It's not so hairbrained !
A few years ago, I built a 6-note keyboard..... each key having its
own jack socket output, and the unit had a built-in power supply. By
plugging these jacks into envelope generators trigger inputs and
having those EGs controlling the outputs of six VCOs, I was able to
produce perfect polyphonic music, up to 6 notes maximum.
I now have around 13 VCOs, but not quite 13 EGs yet. When I have
enough, I'll be building a 13 note keyboard.
Alternatively, one can set up a number of completely separate patches
and trigger them from each key !
Richard


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Sixtoo.1200Hobos" <sixtoo@...>
wrote:

>
> I recently found a j-47 key (with no powersupply or anything like
> that) but it seems to have all connections intact. I couldn't find
> any documentation for the unit anywhere on the net, but there are
> plenty of pictures of the unit, so I can only assume that it was a
> popular model.
>
> Ideally I would like to be able to have this key pass a Doepfer

level

> gate voltage (to use as an mpc style "tapper" for one-shot synth
> noises with my a-100s...). Would it be as simple as hooking up a 5
> volt battery to this the cross pins, and then taking the poled
> outputs into my synth
>
> I am assuming a battery or powersupply would be hooked up to the

two

> pins on the key swivel itself, and then spiltting out the current

off

> the red and white poles to an amp or voltage control source.. or
> something like that.
>
> Anyone tried anything like this (I know, it must sound

hairbrained,

> but I think it would be pretty fucking cool to be tapping out morse-

> code style adsr'd filter settings, no ).
>
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