MOTM

A really good place to discuss this is the new ComputerVoltageSources
group here on Yahoo.  Lotsa cool stuff going on there...

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Mark <yahoogroups@...> wrote:
>
> 
> I don't think that the modular synth market -- with at least a dozen
> manufacturers -- is that small.  Nor do I think that any of those
> manufacturers could have made a convincing business plan if they
> wanted to borrow the money to start their companies.  It took courage
> and vision.
> 
> Yet, ignoring that this device could be used with any instrument that
> accepts triggers or control voltages, within the modular synth market
> people often pay several hundred dollars for modules with little or
> no musical utility.  This device would offer three huge advantages:
> 
> 1) It's superior timing and and ability to generate continuous
> voltages to control pitch makes it far more accurate and musicality
> expressive -- in the traditional sense -- than a MIDI-to-CV
> converter.
> 
> 2)  With the right software, it could do a number of practical things
> such as MIDI-synced LFO's or pitch-to-CV (that could properly track a
> bass or slide guitar) that are currently impossible with anything on
> the market.
> 
> 3) With the right software, it could replace the use of modules such
> as lag processors, envelope generators, LFO's, etc.  For example,
> instead of generating the trigger and gate to control analogue
> envelope generator, it could generate the envelope directly, but with
> response to velocity or other data within the DAW.
> 
> Based on the private email I've received, people either think it's a
> great idea or they don't seem to understand how this device would
> work.
> 
> On 3/9/06, Adam Schabtach put forth:
> >  > All it takes is one company willing to make a product.  No
> >  > standard is needed.
> >
> >And for that you need a convincing market case, which may be the
biggest
> >stumbling block. The modular-synthesizer-using market is not a huge
one.
> >Subtract from that all of its users who are perfectly happy with
MIDI-CV
> >converters and you're left with a fairly small number of
prospective buyers.
> >Paul could certainly do the hardware engineering for such a device,
and I
> >(or rather Audio Damage) could certainly do the AU/VST plug-in, but
it's not
> >clear to me that we'd collectively sell enough of the package to
even make
> >back the R&D costs. I'm basing that on my company's sales volumes for
> >plug-ins of much, much wider interest and some wild-ass guesses
about Paul's
> >volumes. Just my $0.02 worth, of course.
>