Doepfer

Hi All, 

I'm jumping in on this topic kind of late. On top of that I'm about 
to take it off on another tangent, so I apologise for hijacking the 
agenda! 

My question is: what use are people hoping to put the TKB to? I'm 
guessing that the main interest is as an "alternative" type 
controller for those who are either not interested in the 
traditional type of keyboard or for those who want to use it 
alongside their keyboard as another control option. In this respect, 
wouldn't it be more useful/interseting to have a simple set of touch 
plates (maybe 10 in a desktop version or maybe 5 in a module 
version??) that can be tuned to individual intervals rather than 
another 1v/octave keyboard? (Kind of like the original TKB concept 
but without all of the individual CV outs and sequencing ie: perhaps 
just 3 voltage outputs: a main plate cv, a pressure CV and a gate 
voltage).  Maybe the module could be equipped with a USB socket (as 
I believe someone else has suggested)instead of the individual 1/8" 
jacks and make use of the existing Doepfer A-100 ribbon controller 
interface (a-198)? 

Sorry if these ideas have been suggested already or this conflicts 
with the intended design and goals of the project. Just my thoughts!
Regards, 
Adam 

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Maxime" <francois.maxime@...> 
wrote:
>
> To me, the main interest in the module version is that you can put
> several ones side to side, making a larger keyboard (and I'm not
> interested in having several TKB). So I think a module with desktop
> option would be the best idea because with the rack version, you'll
> have the screws and stuff between the TKB breaking the scale of the
> musical intervals (I hope this sentence is correct and you'll
> understand it).
> 
> I'll probably take the desktop option anyway, I need a standalone 
box
> and I don't want to have to build another 'cabinet' so that I have 
the
> keyboard at the right height. I just want to be able to put it on a
> table and play, especially for live...
> About the size of the module, in my opinion, 84HP is good. I 
thought
> about 80HP too, so that you can put it in the A100 portable 
suitcase
> (with switch on the front panel) but I noticed that the bottom 
edge of
> the suitcase is really prominent and could disturb the playing...
> 
> My humble thoughts about this poll and TKB. This keyboard is THE 
thing
> from Doepfer that I'm waiting for ( I refresh the Doepfer.de twice 
a
> day to see if there are any news about it !!) and I hope it will be
> manufactured one day ! (the sooner the better)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Herman Pearl" <djsoysos@> 
wrote:
> >
> > I don't presently have a need for such a keyboard
> > but my vote would be to have it usable unracked or
> > racked. Unracked being the way I would most likely
> > use it. Just my thoughts
> >
>