Thursday, March 29, 2007
Roland Jupiter-6
MIDI Performance Controllers
I finally got around to reading this post in detail. Yes guys, sometimes I don't even have time to read my own posts. :( Funny thing is I read about the arpeggiator I'm about to reference on SoNiCbRaT who linked to my post. Anyway, I just realized the Akai MPK49 has a built in arpeggiator. I currently have an E-Mu Xboard49. I absolutely love the key action, size and the knobs. The other day I was thinking how if it only had a built in arpeggiator, sequencer and more, it would be perfect. Why should a MIDI controller be limited to just the tactile? It would also be obviously cool if you could save your sequences and patterns. What else would you like to see in a MIDI controller? I think my list would start with the following:
- Arpeggiator as powerful as the Oberheim Cyclone and/or Techno Toys ARP-X8 with the ability to mute steps like the MicroKorg.
- Multi-track, 16 step, step sequencer. A minimum of 16 tracks - one for each MIDI channel and or different CCs.
- Per above, the sequencer would definitely need to support CCs and not just notes.
- Multi-track phrase sequencer/looper - same number of tracks as above
What else?
- Arpeggiator as powerful as the Oberheim Cyclone and/or Techno Toys ARP-X8 with the ability to mute steps like the MicroKorg.
- Multi-track, 16 step, step sequencer. A minimum of 16 tracks - one for each MIDI channel and or different CCs.
- Per above, the sequencer would definitely need to support CCs and not just notes.
- Multi-track phrase sequencer/looper - same number of tracks as above
What else?
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Yamaha CS60
Update: as always check out the comments directly below these posts for what others have to say. You never know what you might find. Always be careful and always use good judgment. I'm just grabbing the info and shots.
Circuit Bent Crumar Performer

Univox MAXI-KORG T-3
Details:
"an early model from 1975 has 2 VCOs , lpf/hpf filter with resonance (not self oscillating set with "bright" switch - 3 positions), simple envelope (AD) but with various switches: sustain / release SWITCHES, so it is a sort of AD(S/R).., it has a nice ringmod - the 800DV consists of 2 channels, so in fact it has 2 filters (per channel), 2 VCOs etc.. but it's called "traveller" instead of cutoff ;) and again "singing" for sustained sound (release/decay)- so the envelope is "special" ,too but not a full adsr (attack, singing level, mode+range ctrl)"
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