JP-8000

[Brigman, Corley]

> > Tom Verheyden wrote:
> > It's funny how many a kbd and a rack-version differs 
> nowadays; in the
> early
> > days it was just a synth without the key's.
> 
> All of the rack stuff I have is significantly different than 
> the keyboard
> version.
> 
<examples snipped>...

> I am actually having a hard time thinking of modules that were just
> key-less versions without significant differences in one way 
> or another. 

hmm, my experience has been more like tom's, except for the dsm-1
(i really wish there was a rackmount dss-1...if there was i probably
couldn't afford it though!). but of what i've used:

oberheim matrix 6/6r - these can even use the same OS roms. the only
difference is the kbd and 2 levers on the matrix 6 (nice kbd too).
ensoniq esq1/m - the esq-m has a little different programming interface,
and no sequencer, but otherwise identical (leaving out the sequencer
seems pretty common though).
roland jx10/mks70 - same story, almost identical, except the mks70 
has no sequencer.
mks30/jx3p - almost identical in features, but the mks30 sounds a bit
different...

hmm i can't think of any more...maybe the kawai k3/k3m and k4/k4r? i guess
there really is usually a good bit of difference between the rack and
the kbd...

corley brigman
intel corp.
corley.brigman at Intel.com

speaking for me, not for intel.