MOTM

h3y all,
  does anyone outside of roger a. actually still make a cv keyboard?  
i'm usin' this cheasy little va synth for a key controller that is 
more often than not collectin' dust.  i'd very much like to see it 
disappear an' would love to pick up a cv keyboard rather than go the 
midi=>cv route, as there's somethin' more aesthetically 
appealin' 'bout it to me.  i've no idea where to look, though...
  i've considered tryin' to pick up an old synth an' go that route.  
as well as toyed with the idea of tryin' to build me own.  that, 
however, may be outta my current league.
  overall, i must say i am undecided as to my options.  any thoughts?
have a good one...
peace,
doc

The synth.com CV out keyboard is the only *new* one made. I use a Roland 184
CV controller
that's the guts of a JP-6 without sound. These are kind of rare. But fun in
a limited way (cute arp.)

Be aware that *any* old CV Out synth (SH- series, etc) AND the synth.com
version use 10 or 12-bit
DACs, and they are NOT accurate enough to drive say 3 MOTM VCOs in 'perfect'
tuning over 5 octaves.

There is a BIG difference in these 15 yr old CV outs and a new Expressionist
or Pro-2000. The synth.com
uses a 1/2LSB 12-bit DAC which is OK for driving 1 VCO by itself.

Paul S.

----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Schreiber <synth1@...>
> I use a Roland 184 CV controller that's the guts
> of a JP-6 without sound.

--LH---
Funny, because I plan to use my JP-6 occasionally to control my MOTM.  Once
I get the Europa upgrade installed, it will be very useful as a secondary
controller.  Since the JP-6 is the favorite of all my analog poly's, I will
use it a lot with MOTM.


> These are kind of rare. But fun in
> a limited way (cute arp.)

--LH---
The Arppeg in a JP-6 is awesome.  However, I recently got a Sequential
Multimax.  That is a VERY cool arpeg that has the option to sound the notes
in the order that you lay down your fingers on the chord.  Better than just
straight up and down.

Larry H