[sdiy] Newbie alert :-)

[Scott Gravenhorst]

PAiA also has a MIDI 2 CV converter.

destrukto at cox.net wrote:
>check out www.oakleysound.com for a few MIDI/CV interfaces (mono or 
>poly). I haven't built either myself (yet) but I have several Oakley 
>modules that are great.  This might be slightly more difficult than a 
>kit since you buy the PCB/assembly instructions, but have to order the 
>parts on your own. It's not very difficult to do that because for most 
>modules, other builders have provided parts lists/numbers so you can 
>just order those. This helped move me along to doing my own circuits 
>quicker than just a kit because I got experience selecting components.
>
>-Ryan
>
>Nicolai Czempin wrote:
>> I think you've convinced me to start with a MIDI/CV interface rather 
>> than building the old-style keyboard for now.
>> In fact, just so I'd know I asked about one at the local music store 
>> "Sound 'n' Drumland".
>> All they could offer me was one from Doepfer:
>> http://www.doepfer.de/home_e.htm
>> 
>> Can someone in the know advise me as to the differences between this one 
>> and the one from paia.com?
>> 
>> Two very significant (for me) but non-functional differences are:
>> 1) The Doepfer one I can just pick up at the store in Berlin, for 111 
>> Euros, whereas shipping, taxes, tolls, payment, etc. are a real nuisance 
>> when dealing with importing directly from the US.
>> 2) Obviously, one is a kit while the other is a ready-to-use product. 
>> Since I'm into DIY, I may prefer the Kit, although I don't think I have 
>> to build *everything* myself.
>> 
>> What differences in function will be significant?
>> 
>> mfg Nicolai
>> 
>

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