Oberheim MC-3000

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Does anyone remember when these came out there was supposed to be a version with the M1000 engine in it? I forget if it was the MC-3000 or one of the other controllers. Would have been nice.... Also anyone know if this was before Viscount?

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"The hammeraction is absolutely comfortable and covers the range of fast soli and pianistic demands. Answay it exceeds the current cheap USB-Controllers from China by far.

MC 3000 is a "state of the art" professional Master Keyboard, able to manage 128 MIDI channels on 8 out ports. Equipped with an 88 weighed keys "Hammer-action" keyboard , the instrument is able to store 1024 user programs. For an optimal "real time" controlling, MC3000 provides 8 sliders, 3 wheels and 8 pedals where each-one can be assigned to a specific Control change meassage and to a specific keyboard zone (8 Keyboard zones + 8 auxiliary zones are available) Concerning the MIDI programming capabilities MC 3000 features 48 User Program Change tables plus 16 presetted, a completely programmable MIDI patch bay (where the configuration can be stored on each program) and 128 different user "chains" of programs.

* 88 keys with velocity
* very comfortable hammeraction with aftertouch
* large graphical and lighted LCD display (240x60)
* 1024 user programs
* 8 splits/layers
* 48 patches for program-changes
* 16 preset/48 user aftertouch curves
* sysex-editor with learn-function
* 8 programmable realtime-sliders
* 8 programmable pedal-inputs
* RS-232 port for serial computer mouse
* programmable midi-patchbay/merger with 8x Midi OUT/2x Midi IN/2x Midi THRU integrated
* extensive and very easy to handle midi-routings
* size:1285x370x130 mm
* weight: 28 kg"