Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Andrea, my question about the keyboards wasn't ment to be a rhetorical 
question. I simply don't know which 5 octave keyboards offer split zones. 
Before the PEK I had only one masterkeyboard, anything else as rack version.
And for I come from the piano I always feel that 5 octaves aren't enough for 
a solo line and that 2 split zones require a minimum of 88 keys ;)

I am not deep enough into midi/sysex technology to comment from the 
technical side.
From my personal point of view as a user I think that the generic control 
theme is highly overrated at the moment.

I have a BCR 2000 and programmed a template for the Waldorf Pulse. Even for 
this simple subtractive synth, the 32 knobs weren't enough, some knobs 
control more than 1 parameter.
Sound programming with a complex synthesizer like the Evolver would require 
5 BCRs in a row and you'd still have to switch to reach certain parameters. 
Imho this makes sense only with a specialised controller like the PEK or 
with a software editor.

Regards

Stefan


Live playing is a different theme.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea TONI" <Andrea.Toni@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK as a controller?


> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Miles Bader <miles@g...> wrote:
>> On 4/28/05, Stefan Trippler <trippler@t...> wrote:
>> > Really ? Can you tell an example of a synthesizer with 5 octave
> keyboard
>> > that has these functions ?
>> > A6, Virus or Waldorf Q ?
>
>
> ehm ehm, Stefan ..
>
> the kawai k5 could do that in 1987
> 16 zones on a 5 oct kbd and rx/tx of 16 MIDI channels
> strange enough the k5000 which is newer could only do it in 4 zones
> we always get less with new .. and pay more :-( nice e ? :-D
>
> the ex5 in performance mode (32 actually as it has 2 midi outs !)
> the k2500 in setup mode
>
> it is a must in a master kbd !
>
> concerning controlling parameters  ....
> i still dont understand why the evolver as new as it is, has not been
> designed to be controlled by midi CCs , u could use 128 of them !
> Would have make it so much easier to control parameters from any
> simple generic controller
>
> ciao
> andrea
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