Kurzweils new PC2 and PC2X keyboard controller is advertised as having
the
input conversion electronics for the 600 mm ribbon controller built in.
All
you have to do is buy the ribbon itself. I called Sweetwater a little
while
and my sales guy is checking it out for me.
Dave
improv@... wrote:
> >>Yeah, this can be done, but it seems like quite a kludge, to be
> >basically converting a CV signal to MIDI, then back again.
> >
> >OK, I haven't seen this Kurzweil thingy, but if you feeling brave you
> >could always hack the thing to get at the analogue signal inside the
> >unit. This is what I have done inside my D-50's aftertouch sensor,
its a
> >simple 0-5V CV that can be patched straight into the modular. No need
to
> >go to the MIDI middle man. Et viola no quantised stepping. But, all
of
> >which could have avoided if Roland and others had adopted the full
> >16-bits allocated for aftertouch in the first place.
> >
> This is what I've been wondering all along. I know there's an anlog
signal
> coming from the ribbon. I'm just hesitant to spend ~$550 for the whole
> expressionmate just for this kind of experiment. I wonder who makes
the
> ribbon, and if it's available seperately?