Nick
Thanks for detailed response to my question----I have two Kenton Pro
solo mk2 midi -CV converters which are nice units--I want to play duo
just like the origional 2 voice

On 30/10/2009, at 11:06 PM, nicholas kent wrote:

> >
> > > ideally I want to make a two voice --what should I buy
> > >
> > > http://www.audiomidi.com/Synthesizer-Expander-Module-with-MIDI-to-
> > CV-Panel-P12455.aspx
> > >
> > > http://www.audiomidi.com/Synthesizer-Expander-Module-with-Patch-
> > Panel-P12454.aspx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > > David
>
> Considering this is a modular forum I think the MIDI to CV panel
> version would be the least popular of the 3 choices available.
> But you do have an interesting and tricky question given you want to
> eventually make a two voice.
>
> Do you already have a MIDI to CV interface That's obviously and
> important piece of info though some people don't use a keyboard by
> choice (though by you asking this question I'm pretty sure you aren't
> one) and some rare people have a native CV keyboard already and don't
> use MIDI, but that's rare.
>
> I assume you want to play duophonically, you know, have 2 different
> keys play 2 different notes one to a SEM rather than have 2 voices in
> unison For two voices in unison the answers is fairly simple, get
> one of each.
>
> Right now I'm not reading about Tom Oberheim having a polyphonic
> strategy for his new SEMs. Some monophonic units have a switchable
> feature that counts voices in polyphony by some means so you could
> make several mono instruments behave respond like a poly instrument
> when properly configured. But I'm not seeing that reading the specs.
> Maybe someone who has a new SEM has found it.
>
> So if I'm correct and Tom is taking things a step at a time rather
> than having a bigger plan I see the following possibilities.
>
> A) right now one could build a MAX patch or similar custom program on
> a computer to turn a polyphonic line into multiple MIDI channels in
> real time. There might be something hardware or software to do that
> but I don't know of one. One could also get an external MIDI to CV
> interface that does multiple channels. The ones that do will have a
> mode for polyphony. I actually have a seemingly very rare 1980s JL
> Cooper 8 voice MIDI to CV unit that seems to have been designed
> partly or mostly for Oberheim 8 Voice owners and I guess people with
> many monosynths. Given there are not that many I doubt many units
> were built or sold though obviously someone bought my second hand
> unit.
>
> B) Tom Oberheim might release an update to his midi to cv that does
> some sort of skipping, if I'm assuming correctly that his doesn't now
> and there are no hardware limitations that stop him.
>
> C) Tom Oberheim or some third party releases a poly hardware
> solution. Maybe a chassis for SEMs with additional hardware Maybe a
> 4th version with master features
>
> nick
>
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