MIDI BOARDS OVERVIEW

Here are the building blocks for all kinds of MIDI musical instrument. You can combine them to match your requirements like number of keys, knobs etc., and let it grow in the future by later adding new scanners. Typical set of blocks consists of one CONTROLLER and a few additional SCANNERS.

MASTER CONTROLLER is the only board in the set with MIDI output. It's also the only one that needs power supply. It may have several inputs for scanner boards

CONVERTER is a device to convert incoming MIDI information into more down-to-earth physical values like voltage, logic levels, etc.

SCANNER is a board without MIDI output, it can work only as additional scanner in MIDI system with MASTER CONTROLLER when you need more keyboards or potentiometers. It only needs 4-wire connection to master board (cable is always included with the order)

MASTER CONTROLLERS
BOARD DESCRIPTION TYPICAL USE

MRG3
4 scanner inputs
fully user programmable
onboard MIDI socket
40EUR
large organ consoles, up to 512 inputs
Hammond and pipe organ emulators, NI B4, Hauptwerk, MidiTzer, MyOrgan etc.

MRG2
5 scanner inputs
MIDI merge input
fully user programmable
onboard MIDI sockets (IN + OUT)
55EUR
largest organ consoles, up to 640 inputs
Hammond and pipe organ emulators, NI B4, Hauptwerk, MidiTzer, MyOrgan etc.

MRG1
4 scanner inputs
8 analog inputs
fully user programmable
50EUR
large organ consoles up to 496 inputs
Hammond and pipe organ, emulators, NI B4, Hauptwerk, MidiTzer, MyOrgan etc.

MIDI128
128 keys in 2 keyboards
8x8 diode matrix each
2 scanner inputs
8 analog inputs
transposition, channel, and Program Change
50EUR
medium size organ consoles
with 2-keyboards, pedals and stops

PEDSCAN
32 onboard keys in 8x4 matrix
1 analog input
fully user programmable
40EUR
standalone organ MIDI pedals
miniature keyboards

BBS64
64 onboard keys
1 wire per key
1 scanner input
only channel and transposition programmable
60EUR
accordions
limited space MIDIfication

BBS32
32 onboard keys
1 wire per key
1 scanner input
only channel and transposition programmable
50EUR
standalone organ pedals
limited space MIDIfication

MIDI6
165 keys in 3 keyboards
4x16 diode matrix each
3 analog inputs
100EUR
typical small organ consoles (2K + 1P)

POT32
32 analog inputs
1 scanner input
fully user programmable
onboard MIDI socket
50EUR
fader boxes
VST knob controllers, Reason, Ableton, etc.
MIDI CONVERTERS
BOARD DESCRIPTION TYPICAL USE

MIDIMPLANT
dual channel MIDI-to-CV
MIDI-learn function
user defined V/oct ratio, no trimpots
Out of stock till June/July 55EUR
MIDI input in analog synths
SCANNERS FOR CONTACTS
BOARD DESCRIPTION TYPICAL USE

PEDSCAN-X
32 keys in 4x8 matrix
analog input for volume/swell pedal
25EUR
pedals in organ consoles

BBS-1K
64 keys, 1 wire per key
daisy-chain input
45EUR
large organ consoles
keyboards and stops scanner

BBS32X
32 keys, 1 wire per key
30EUR
organ pedals

BBS64X
64 keys, 1 wire per key
45EUR
organ consoles

DMS-2K
NEW!
128 keys in 2 keyboards
8x8 matrix
35EUR
low cost 2-keyboard expansion
SCANNERS FOR POTENTIOMETERS
BOARD DESCRIPTION TYPICAL USE

POT3
3 analog inputs
7EUR
organ consoles
MIDI volume pedals

POT12
12 analog inputs
daisy-chain input
18EUR
drawbars
organ consoles
MIDI volume pedals

POT32X
32 analog inputs
daisy-chain input
35EUR
large knob-boxes, drawbars for Hammond, MIDI mixers, VST control surfaces
OTHER SCANNERS
BOARD DESCRIPTION TYPICAL USE

LITSW
24 inputs for buttons
24 outputs for LEDs
30EUR
stops/pistons control for organ consoles
"bank + program" selectors

KEYPAD
12 numbered keys
connects into scanner input
10EUR
edit parameters of master controller

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Last revised June 13, 2009