Befaco CV Thing

Great for connecting to any kind of MIDI enabled DAW or device

I was looking for a CV to MIDI converter for a purpose of driving some video art from my modular during live performances. An added benefit is it is fully enabled USB MIDI device, you don't need a MIDI interface to connect to a computer. Less cables more fun! And it works with any DAW. It was a lot of fun to sequence VST drums from my Trigger Riot. What can I say, this module works perfectly fine. It's much more snappier than alternatives from Doepfer. Of course pitch tracking is a bit flaky, but that's expected and it still works very good. It's not a minus, but something to know about. I also tried it to sync external MIDI gear and clock tracking worked just fine. The only minor problem I had was lack of soloing for a specific MIDI signal. It would make it much easier to use with MIDI learn of an external device. I've suggested this as a new feature to the developer, and it looked like it was accepted as a good idea. Hopefully, it'll get there in one of the firmware updates, which by the way add some new functionality from time to time.