[sdiy] (OT) Doepfer MIDI-CV oddity

[Thomas Strathmann]

On 1/18/11 17:21 , Justin Owen wrote:
> I recently acquired a Doepfer A-190-1 MIDI-CV module which, initially I thought was faulty. It regularly drops/misses/ignores MIDI Note On/Off/Gate info - or at least fails to output it at the Gate Out.
>
> Today, just as a test, I ran out of my normal M-Audio MIDI interface, into another MIDI-CV unit, out of the MIDI Thru of that and then into the A-190-1... which seemed to fix the problem. Odd.
>
> I swapped leads round - same deal. Won't work direct but will work out of another units Thru. I've never had any problems with this MIDI rig so far, the main lead I use is only a few meters long and it works with everything else I throw at it.
>
> Clues?

If all else fails I'd capture the two MIDI streams using appropriate 
software and compare them side by side. Maybe you can see a difference 
between the two that gives you a better idea what goes on.

	Thomas