just my opinion-

i've tried the moog voyager, and the touch pad is fantastic.

as a current doepfer ribbon controller user, though, i must say that
these are really really great. the length allows a very detailed,
particular response. a small touch pad would not have the detail, for
sure. i think it is much more personal than anything possible with a
joystick, theremin controller or foot controller. i have made many
patches that sound to my ears a lot like lyrical screeches and howls
of an avant garde sax player ala evan parker or albert ayler.

i could not dispense with the ribbon controller after having one for a
year or so.

--tom

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "P. Hendricks" <ph@...> wrote:
>
> hmmmm,
> why not use a Wacom tablet or the Nintendo Wii controller, everyone
seems to
> love, as the basis for a module, I was really excited by the
proposed N64
> controller option but that never happened, still, something like
that would
> be great. The ribbon is great, but there are so many cheap options
out there
> that could be exploited by us....
> best,
> phil
>
>
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