[sdiy] hi

[David Thomas]

hi i'm new to this mailing list malarkie but hopefully all will become clear.
My name is Dave, and i'm about to go into my final year of an
undergraduate electronic engineering degree at the university of
surrey in Guildford, Surrey. I was thinking about making an analog
synth for my final year project when i go back in september. I think
realistically it's going to have to be a relatively simple design, one
vco, a vcf, vca, and one, possibly two LFO and envelope generators.
While there are plenty of designs to look at for these modules, the
bit i want to get stuck into is a MIDI-to-CV converter, and i'm not
relly having much luck finding any helpful info on the net. To keep it
simple i want a fixed-channel converter that only responds to note-on,
note-off and possibly velocity messages, but i wouldn't mind it being
able to understand pitch wheel and a couple of controller channels.
I'm reasonably sure that if i start now, the analog modules are not
beyond me, but i have not much experience in programming (i did do an
introductory module in the first year, but haven't touched it since).
Has anyone had any experience making a midi-cv converter? I''m not
looking for someone to walk through my design with me, but have i come
to the right place to find some helpful people that are able and
willing to be 'mentors' and help we with any problems i might have?
cheers,
Dave Thomas