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Subject: RE: [motm] MOTM-650 4-ch MIDI-CV converter

From: media.nai@...
Date: 2002-10-16

> I'm also a bit confused about how this works. I understand what
>you're saying below but I'm trying to figure out how I would send 4
>played notes over 4 different midi channels. All my midi tracking has
>been with keyboards or modules that support multi timberal (sp?) play.
>That is, each midi channel has a different patch. Keyboard wise I have
>a nord lead 2, and old ensoniq VFX that I use as a controller only, and
>soon a moog voyager. How would I set any of these to send 4 played notes
>on 4 different midi channels? Sorry if this sounds dense but this is
>territory I haven't visited yet. - chris

Perhaps you are just confused. You wouldn't do that in order to play a
four-note polyphonic MOTM setup with a MIDI-->CV converter Instead, you
would use one of its polyphonic modes, with the converter and keyboard on
the same MIDI channel. Does that make sense??

Anyway, there are controllers that can output more than one MIDI channel at
a time (eg. keyboard splits), and there are people who use more than one
controller. However, one of the most common ways to use several channels
at once is with a MIDI sequencer. This is especially useful when trying to
get several patches to work together.