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Just wondering.  Why did the M400, and others, end up with a 35 note 
keyboard?  Was it a carryover from the Chamberlins?  Apart from a 
Tron, I don't think I've ever seen another 35 note keybord/midi 
controller.

In a message dated 30/01/2009 13:53:43 GMT Standard Time,  
john.wright@consona.com writes:

Just  wondering. Why did the M400, and others, end up with a 35 note 
keyboard?  Was it a carryover from the Chamberlins? Apart from a 
Tron, I don't think  I've ever seen another 35 note keybord/midi  
controller.



It's all to do with recordings from life and natural ranges  rather than the 
multisampled, processed, tuned, re-tuned and if all else  fails, invented 
sounds found in keyboards of other persuasions.  Of course  I could be wrong!
 
M
 
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On Jan 30, 2009, at 8:53 AM, jwright10401 wrote:

> Just wondering. Why did the M400, and others, end up with a 35 note
> keyboard? Was it a carryover from the Chamberlins? Apart from a
> Tron, I don't think I've ever seen another 35 note keybord/midi
> controller.

The quick and easy answer is that most instruments don't have a range  
that's much bigger than that, and some (the human voice, for instance)  
are quite a bit smaller.

I personally feel awfully sorry for the poor sod who recorded the  
trumpet voice all those years ago. I've approached a few people in  
Toronto to re-record it and the response has been, "You want me to  
play a G above high C (due to the transposing nature of the trumpet)  
for HOW long???"

Rick

"You want me to play a G above high C for HOW long???"

A sphincter clincher.