MOTM

Larry Hendry wrote:

>Honestly, the joystick on the end of a cord seems a bit of a waste
>to me (or for me).  I use a Kenton pro2000 for MIDI to CV.  I
>can assign the joystick on my keyboard to generate CVs.  So, I 
>have the remote joystick.,  Put, from a "how used and usefulness"
>point of view, I woudl appreciate hearing what others have to say
>about the on panel vs. on the end of a cord thing.

For my particular setup, I would say that a panel mount would be more useful than the cord.  Here's why:

I hope to eventually put together a dual-keyboard system; I am using Kaysound MIDI controllers through Kenton Pro-2000(s) and will stack one on top of the other in a nice wooden enclosure (separate from the cases containing my MOTM modules).  To the left of each keyboard, I plan to leave space for 5U x 5U panel(s).  This space would contain various performance control modules, such as joysticks, "panic buttons", small ribbon controllers, etc.  (NOTE: I highly recommend the Kaysound Mk-4902 keyboards, if you can find them.  They are nice, fairly inexpensive, 4-octave MIDI keyboards that already have a pitch-bender wheel and a modulation wheel built in.)

A joystick module with the inputs and outputs brought out to the front of the panel as Switchcraft jacks would be a nice addition to this performance control space.  A joystick on a cord would just be something else I would have to find room for in my setup.

Just my opinion.....your results may vary!

-Chris-