Date   : Mon, 09 Jul 2001 13:12:54 +0100
From   : "Colin Fraser" <colinf@...>
Subject: Re: Music 4000 keyboard as master keyboard?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bbc-micro@...
> [mailto:owner-bbc-micro@...]On Behalf Of Graham Bisset
> Sent: 09 July 2001 12:13
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] Music 4000 keyboard as master keyboard?
>
> I have a Music 4000 (?) keyboard for use with the Music x000
> system, I was
> wondering whether this could be converted to be used as just
> as MIDI master
> keyboard?  Has anyone done this or got any ideas how it could be done?

It's just a diode matrix keyboard that hangs off the user port, so there is
no reason why you couldn't scan it with a micro controller and output midi.
Only problem is the keys are only single contacts, so there's no way to
generate velocity information (unless you want to retrofit nc contacts).

Colin f