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From: salzman@rdlvax.UUCP (Gumby)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: 'State of the art' questions
Message-ID: <154@rdlvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 11:47:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: rdlvax.154
Posted: Mon Aug 19 11:47:17 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 04:49:40 EDT
References: <772@cadovax.UUCP> <30100004@ada-uts.UUCP>
Reply-To: salzman@rdlvax.UUCP (Gumby)
Organization: Research Development Labs, Culver City, CA.
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Keywords: midi
Summary: 

In article <30100004@ada-uts.UUCP> hedger@ada-uts.UUCP writes:
>
>this is to respond to part three of your question (what i saw of it):
>yes you can buy just a midi keyboard controller and conversly, slave
>synthesizer modules. Roland is now marketing 2 such conrollers and the
>slave modules to go with them....

To elaborate more on what's available... The Roland synthesizer being
referred to is called the 'Super Jupiter'. It's bascically a rack
mounted Jupiter-8, without a keyboard. You can also get other rack
mounted synths by them (Planet-P: piano synth, and something like a rack
mount Juno). The keyboard controller is either the MKB-1000 or an
MKB-300. The diff between the 2 is the size (the 1000 also has wooden
keys, and a few other goodies). The keyboards were not maid specifically
for the Super Jupiter. They are just 'Midi Keyboard Controllers'. You
can program what Midi channel to play on, split the keyboard to play 2
midi channels, play to channels at once (or more), etc. It also has 32
(or more) programmable presets, a transpose switch, and a pitch wheel.
It's a very sophisticated keyboard. Programming the keyboard has NOTHING
to do with programming the synthesizer itself. An example of it's use:
The keyboardist I play with (me being a guitarist), has the MKB-300, the
Super Jupiter and a Yamaha DX-7. The keyboard can be programmed to play
a patch on the Jupiter, and the DX-7 simultaneously, or split the
keyboard between the DX-7 and the Jupiter, or play either one
seperately, etc.... A lot of flexability. The keyboard independant of
the synth it's being used with. Yamaha also has a similar kbd to the
MKB-300, and they have the new rack mounted DX-7 modules (up to 8 DX-7's
in a rack that's quite small). With two kbds, a DX-7 rack and a Jupiter
rack, you've got it made!!!! I saw TOTO recently, and Lee Rit/Dave
Grusin, they were both using the DX setup - sounded fantastic!!
The possibilities are endless....................................

 "...One likes to believe in the freedom of music. But glittering prizes
 and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity..."

			-Neal Peart (RUSH: from "The Spirit of Radio").

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