> From: "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...>
> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:59:13 -0000
>
> The Yamaha VL-70 Tone Generator for example has about 250 unique
> voices. Half of them replicate real acoustic and electronic
> instruments nicely. All of the voices can be customized to your
> hearts content.
I agree that physical modeling is a recent development that has
substantial musical potential.
(And hey, my band's album was very likely the first to feature a
Yamaha VL-1.)
> The area that needs improvement with Yamaha (and others) is the user
> interface. (still sucks after all these years since the DX-7).
Indeed. And that's a big part of buiilding a musical instrument.
-- Don
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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...http://www.till.com