[sdiy] ODP: Hammond Aurora Keybeds

Roman modular at go2.pl
Thu May 15 07:50:36 CEST 2025


The best what you can do today is scan the keyboard digitally and use DAC as CV source. No analog keyboard circuitry ever designed will be comparably reliable. They would have gladly make keyboards that way back in the 1970's as well but the technology needed was too expensive.

Roman 

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>Hi all,
>
>I have the keybeds and draw bars etc. from a Hammond Aurora organ.
>
>These are not matrix type keybeds. Each key closes a switch to a common
>bus.
>
>Is this a good time for me to consider doing a volt
>/octave keyboard controller?
>
>I definitely don't want to midify these. That would be a waste.   I was
>considering building a voice per key synth because i love these key beds
>and it would be so unique, but I'm short on time like so many of us.
>
>Anyone know of a good kit to make a 1v/ oct controller, maybe with some
>added features.
>
>
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