Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> it seems even casio
> dime-store keyboards have sophisticated masterkeyboard functions these
> days... :-)

Really ? Can you tell an example of a synthesizer with 5 octave keyboard 
that has these functions ?
A6, Virus or Waldorf Q ?

Stefan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miles Bader" <miles@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK as a controller?


> On 4/28/05, Stefan Trippler <trippler@...> wrote:
>> Masterkeyboard functions are limited though because all notes are sent to
>> midi channel 1-16 or All. The split funtions of the Poly Keyboard in 
>> combo
>> mode have an effect only on the internal sound engine, means you can't 
>> split
>> the keyboard in a way that the lower half sends on midi channel 1 and the
>> upper half on channel 2.
>
> That's really a shame (and surprising on a modern keyboard!  Given the
> relative ease of coding midi control code, it seems even casio
> dime-store keyboards have sophisticated masterkeyboard functions these
> days... :-).  Do you know if it's a "just hasn't been implemented"
> sort of thing, or does the basic structure of the PE split
> architecture make it impossible?  E.g., is the keyboard sort of tacked
> onto the rack PE as an afterthought, and not really integrated into
> the multi-timbrary setup...?
>
> -Miles
> -- 
> Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
>
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