OldSynths

--- In oldsynths@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Walters" <mike@m...> wrote:
>
> So I played a Rhodes Chroma for the first time yesterday. It was really 
> awesome. I noticed the "Thump" feature anytime you pressed a membrane 
> switch or adjusted a parameter. What is that? A solenoid hitting the 
> chassis? Are there any other synths that do that? That seemed to be a 
> great feature. What's it called officially?
> 
> -Mike Walters
> www.mysterycircuits.com
>

 Properly termed, the thump is a 'command acknowlege' and it's merely
a small internal speaker and a bit of software. Fairly advanced was the
Chroma - but then, it is afterall the end product of the entire ARP
Empire! ;)

 Cheers!