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Subject: Re: [AN1x] re: assignable knobs

From: "Jon" <jondl_2000@...>
Date: 2006-04-10

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, cavey@... wrote:
>
> Read way down below...
>
> On Mon Apr 10 2006, Ed Edwards <edward.edwards@...> wrote:
> > An open sided quark-a-hedron translucent thing that you play from the
> > inside; bumping, rubbing, plucking, strumming and whacking on the
> > surfaces that light up in unique colors as played. About as big as a
> > bowling ball, and again like Jimmy says - suspended above the keyboard.
> >
> > BTW - when I saw Rush in 04 their visual effects guy was controlling the
> > display with a Kaos pad.
> >
> > spaceanimals wrote:
> > > Knobs are so 70s. When are we going to get something cool? The Kaos pad
> > > comes close. Perhaps a pyramidal Kaos pad that floats above the
> > > keyboard.
> > >
> > > Jimmy
> > >
> >
>
> Doesn't Roland have those beam controllers on some/most of their
> keyboards/synths? Not quite a pyramidal Kaos pad, but at least something
> spatial ;)

Those are a lot of fun. I believe Alesis had something similar with their Air FX, but not MIDI
Out :-/ Don't know if it's found its way onto their latest synths...

>
> (Btw, isn't an open sided quark-a-hedron translucent thing with
> fluerescent unique colors rather........ 70's/80's as well? I have a very big
> Buck Rogers association with such a description)
>

Holy Gil Gerard! I can see it now...hahahaha

Jon