Re: All I want for christmas is a good midi controller

[Mark Longo <longo@swanky.zk3.dec.com>]

> As the trend towards more oscillators continues, I thought, hmm, with a 128
> osc synth, you could solve this problem the right way. I don't think anybody
> has tried this before. If you actually had 128 digital oscillators, why not
> pre-assign each oscillator to a sampled tonewheel waveform, tuned exactly to
> the same Hammond tuning that we all know and love. Then the key assigner's
> job would be to turn on each oscillator to the correct amplitude based on
> drawbar position and key position, exactly the way a real Hammond works.

        Actually, this is exactly how the Voce V-3 works.  The V-3 claims full 
polyphony for two manuals AND a full pedal board.
        
> The comprimise I've come up with is a Korg
> SG-1D on bottom and an XB-2 on top. I made a wooden rack to get the two as
> close together as possible, but still not as close as I'd like.

        I have this same problem.  I use an 88-key beast (RD-500) on the 
bottom and the XB-2 on the top.  I have a QuikLock stand (shaped sorta like a 
pyramid) that allows me to angle the keyboards so that they are close 
together, but the problem then is that I can't get to the 88-key control 
panel, which is underneath the XB-2.  Also, that QuikLock stand weighs a ton 
(or at least a lot more than ANY stand should).  A two manual controller named 
in the wish list could solve this problem.

        Mark

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