[sdiy] Alphasyntauri midi

[Mike Bryant]

And since it is purely digital, the various VST based simulators will sound identical to it.  That’s the way I’d go if I needed the sound of this synth.


From: Peter Pearson [mailto:electrocontinuo at gmail.com]
Sent: 12 October 2021 15:57
To: francesco mulassano
Cc: Mike Bryant; synth-diy at synth-diy.org
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Alphasyntauri midi

I think it depends which of the 2 keyboard versions you have.  At least one of them was a Pratt Read keybed.  If yours is, you could consider rebushing it, cleaning the key contacts, and seeing how happy you are with it.  If not, maybe keep an eye out on the auction sites and try to purchase a replacement for your current one.

I don't think there's much of anything going on in the alpha syntauri keyboard itself (basically a lot of switches and a cable to the computer), so it doesn't really make much sense to try to send MIDI to the keyboard.  It would probably make more sense to throw out the keyboard and create a new custom interface card to put MIDI straight into the computer.  That's a different kettle of fish.  Someone on here that's better at computers than me would have more insight into how to do it.  Seems like a lot of effort for a debatable amount of reward.

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:05 AM francesco mulassano via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org<mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
Mike, he told me that the syntauri keyboard is not the best
i think he would control the synthauri with external midi key or equipment

Il giorno mar 12 ott 2021 alle ore 01:12 Mike Bryant <mbryant at futurehorizons.com<mailto:mbryant at futurehorizons.com>> ha scritto:
Is he trying to use the keyboard to drive other MIDI instruments, or other MIDI keyboards to drive the Apple II ?


From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org<mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org>] On Behalf Of francesco mulassano via Synth-diy
Sent: 11 October 2021 23:47
To: SYNTH DIY
Subject: [sdiy] Alphasyntauri midi

Do any of you have experience adding midi to an alpha syntauri? (I've never had one but today a friend asked me to put midi on the keyboard... Or maybe it would be better to create an interface to connect any midi keyboard?)
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