Hi Julian

> If a patchbay were to be developed, i personally would also like to

see a

> few mid ports on either side (directly wired, no electronics) to

carry the

> midi cables through form the back of the rack to the a112 and the

like.

>
> But then i dont have a midi patchbay, which would serve the same

purpouse.

I have a Digital Music MX-8. All of the midi ports are on the rear
panel.

> Adding full midi cv cabablities, would surely be a little close to

the

> mcv24

Rather than a full-bore mcv24, I was thinking more along the lines of
A190/A191 functionality, with dedicated output jacks, which I prefer
anyway. The "floating" jacks on the mcv24 make patching a more
difficult chore. Of course, an additional pair of jacks for CV/Gate on
an alternate midi channel would be nice too (and would probably
motivate a lot of people to expand their A100 system to accomodate
duophonic operation).

Might as well throw in the kitchen sink too, so add the A192 CV-to
midi function, and also Kevin's A119 idea :-)

I know, now there's no room left for the patchbay!

Joe