Hopefully I am not spoiling the soup here, but an RS-232 interface
that accepts an ASCII configuration would eliminate the need for
client software. Not that that makes this proposition any more
attractive to anyone. ;)

Doug

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <hardware@...> wrote:

> But to speak the truth: I don't like modules that have to be
programmed with
> an external computer. We had and have such devices available that
require an
> editor software (e.g. Drehbank, Pocket Series, A-192). Apart from
that I in
> person don't like this mode of operation in principle we always had
problems
> to support all different operating systems (Windows
9x/2000/XP/Vista/Linux
> distributions) or computer platforms (PC/Mac) or hardware
combinations (e.g.
> separate Midi interfaces, Midi interfaces of sound cards, driver
problems
> ...). There is only one man in the company (Christian) who would have to
> program the microcontroller, the editor software and to look after the
> support for all possible hard/software combinations.
>
>