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motm@yahoogroups.com, Robert van der Kamp <robnet@w...> wrote:
> Why not use a MIDI keyboard with a MIDI->CV converter?
> Thaty's what I had planned, anyway. Will a vintage/original
> CV keyboard do a better job?
>
For a lot of stuff, even a inexpensive MIDI keyboard with a MIDI->CV
converter will do a great job.
In some situations, though, you may find benefits to staying in the
CV world. I like CV for monophonic lines. CV pitch bends and
glissando, for example, sound better to my ears. This is subjective!
A vintage keyboard may have other features, such as an arpeggiator, a
sequencer, or other controllers that you may find useful, depending
on the type of music that you do. Some of the better old keyboards can
be obsorbed into your modular, because they have both cv ins and
outs,
and they provide a lot of sound generating bang for the buck. Some
tasks are quicker with CV, too, because you just start patching
jacks.
So no, a vintage keyboard isn't a better controller, but they can be
better for different things.