In a sea of requests for more and more, maybe I can balance things out.
Having a voice stealing unison mode isn't very useful, even on synths that have
such a feature. It's sloppy sounding. It's a bit like monophonic synths that
try to be duophonic by stealing an oscillator for the other voice.
There are a lot of requests for trigger output jacks. Looking at Kentons,
Encores, and other CD-Midi converters, I don't see them on those big guys.
Perhaps a software option to change from gate to trigger is just as good. Or if
all else fails, you could gate a fast Attack/Decay EQ to generate a trigger.
If need be, portamento can simply be done after the Midi interface using a lag
processor. Not everything has to come from Midi, especially if the aux jacks
are only going to be 8 or 10 bit.
The Midi output socket could be changed to a thru under software control to
save a connector. Two of my current Midi-CV interfaces have no Midi out.
media.nai@... writes:
>>How about using TRS jacks?? Putting note and velocity on the same jacks will
free up four jacks for other features.<<
Wait a second, aren't you the guy who so opposes the use of splitter cables
with the MOTM? You'd have to buy some of those crappy Radio Shack stereo Y-
cables for this and then go sifting around to find them. :-0
>>Isn't tuning standard part of universal SysEx??...However a number of synths
(including my Korg Prophecy and Emu UltraProteus) can play different tunings,
and even user-defined scales. It would be great to be able to do that with CV
without using an unquantized step sequencer.<<
If memory serves me, I think Tony of Encore mentioned this as a possible
feature in his upcoming converter. If a tuning table can be set from the front
panel display it or course would have nothing to do with whether Midi supports
it or not, so it's easier to implement. Much the same way Midi has no idea if
you've detuned an oscillator. That's why those digital synths do it so easily.
But for those people who want greater than 12 note microtonal scales, they're
still probably out of luck.
It's too bad the 650 is coming out so late in the game. Many people have
already taken care of their Midi-CV needs including me.
-Elhardt