Doepfer

John wrote:

> I'm about to get one of these as a performance interface for my A100.
> Question is: I'd like to buy it with the plain (unmarked) surface, but
> I'm hearing that it's too hard to learn that way and that the marked
> surface is the way to go.  Anyone with experience have any opinions?

Hi John,

mine has the marked surface, and it helps a lot to hit notes. The  
marks have a slightly different feel to them, which aids in playing  
the continuum without having to look at it all the time. But as I am  
still learning to play it, I still have to look quite often, in fact  
most of the time :-)

Although the marks do have a noticeable different feel to them, these  
differences do not cause noticeable friction restistance differences  
on my fingers when doing slides or gestures accross the surface.

In low light conditions the marks look brighter than the unmarked  
areas, so it starts resembling a reversed-color keyboard, which can be  
confusing for me.

All in all, the continuum is a really great and wonderful controller  
and instrument, and a joy to learn & play.

Best regards,
Jan-Hinnerk