Xpantastic!

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Smith BSc (Hons)" <jeremy@...> wrote:
>
> I guess just copy the tracks in your sequencer and use more than 1 USB 
> MIDI interface. I have 4 (!) USB MIDI interfaces.
> 

Thanks, but I want to actually play the instrument with more than six voices for writing music, not just for sequencing.

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "Epoxy2600" <epoxy2600@...> wrote:
> I know you say "short of hunting down a Matrix-12", but honestly if you can live without the CV jacks, the M12 is the way to go if you want extra voices.

Perhaps... but as Jeremy mentioned, the Matrix-12 also lacks the individual voice outputs (unless I wanted to mod it, which is really beyond my interest).

--- In xpantastic@...m, "Epoxy2600" <epoxy2600@...> wrote:
> The benefit of going the M12 route rather than 2x Xpanders is: 1) Saves space 2) All 12 voices will be calibrated within the same unit for consistency 3) Less hardware to worry about maintaining...I'm talking things like the displays, encoders 4) Has its own keyboard for immediate playing while tweaking sounds 5) Draws less electricity than two Xpanders.

These are all good points – particularly regarding calibration and components.

But I'm still curious: would two Xpanders actually work together? I guess another example would be to use a Matrix-12 with an Xpander for 18 voices (literally, using the latter as an expander module – which was probably the source of the name, disregarding that the Xpander came out first).