[sdiy] Ribbon Controllers.

[David Brown]

Another option is to buy the Kurzweil PC2 ribbon and make your own 
controller.  This ribbon is actually three segments so you can have 
three independent ribbons.  Use a CVS PCB as a dedicated controller. 
There is software written for a ribbon controller so you can modify 
it for your own needs.

The CVS supports MIDI so that would be easy to add.  There is even 
software for MIDI merge so you could integrate the ribbon into a MIDI 
stream.  The software is Basic so it's pretty easy to adapt.

I have both an Expressionmate and a CVS ribbon.

CVS page
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputerVoltageSources/

Ribbon controller page
http://modularsynthesis.com/cvs/cvs3.htm

Dave


At 08:46 PM 3/15/2008, Jim Palmer wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alwyn Lloyd" <zarquin at ucc.asn.au>
>To: "synth-Diy diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:15 PM
>Subject: [sdiy] Ribbon Controllers.
>
>>Hi all,
>>It comes up every now and again on the list, but i wanted to check 
>>what is out there and that i haven't missed something.
>>
>>I'm wanting to put a ribbon controller on my midi keyboard, 
>>(basicly attach the ribbon as part of a voltage divider network and 
>>hook it into an avr ADC input which will then generate my MIDI signals)
>>Ideally, i'd like to be able to do the 'dual note' trick as discussed here:
>>http://www.paia.com/ProdArticles/dual-ribbon-howto.htm
>>
>>The only two ribbons i've be able to find that are long enough are:
>>Slide Long V1.1
>>http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/52
>>
>>Position (30cm)
>>http://www.eowave.com/products.php?prod=21
>>
>>Price wise they're pretty similar, however, neither of them 
>>definitivly states if it is wired in a way that would be suitable 
>>to do the 'dual tracking' technique. (IE, a terminal at each end 
>>and then a third one as the wiper contact).
>>
>>Does anyone have any experience with either of those two products, 
>>or can they recomend a different part? for the ribbon im looking 
>>for somethig in the 20-40cm lengh range.
>>
>>Thanks for reading and any comments.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Alwyn