[sdiy] Speaking of guitar synthesizers

[Tim Parkhurst]

Okay, so we all know that pitch to voltage conversion is tricky at best, but
are there other systems that have been tried (either instead of, or in
addition to P-V)? I was thinking of two things: first, the 'wired fret'
systems. Of course, this has been done before, but how well do they work?
Also, do these systems use the fret sensing to aid P-V converters (to narrow
the range of pitch possibilities), or do they dispense with the conversion
altogether? Secondly, I was thinking of a 'wired pick' so that the system
knows exactly when a string is hit. Of course, there are hammers and other
techniques that would fool such a system, but would a system with wired
frets AND a 'wired pick' AND a good P-V be an improvement, or would it just
be overkill? Do you think the 'wired pick' is an idea worth pursuing? (very
simple to implement, could be set up so that the system would know when a
string is hit AND which string is hit, perhaps even toss the entire wired
fret thing altogether...)

Your thoughts? I'm not looking to build a guitar synth, but I just thought
the 'wired pick' / active pick / whatever you want to call it was an
interesting idea.


Tim (picky, picky, picky) Servo

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein


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