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

[Tom Arnold]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 09:12:49AM -0700, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> The Synhouse MIDIJack seems like a neat thing, but I'm confused on one
> point: They say that the "Original MIDIJack" is for volts/octave
> (exponential) synths, while the MIDIJackk II is for volts/hertz (linear)
> synths. But they ALSO list both units as being compatible with the early
> Korg MS series. This can't be right. Seems to me the MIDIJack II is really
> what the Korg needs to play properly. Maybe I'll pop a note off to Synhouse
> and try to get some clarification on this.

I got a Midijack.  I think I have mentioned before my displeasure.  Ignore
such things as "onboard voltage regulator" and use another.  And dont use
the onboard S-Trig if you are controlling a Minimoog, make your own converter
and use the normal trigger out.  There seems to be a large occurance of 
Marketing Fluff on the website and in the instructions.  Kinda sad cause its
a nifty idea.

> By the way, I think Mr. Hess' idea of using a Fatman as a MIDI-CV converter
> is a great one! What would the group recommend as a similar setup for
> volts/octave synths (keep it as close to $100 as possible)?

The Paia Midi/CV also can do Hz/Volt, however its almost as cheap to just
buy the Fatman so thats a great idea!

For a Volt/Octave simple synth, I'd grab this :
http://www.ele4music.com/tomcat/tomcat.html
$65 gets you the board and components.  Still have to get pots, knobs, panel,
etc.  Nice thing is its all board mounted.  Only fly wires go to some of the
jacks.  I think its reasonable that if you dont count the time it takes to
drill the panel, it'll come to the $100 range.

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