[sdiy] modular synth controller

[ChristianH]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:56:20 -0000 Peachey, Dave wrote:

> All,
> 
> It's a nice idea, but can you imagine doing something like Midisoft's
> controller for a softsynth like Arturia's Yamaha CS80 emulation?  My
> recollection of the (rare and no doubt very expensive) Jellinghaus DX7
> programmer was that it was a VERY large mass of knobs and switches - not
> exactly a practical proposition - and who's to say it wouldn't be almost as
> heavy as the real thing :-)
> 
> I can't see it being overly practical to produce a MIDI controller for a
> softsynth of a genuine modular synth (modularity and hence flexibility in
> terms of available modules notwithstanding) like Arturia's Moog Modular V.
> Being somewhat tongue-in-cheek for a moment : how, for example, could you
> implement the MIDI equivalent of a patchcord?

Now that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just arrange all the patch
points as a keyboard scanning matrix, an then generate something like modulation
matrix messages from the detected patchcord connections.

But I think there's an annoying drawback to this whole panel approach as
well - what if next year's soft synth upgrade includes an additional
parameter here and there...?

Christian