Doepfer

Hi all,
I'm very interested in the TKB and I have a very different point of
view from yours, Dieter, on the use I could do of this keyboard.

> I'll probably generate some contradictions .....
> But to speak the truth I cannot see an advantage of the TKB in the
studio
> situation over a "normal" keyboard. From my point of view the main
advantage
> (if there is one) is in a live situation where the audiance can see
you play
> on that metal plates instead of a normal black/white moving keyboard.

First thing i thought when i saw a picture of the TKB was "That thing
looks so fun !"; i haven't tried it yet but i'm sure it will really be
a pleasure to play on this kind of keyboard. To touch is "easier" than
to press in my opinion, and a normal keyboard is more a tool to me
than a music instrument (i'm not a pianist). I will probably have more
feelings and sensations playing on TKB, the kind of feelings you can
have with a good piano or Ondes Martenot or glassharmonica or any
'classical music' instrument. The other aspect that i find interseting
is that the TKB is perfectly silent, that can be cool for live studio
recordings or simply to play at home at a low sound volume.

That's true that the touch keyboard looks good and can be kinda
'attractive' for the audiance in a concert, but i think i would prefer
a normal one since i'm not (yet) completely familiar with the TKB and
for live use, i'd rather need a 'tool' to run the modular than an
instrument i'd have to be focused on.

That's my point of view on the TKB and i think it's very important to
keep in mind that an electronic instrument is a musical instrument and
 there must be a kind of magic relationship between it and the
musician. Since Theremin and the Ondes Martenot, controlers have a big
part to play in this magic.

By the way, why not building an 'Ondes Martenot like' CV keyboard
(that can slightly move from left to right creating vibrato) ? 

(Sorry for bad english !)
Max.