MOTM

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