Hi

> Still, I'd love to
> have something I could sync to a CV gate, LFO, whatever, and incorporate
> into patches.

This do own this dream ;-): It is a VestaKaza Dig-420
It is a Delay, which can be used as Sampler. The Delaytime can be
controlled by a Voltage. The Control is valid for the Delay as for the
Sampler function. The Samples or the Delaytime can be triggered by a
Gate/Triggersignal. There are also Footswitch-Inputs for "Hold" (set
Delay in endless Loop) and "Play" (switch on/off the loop). And the best
of all: it is 1Volt/Oct! You can play it in tune - while all the other
delays with CV-In as the SDD-2000, the MXR-Blueface,... do only provide
V/hz control. So real


Pictures (not very sharp, it was my first try with a digital camera) can
be found at:
http://fa.utfs.org/diy/vestakaza/vesta_1.jpg
http://fa.utfs.org/diy/vestakaza/vesta_2a.jpg
http://fa.utfs.org/diy/vestakaza/vesta_2b.jpg
http://fa.utfs.org/diy/vestakaza/vesta_3.jpg
http://fa.utfs.org/diy/vestakaza/vesta_4.jpg

If you find one, grab it! It is perfect for the use with analogue
modular synths.

Florian