MIDI2CV alternatives (was: Re: [sdiy] Newbie alert :-))

[Scott Gravenhorst]

I am not contradicting your experience, but I have 2 PAiA MIDI2CV units as
part of FatMan synths and they are accurate for me.  However, the FatMan is
linear, not expo, but my synths easily do the 5 octaves they are designed to
and I don't have any out of tune issues with them.  I use my FatMan synths
along with digital synths and they all stay in tune (and I'm quite
particular about things being in tune).

<synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com> wrote:
>I have a PAIA MIDI to CV.  In stock form, for controlling VCO's, it
>doesn't quite get it done--going up and down the scale, notes aren't quite
>in tune, and it doesn't respond to pitch bends very well. But feature wise 
>it's an excellent value--check out their web site for more info about what 
>it can do:
>
>http://www.paia.com/midi2cv.htm
>
> I am not sure of your application, but if it's to (say) create house
>music, where at least a few producers expect notes to conform to the
>western scale, it probably won't be the last one you buy.
>
>If you go through the Synth-DIY archives, you can find mods that will 
>improve its performance, which may get you where you need to go.
>
>I ended up getting a Kenton 2000, but, for a newbie this probably isn't
>appropriate due to its relatively high cost.  
>
>Bottom line: As a newbie the PAIA worked OK for me but I feel I outgrew it
>pretty quickly.
>
>--CL
>
>On Tue, 5 Oct 2004, Nicolai Czempin wrote:
>
>> Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>> 
>> >PAiA also has a MIDI 2 CV converter.
>> >  
>> >
>> Which was what the original question was all about...
>> It's all right to point me to alternatives, but I'm not even close to 
>> being able to judge the relative benefits of each (other than the 
>> non-functional issues I mentioned). That's why I'm asking the experts to 
>> give their informed (possibly biased, but that's okay, I can handle that 
>> :-) opinion.
>> 
>

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