I use combination of a Kyma / MOTM system for sound design. As a controllerI use a custom version of the Max Mathews Radio baton.
This combo gives me a very powerful synthesis workbench combining the bestof both worlds, together with a very expressive way to control the sounds.To use a multi dimension controller like the baton or the continuum fingerboardpaves the way for a very organic sound experience. This is mainly becausemany control parameters can be linked to a single 3D motion (just like manythings work in nature). One of the benefits of using a Kyma (or ex MAX/MSP)together with your analog system, is that you can setup various quantizedscales and conditions for your controller before it hits your MIDI/CV. Oreven better, various dynamic conditioning systems like water or smoke, etc.,and THEN into your analog system!
In terms of response time, the fingerboard hooks up directly via firewireto the Kyma, therefore making it very fast and accurate. Going straight viaMIDI it's the same as any other MIDI keyboard, (obviously not as fast asdirect CV/gate). Both the baton and the fingerboard send out massive amountsof MIDI.
When it comes to pitch tracking you are in control of how quantized or "loose"you want it to be, since that's a programmable thing.
In many ways you build your own rules of how play these things and also whatto expect from them. It's simply a different beast all together than playinga standard keyboard.
Tobias
Scott Juskiw wrote:
At 6:41 AM -07002003/04/12, Tentochi wrote:
>http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Continuum/index.html
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Or an uber-ribbon controller, no less. Too bad it doesn't have CV
outputs. Still, a very intriguing device. If anyone has every tried
one of these with a MIDI-2-CV box and MOTM, I'd like to hear about
how well it works (response time, oscillator pitch tracking, etc.)
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