practice weighted(fatar)key action w/ midi

[nightowl]

Hi Techs,



I'm now in the process of working on a cool design for a port.



practice weighted(fatar)key action w/ midi out for a Roland PMA 5. I



need to carry this on the road to stay sane.







I have a  "D" stock Fatar 88 key bed avail. from FATAR which I want to



have cut to 49 notes and mounted in a 1/4" or 3/8" carpet covered road



case. They will also sell the Studio 90 basic midi circuit board for



$185. 







Do you have any ideas on how to best acheive this?



My ultimate deal would be a FATAR 490 49 note controller brain and just



add the weighted keys and build a new case.







Or make it a strap-on remote.....pitch / mod. wheel?







My talks w/Fatar in NY got only to the point that they would help me to



a degree w/ the parts but not "do R&D on their company time". \\They



said the board would work but not have all controller func. 







So, what do you think, 



Would someone like you be able to check the schematics of their stuff



and take it from there?



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 I'll pay to do this right so if you want, give me an estimate..... 





Later,







Gregg Karukas



Kbds/ Producer touring w/ Boney James and Eric Marienthal



818-831-9735



fax 818-831-9759



nightowl at cyberearth.net



karukas.com