Paul Coccoli wrote: >>Isn't ams a soft-synth that is controllable by MIDI? I don't think it's >>capable of doing anything with PCM audio input, you'd need a MIDI keyboard or >>something like Rosegarden to control it. >> > > > So what does the PCM IN module do? Many real synths have audio inputs > so you can route a signal through the filters. Not sure. Don't see anything in the AMS documentation that refers to the PCM In module, although I see the header and class file for it in the source code -- no comments even in the header file about what it is. >>>Also, is there a module that will convert an audio signal to CV? I >>>know MCV converts MIDI to CV. >> >>That would be a real trick. MIDI is easy because it is a defined protocol with >>a finite set of instructions... you are basically doing a digital-to-analog >>conversion of MIDI control instructions to a defined set of voltages to control >>a synth. There might be something out there, but I daresay it's probably not >>software-based. You are probably better off getting a bass or guitar MIDI >>interface and using that. > > Granted, it may not be easy to convert a pitch to CV, but it should be > possible. We have tuner software that detects a frequency, right? > Let's map that frequency value to a CV value and run it into an > oscillator. If it doesn't exist, I'd be willing to take a crack at > writing one, but not if I can't get ams to actually do anything. Yep, I mention that very thing (tuning software) in another email. -- Brett
