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From: chriss@midas.UUCP (Chris Shirkoff)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Pitchrider 7000 guitar-to-MIDI
Message-ID: <344@midas.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 11:58:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: midas.344
Posted: Thu Aug 22 11:58:53 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 05:17:28 EDT
References: <590@rtech.UUCP> <591@rtech.UUCP> <121@mck-csc.UUCP> <2757@wateng.UUCP>
Reply-To: chriss@midas.UUCP (Chris Shirkoff)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <2757@wateng.UUCP> clelau@wateng.UUCP (Eric C.L. Lau) writes:
>The last time I heard, a Pitchrider only worked on monophonic 
>instruments.  How does it work on a guitar or is it useless when 
>strumming?  

I heard a demo of the Pitchrider 7000 at DIGICON, and was impressed.
IVL was able to demonstrate all its polyphonic features.  The
ability to have six split points (one per string) looked useful.

The Pitchrider 4000 is a monophonic device, and is still available.
You can control pitch bend range (0-12 semitones), MIDI channel
(1-16), note velocity (on/off), sensitivity or response time.  The
demo I heard used a flute as an input device.

I was suprised to find that IVL sells the Pitchrider family in
Canada for the same dollar amount as Cherry Lane sells them in the
U.S.! That makes it 35% cheaper if you buy one in Canada and find
a way to get it into the country without paying a lot of customs
duty.
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