Midi-CV converter for Mini Synth, what do you think of this

sp3ktral · Joined: Jan 01, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: West Sussex

I am interested in building one of these to control my MFOS Mini Synth.

http://obsoletetechnology.wordpress.com/projects/midi-cvgate-converter/

Just wondering what all you people in know think of it. It is basic but it is cheap to build.[/url]

Mongo1 · Joined: Aug 11, 2011 Posts: 392 Location: Raleigh NC

I don't see anything inherently wrong with it - It's 8 bit, so you'd have limited resolution, but other than that it seems ok.

The other option is of course to buy the PAIA unit, which is pretty similar.

Gary

defog · Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 107 Location: Philadelphia

For under $100 you can get one of those midi2cv mini boards that'll fit right inside the existing case you probably have for your soundlab. Only downside is that if you have other synth gear you wanna control with it, you are SOL.

sp3ktral · Joined: Jan 01, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: West Sussex

Thanks for the replies. I did look at both of those but budgets were tight and both of those where well out of range. I ended up building one of the Obsolete Tech Midi-CV converters in the end. It cost me under £9 in the end and it works very well.

The only thing I need to sort out now is the problem of having a single CV out on the Midi-CV converter and the Mini Synth Plus needing a CV in per OSC.

Regards, Matt

defog · Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 107 Location: Philadelphia