[sdiy] Midi2CV accuracy(was MIDI2CV alternatives)

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In a message dated 10/7/04 1:28:50 AM, P.Maddox at signal.QinetiQ.com writes:

<< So there are some real advatnages to keeping the CVs seperate. >>

You are absolutely correct, sir.  That is why I have always loved the Roland 
MPU-101.  I just wish its basic pitch accuracy were a little better.

I see no actual musical advantage to summing modulation sources digitally, 
other than it makes it easier for the user to achieve certain things.  The 
clever and resourceful user would be able to, for instance, modify his Minimoog (I 
love ripping 'em open and carving them up, BTW, being the blasphemer that I 
am) to do anything with an MPU-101 that can be done with a Kenton Pro 2000 -- 
with the additional flexibility of routing things exactly where you want them to 
go (i.e. - Pitch Bend to control just one VCO, or something wacky like that). 
 If I want an LFO to modulate a synth, I'll use an actual LFO, not someone's 
digital triangle wave lookup table!

Michael Bacich
Proud reducer of fetishized vintage gear resale value since 1979