[sdiy] Voltage-Controlled Sampler?

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In a message dated 4/14/04 10:35:52 AM, musetrap at earthlink.net writes:

<< Last weekend I found a Casio SK-1 (cheep sampler) at a yard
sale--this thing's a kick!  Does anyone know of a basic sampler
module (not a wave table module) that responds to and transmits
trigger and VC? >>

The Korg SDD-2000 and SDD-3000 delay units make very nice voltage-controlled 
samplers (12-bit resolution), although I don't think the CV input has 
exponential response.  You can, however trigger and play them from a MIDI keyboard, 
and they'll follow the pitch of your MIDI controller.  I don't imagine that it 
would be very difficult to add in an expo converter on their CV input to allow 
voly per octave control.

I also use to install a very cool mod in Roland SDE-3000 delay units that 
turned them into a triggerable sampler with CV and Gate inputs, and had volt per 
octave control.  The mod was made by a company in the UK called AES back in 
the 1980's.  I don't think those guys are still around, though.  I still have 
one of those units that I never installed in a delay.  I installed them in 
delays that were owned by many very high-profile recording studios and artists 
(including Madonna!).

Michael Bacich