Re: Rocktron/MS 20 unholy alliance

[Tom Lambrecht <hideo@concentric.net>]

>From what I understand, they enable you to control pre-MIDI synths by
enabling MIDI control through the CV input on the synth

Kenton makes several models and also retrofits many vintage synths in this
fashion
PAIA Electronics markets a kit for a convertor that looks pretty good
Both companies have Web sites (tho' I can't get on Kenton's with my
primitive browser)

Tom


At 07:47 PM 3/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Didn't somebody mention CV <--> MIDI converters a while back? What's the
>story on them? -sorry I forgot.
>
>Tom wrote:
>>BUT I don't think what you are proposing will work--I am a total newcomer
>to
>MIDI, but the MS 20 is more IDI than MIDI, time-period wise. I believe the
>modules will respond to CV and external inputs, but all those 1's and 0's
>will probably mess it's head . . .  HMMMMM . . . <
>
>Rob
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Tom Lambrecht  hideo@concentric.net