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At 6:41 AM -0700 2003/04/12, Tentochi wrote:
>http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Continuum/index.html
>

Or an uber-ribbon controller, no less. Too bad it doesn't have CV 
outputs. Still, a very intriguing device. If anyone has every tried 
one of these with a MIDI-2-CV box and MOTM, I'd like to hear about 
how well it works (response time, oscillator pitch tracking, etc.)

I use combination of a Kyma / MOTM system for sound design. As a 
controller I use a custom version of the Max Mathews Radio baton.
This combo gives me a very powerful synthesis workbench combining the 
best of both worlds, together with a very expressive way to control the 
sounds. To use a multi dimension controller like the baton or the 
continuum fingerboard paves the way for a very organic sound experience. 
This is mainly because many  control parameters can be linked to a 
single 3D motion (just like many things work in nature). One of the 
benefits of using a Kyma (or ex MAX/MSP) together with your analog 
system, is that you can setup various quantized scales and conditions 
for your controller before it hits your MIDI/CV. Or even better, various 
dynamic conditioning systems like water or smoke, etc., and THEN into 
your analog system!

In terms of response time, the fingerboard hooks up directly via 
firewire to the Kyma, therefore making it very fast and accurate. Going 
straight via MIDI it's the same as any other MIDI keyboard, (obviously 
not as fast as direct CV/gate). Both the baton and the fingerboard send 
out massive amounts of MIDI.
When it comes to pitch tracking you are in control of how quantized or 
"loose" you want it to be, since that's a programmable thing.
In many ways you build your own rules of how play these things and also 
what to expect from them. It's simply a different beast all together 
than playing a standard keyboard.

Tobias


Scott Juskiw wrote:

> At 6:41 AM -0700 2003/04/12, Tentochi wrote:
> >http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Continuum/index.html
> >
>
> Or an uber-ribbon controller, no less. Too bad it doesn't have CV
> outputs. Still, a very intriguing device. If anyone has every tried
> one of these with a MIDI-2-CV box and MOTM, I'd like to hear about
> how well it works (response time, oscillator pitch tracking, etc.)
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At 5:55 PM -0800 4/12/03, Tobias Enhus wrote:
>
>In terms of response time, the fingerboard hooks up directly via
>firewire to the Kyma, therefore making it very fast and accurate.
>>
>>  >http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Continuum/index.html

Yes, MIDI is much slower than Firewire, although this particular
device says it hasa  scan time of 3ms, which isn't that fast.  "Price
available on request" makes me think it is very expensive.  Still,
I'd love to see a Firewire to CV converter.

At 4:20 PM -0500 4/13/03, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
>
>HA.  I resemble that remark.  I could go faster if I didn't take all the
>photos and test the size of every resistor since I don't see the colors as
>well as I used to.

I used to measure all the resistors.  Took over a year to build the
320 ;)  Now I only measure the 1% resistors.  In addition to a
magnifying glass, you might want to try better lighting.  A company
around here called Verilux makes "full-spectrum bulbs" that simulate
sunlight.  I bought a couple 150W bulbs for auto body, and they also
bring out the colors of resistor paint.  I'd recommend them for
examining any painted metal.

At 7:03 PM +0000 4/14/03, Moog wrote:
>
>At someones request, I am emailing from my Yahoo account in plain
>text. I normally email from my personal account, but the "blue text"
>has irratated a few. So my new plan is, post less... solder more, and
>keep modules "factory stock." Or not tell anyone here... sheesh! The
>blue text on my "personal home account stays." So much for MY 1st
>ammendment rights...gone

No one told you not to post.  The First Amendment does not apply to
private email lists, or what is considered polite, but only to which
laws Congress may pass.  Imho, the only thing blue text expresses is
that your email software does blue text.  I blame
AOL-Time-Warner-Crayola.

At 10:30 PM +0000 4/14/03, paulhaneberg wrote:
>
>All this stuff about blue LEDs has got me thinking about what good
>indicators tricolor LEDs could be.
>One could be used on the 410 to show all three LFOs at once.
>Possibly one could be used on an envelope generator to not only
>indicate level but to show what stage of the envelope was presently
>active.
>One could be used with different offsets for each color so that the
>colors would change as the current changed as well as the intensity,
>or you could use comparators to trigger the different colors at
>different levels.

Those are all very creative ideas, but I wonder how well they would
convey information.  Let's say a reverse ROYGBIV as a level indicator
so red was clipping -- how easy would it be to remember that blue was
a higher level than violet??  How about using an RBG LED in which
each of those three colors was assigned to each section a triple LFO
-- it would be a great light show, but would it be able to tell you
anything useful??  I don't know.