TA Programming has premiered the Studio MIDI and CV Interface, a full synthesizer control system capable of controlling multiple synthesizers simultaneously via voltage control outputs and MIDI/USB. The Studio also claims to have extra-low latency while keeping analogue instruments, vintage or otherwise, perfectly in tune with each other.
Thanks to its implementation of complimentary connections, comprising MIDI In and MIDI Out alongside USB I/O for MIDI and serial bus connectivity, together with four universal CV CONTROL outputs, TA’s Studio can handle quite a lot for a diminutive silver box. The four universal CV CONTROL outputs can perform any function regardless of whether it is for producing Pitch, Gate, or Aux signals. In addition, an unlimited number of universal CV CONTROL outputs can quickly be created by daisy-chaining multiple interfaces via the MIDI ports. Also, any source, such as Pitch, Note On/Off, Velocity, Aftertouch, any MIDI CC number, signals from a DAW, and more, can be selected via USB or MIDI.
The voltage of the configured output is user definable between -9V and +10V, providing plenty of range to satisfy the requirements of almost all synthesizers, past and present. With this level of versatility, the Studio MIDI And CV Interface provides its users with control over note range scale — from microtonality all the way through to the limits of the connected synthesizer. TA Programming’s proprietary tuning technology is capable of handling even the most stubborn scaling issues, effectively eliminating scaling and tuning issues on any analog synthesizer, including non-linearities. This technology is built upon a six-point multi-mapping system that uses advanced interpolation and modeling algorithms all within a floating-point mathematical model before conversion to control voltages are applied in real time.
Additionally, the Studio MIDI And CV Interface is MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) compatible, capable of sending out full MPE via MIDI DIN or mapping single channel/polyphonic MPE out of the universal CV CONTROL outputs. As all five control dimensions are natively supported, users can be sure that their synthesizers will be as musically expressive as allowed by the MPE method. TA Programming’s control software allows anyone to completely configure their Studio MIDI And CV Interface. In addition to this, they can host USB MIDI controllers in the software itself, thereby bypassing their DAW, if desired. Said software also provides plentiful MIDI processing features — from LFOs to BPM-locked arpeggiators, keyboard splitting over MIDI, and much more. TA Programming plans to regularly update the interface’s firmware and control software so that its users can always access the latest features following their initial purchase.
Last, but by no means least, the Studio MIDI And CV Interface always automatically stores its user’s current configuration with no need to click save. So feel free to travel between recording studio and performance venue safe in the knowledge that their current configuration will automatically load when the interface is powered back up. Upon connection to their computer, the control software will automatically pull the current configuration from the interface itself to allow for easy editing. And as if this was not exciting enough, an unlimited number of presets and profiles for all the synthesizers in anyone’s setup can be saved to the computer and reloaded into the interface at any time.
TA Programming’s Studio MIDI and CV Interface costs £249 and is available now.
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