[sdiy] Taking a Step towards - - --((FUTURE-PREDICTIONS))-- - -

[Rude 66]

i was thinking recently.. why not take things a step further than this? why
not make a modular midi controller or control surfaces? they would basically
be front panels like motm, blacet, .com, moog etc. even the same split in
components: oscillator, filter, etc. the knobs are programmable midi
controllers. if there would be some way to interconnect these modules, you
can literally build exactly the same synth as a vsti, solving the problem of
general controllers not having the right 'feel'. you could even go so far a
to design a bus-system that would allow modulation routings and such.

if it were possible to produce something like this for, say, 20-25$ per
module (which is only a front plate, at most 5 midi controllers/knobs and
probably a small controller pcb with a few parts) people could build their
own controller synths for vsti's or even digital synths.


r./


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Johnson" <ifixaudio at hotmail.com>
To: <rdrake at data2action.com>; <manhattan at robot-dreams.com>;
<colin at colinfraser.com>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:38 AM
Subject: RE: Re: [sdiy] Taking a Step
towards - - --((FUTURE-PREDICTIONS))-- - -


> ...outrageous!
> I have a couple of dead C64's and was considering doing something with
them
> but this may be a little over the top for me.
> Have you seen anything else built around this device only less ellaborate.
> Thanks for ther info.
>
> Jim
>
> >From: "rdrake" <rdrake at data2action.com>
> >Reply-To: "rdrake" <rdrake at data2action.com>
> >To: manhattan at robot-dreams.com, colin at colinfraser.com,
> >synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> >Subject: RE: Re: [sdiy] Taking a Step towards  -  -
> >--((FUTURE-PREDICTIONS))-- -  -
> >Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 16:05:41 -0500
> >
> >http://www.ucapps.de/
> >
> > >----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
> > >From: manhattan at robot-dreams.com
> > >To: colin at colinfraser.com,
> > >synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > >Sent: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:22:51
> > >
> > >that just gave me a really awesome idea!..
> > >a nice lo-fi semi-digital modular... based on the
> > >commodore 64 SID chip or
> > >atari... hahaha
> > >an analog digital synth purposely built to sound
> > >not like old synthesizers,
> > >but old technology.
> > >
> > >- nate - www.robot-dreams.com/sd/
> > >
> > >> Possibly because when you talk about 'digital
> > >envelope generation', people
> > >> think of dire old eighties hybrid synths, with 8
> > >bit DACs, linear ramps
> > >and
> > >> horrible stepping.
> > >> The only way to change attitudes is the build the
> > >thing well, then have
> > >> people rave about it. Maybe...
> > >>
> > >> Colin f
> > >
>
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