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Subject: Re: [motm] 2011 evil plans

From: Ben Stuyts <ben@...>
Date: 2011-01-18

On 18 jan 2011, at 06:58, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> These are not in order of execution. I'm not committing to any time per se.
> Comments welcome, that's why I'm posting. If you agree or disagree, let me
> know.
>
> MOTM-650 replacement
> ==================

- Midi over DIN, but also over USB so you can plug it into your laptop w/o any additional interface.
- Polyphonic aftertouch support. (Currently using a Gem S2 which has poly-AT as controller for my modular.)

> a) no tuning tables, but there is a volts/Hz mode (so, there are 2 tuning
> tables I suppose).

Tuning tables would be nice to have.

> b) simplify the # of options for things like voltage range on AUX
> c) CCs will all be implemented as expected
> d) not yet sure if keeping arpeggiator #2.
>
> We are looking hard at having firmware updates via SD card. The SD card
> socket is in the rear (pcb mounted) to you would power down, stick in the
> card, power up and hit a button. Uses standard FAT file system, so no more
> PC/Mac issues. In order to do this "properly", we have to get the FAT system
> in the CPU to < 8K (which is the boot-block protected area). We should know
> this in a few weeks.

I'd loose that and just use the USB port for upgrades.

Kind regards,
Ben