On the other hand, this may be the first digitally-programmable device
in the MOTM format (the second if you count the 650, and why not), but
will it be the last?
If there are more coming, it makes sense to anticipate and come up with
a common scheme so that we don't end up connecting to our synths with
MIDI and USB and ethernet and firewire and tin-can-and-string all at the
same time. If that means that some of them take more advantage of the
bandwith than others, then so be it.
I'd have to think that this would make it easier to come up with programming
tools as well, maybe even one Java app that can talk to each new device as
it comes along.
>The ICs on the Cloud Generator will go obsolete before USB or Ethernet.
>THe context of the original discussion was ∗programming∗ not ∗playing notes∗. It
>never even occured to me to allow note on/off messages because that implies a whole
>additional layer of programming inside the unit that we are not perpared for.
>That is why I don't want a MIDI jack on it ∗just∗ for programming. People will
>automatically assume (rightfully so) that you can hook a sequencer to it. But since
>it has Pitch CV inputs, you can sequence it over midi-cv. Many companies make USB
>programming fairly easily on the HW side. FTDI, SiLabs and others have USB-to-serial
>chips that have smiple interfaces and free USB support drivers for PC/Mac/Linux.
>Paul S.
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