MIDI to Korg MS-10 Adaptations Re: [sdiy] midi2CV

[Cynthia Webster]

> on 8/28/03 12:49 AM, gilwein at walla.co.il at gilwein at walla.co.il wrote:
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> great link !
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> Are those ICs common parts ?
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> I need a MIDI2CV for my Korg MS-10.

Well, it is not so simple as far as I understand it.

I believe that the Korg MS-series was the last
of the Korgs to use ~Linear~ Control voltages internally...

as opposed to the ~Exponential~ control voltages that
virtually everyone else in the industry was/is using,
(with the possible exception of Paia kits at the time).

So be aware that to MIDI-ize your wonderfully idiosyncratic MS-10
you may very well need to install some sort of Exponential Converter
as a front end to the Korg to make it compatible with 99.99999 %
of the MIDI adapter kits available.
(is there a linear adapted version available anywhere?
Maybe Paia?)

There are alternatives, such as buying a groovy Frostwave Resonator
MS series Clone filter, or even the MOTM 420 MS type filters
and... 

wait!  I'm suggesting that you go modular!  Ooops!

("When you're a Hammer, doesn't everything look like a Nail?")  LOL!
well, these are some random thoughts and I hope that they help...

Best Wishes!

Cynthia

www.cyndustries.com







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>> <rwilson at fhmsi.com>
>> RE: [sdiy] midi2CV
>> Hi Michiel
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>> You can look over my MIDI to CV convertor to get some ideas. No uP needed but
>> its only one channel of CV.
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>> Its at: http://atlas.csd.net/~rjwsoft/midi2cv.htm
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>> Good luck.
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>> Ray
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michiel [mailto:makoot at gmx.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:08 AM
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: [sdiy] midi2CV
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>> Hi,
>> I was looking for a schematic for polyphonic midi2CV converters without the
>> need for Microprocessor programming, but it seems that they are pretty rare.
>> I 
>> would very much like to build one to control about 4 voices, and I was
>> questioning myself, does maby anyone know of such a schematic?
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>> Cheers,
>> Michiel
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