Keep in mind that the Synth.com keyboard is not a *true* CV keyboard. It is
a MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI-CV conversion. While it's very good for
the value (I have one...) there are limitations.
1. No left-hand performance controls of any kind.
2. Limited range - even running MIDI into it, you can't pitch bend ABOVE the
top note on the keyboard, or pitch-bend BEFORE the bottom note on the
keyboard.
Other that this, it's a great unit. However, if I had done a little more
research myself, I would have ended up with a small MIDI controller and a
separate MIDI/CV box...
That would make the choice even more obvious.
I also should note that I recall the behavior you describe in #2 on both my PAiA midi2cv8 and (I think) on the Fatman. I wonder if the MOTM can deal with this problem, as well as the zippering of the pitch bend?
Another (obvious) choice for a CV keyboard would be to get yourself an OB-1 or an SCI Pro One -- and get a free minisynth thrown in along with the keyboard.
JB