic_silver_box! wrote:
> > >I'm going to create a bedroom studio soon out of mainly
> > >voltage-controlled, non-MIDI gear. I've seen many convertors advertised,
> > >but no critical reviews of them. Are there any comparison tests/reviews
> on
> > >the web, opinions to be found on this list, or other help & advice you
> > >people can offer? thank you!
> > >-magic_silver_box
> > >
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