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rudypoochris
Joined: Jul 16, 2009 Posts: 22 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:13 am Post subject:
MIDI to CV Subject description: Looking for a simple DIY design or a cheap kit |
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Anyone know where to find a cheap kit or a completely DIY MIDI to CV setup? I am ideally looking for a MIDI to CV converter I can build from a PCB kit that doesn't cost more than $50. Thanks! |
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vanpet
Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: belgium
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rudypoochris
Joined: Jul 16, 2009 Posts: 22 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:41 am Post subject:
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Ahh thanks! Any clue where I could get a simple PCB like that made? |
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the_ufo
Joined: Nov 02, 2010 Posts: 15 Location: edinburgh
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:19 am Post subject:
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i'm also looking for a simple (but mainly CHEAP) midi to CV circuit. Seems to me, any DIY synth should be able to be controlled via midi, or it's not a synth at all merely a randomized noise generator.
I don't understand the specifics of MIDI, and i'm a total noob with eletctronics (appart from my education) but perhaps a PIC microcontroller could be made to do this for us!!! I'll keep searching through the site though.
EDIT: I just learned that "the Basic Stamp II and IIsx are generally considered fast enough for MIDI transmission applications, but neither supports MIDI input satisfactorily." lame! |
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kkissinger
Joined: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 1353 Location: Kansas City, Mo USA
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2thick4uni
Joined: Feb 20, 2009 Posts: 113 Location: UK
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the_ufo
Joined: Nov 02, 2010 Posts: 15 Location: edinburgh
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject:
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thanks alot "2thick4uni". Great link, and I'll save this thread. I am wondering though is this the way most people do it?
I'd imagine most people have a synth which can send CV from midi, which they can use to program their loops from, or just a soft-touch smooth turning potentiometer for playing live. |
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egasimus
Joined: Feb 11, 2011 Posts: 113 Location: Bulgaria
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:26 am Post subject:
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Well, a synth can be controlled from a keyboard, and not necessarily a MIDI one. But indeed, in the context of popular-ish (as opposed to experimental-ish) music production an analog synth doesn't go far without MIDI control.
The Basic Stamp is dead stuff. Check this page on some microcontroller development boards. What's most popular is the Arduino - pretty simple to get started with, too. There's a tons of projects involving the Arduino, and you'll probably find that someone has already built exactly the same thing (or at least something similar enough for you to use parts of their code).
On a side note, see how no PIC board is reviewed Where I live (and that's Bulgaria, a country with less the population of NYC), there is something of a PIC vs AVR war (since the market is too small for less popular chips to be readily available and therefore popular among hobbyists), and I've heard too much hate for PICs' silly architecture. If anyone were just starting out with microcontrollers, I'd recommend AVR any time. |
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Pantheon
Joined: Feb 17, 2011 Posts: 36 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject:
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I built my Midi 2 CV converter with an arduino, its plenty fast enough for midi input. In total it would physical cost very little, maby like £10. But having to get a £20 arduino board, or an isp programer could be prohibitive. Even the PWM output is accurate enough to use for the output so that no expensive DAC is required. _________________ the8bitpimp.wordpress.com |
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