Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rdlvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!rdlvax!salzman 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. Lines: 42 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"). -- * Isaac Salzman (Gumby) * UUCP: ...!randvax!ttidca!rdlvax!salzman or * ...!sdcrdcf!psivax!rdlvax!salzman * ARPA: ttidca!rdlvax!salzman@Rand-unix.arpa