[sdiy] Buy (bare) keyboard?

[dj hohum]

On 6/27/07, megaohm <megaohm1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you think about it, a keyboard key is just a glorified switch. Not much
> different than a NO pushbutton. It can start and stop sequences, change
> tempo, etc. The CV out into a slew generator is  very much a fader with 61
> steps (or however many keys you got).  You can use that to control timbre
> and if you do fast knob tweaking you can easily get back to the exact spot
> you started from. It's hard to do that with a knob or fader.

Yep and it's a lousy bank of switches. An 8x8 matrix would be better
from a synthesis perspective. Moreover, how often do I want to select
between 61+ levels instantly? I can tell you, zero times. You're
trying to find a problem that fits the existing solution.

> > Synthesizers make sounds. They are one choice in the studio, Other
> > choices are acoustic instruments, samplers, the dog, etc.
>
>
> You're partly right here. I would go extreme and say synthesizers don't even
> have to make sound (we're talking modular synths here, right?). A cabinet of
> CV generating modules can control anything that responds to voltages:
> lights, video, whatever.

I'm not interested in pedantic debates. I don't control lights with my
synths, I use them to produce music. End of story.

Thanks,
Daryl