Philip Rees MCV - Rare MIDI to CV converter: 2 x CV & GATE + VELOCITY CV

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"This is a rare Philip Rees MCV midi to cv converter. Its extremely well specified, but it is kind of weird, although the features that probably baffled people in the early 90's would probably be extremely useful when using it with a modern eurorack modular.

It has one channel of midi to V/oct CV conversion, but mysteriously has a pair of CV and gate outputs. It would appear that the two CV outs output the same voltage, but tuning curve of the second one can be adjusted relative to the first CV out with a front panel knob. According to the manual this is useful for microtonal tuning, or you can just set both outputs to track together with the same voltage if you prefer.

There are a ludicrous amount of options for gate modes and types, and theres also a dedicated velocity output that converts midi velocity to a control voltage with a front panel knob to select the voltage range. If you have two or more of these units you can even link them together for polyphonic use..... for some reason.

Heres some stuff copied from the net.

Inputs, outputs and features:

2 x CV channels (CV1 & CV2)
2 x GATE Channels (GATE 1 & GATE 2)
VELOCITY CV output
POLY LINK IN & OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU

Independent coarse & fine TUNE controls for CV1 & CV2
Master V/oct TUNE


GATE MODE switches:
Note priority - last or highest
Legato triggering - multi or single
GATE 1 TYPE - positive or S-trig
GATE 2 TYPE - positive or S-trig
Minimum pulse width - short or long

MIDI Channel number select via rotary switch
MIDI Channel activity LED

Adjustable velocity range (adjusts CV level for low velocity values)
Adjustable CV2 V/oct TRIM (MAX setting: CV2 slope = CV1 slope)
Adjustable Pitchbend range (MAX setting: +/- 1 octave

Power on/off button with LED power indicator
Built-in power supply (220/240 V)
Size - 1U half rack unit"