[sdiy] The Anything Box: Laptop as module?

[Kenneth Martinez]

> ...The fact that most stuff uses only 7 bit
> controllers has nothing to do with
> the speed of the midi connection...

I'm curious - are there issues with trying to quantize
pots beyond 7 bits (maybe caused by jitter, etc)? 
Midi pitch bend is 14-bit, and most of my controllers
*seem* to use all 14, although the Nord Lead only uses
the MSB.

Also, for midi to CV - use of 7-bit midi CCs is really
an issue if they directly control a CV; modulation of
less than the full range is less noticeable, and
software smoothing can be applied to help also.  For
example, my DIY midi-to-CV uses either a 14- or 16-bit
DAC, and CVs that come from fixed preset values and/or
are combined with software-based mod sources can use
the full 14 or 16 bit range of the DAC.  I'll bet
other midi-to-CV's do the same.


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