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--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
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> 
> I´d eventually opt for Wine Country.
> I had 2 Prophet 5 in the past, both were midified out of the factory and 
> I think that was Wine Country MIDI.
> Compared to other instruments, MIDI in Prophet 5 is slow and hanging 
> notes might occur because the Z80 processor scans the internal keyboard, 
> the controls in edit mode (rev. 3 is in edit mode always !) and incoming 
> MIDI simultaneously.
> The update cycle is not fast enough and the processor is slow anyway.
> Most problematic,- there might be hanging/stuck notes you never played.
> I did heavy touring w/ my Prophets and sold ´em because of that 
> behaviour which was out of the users control.
> In a studio, this might be not so important.
> 
> I have no experience if a Kenton MIDI changes the issue because it might 
> be related to the SCI firmware/OS too.
> 
> Am 30.03.2011 09:22, schrieb thorkvande:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Im wondering about installing a midi kit in my p5. As far as I can see 
> > there are two options; Wine Country or Kenton.
> >
> > It seems to me that Winecountry is cheaper, easier to install and 
> > perhaps more reliable, but Kenton has more controlling options such as 
> > frq and reso. (Dont know if WC has those options.)
> >
> > Anyone with experience who would like to share their finds?
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Thor
> >
>