Hi Bakis and the rest of the group,

Touch plates or nothing (a bit strong maybe, but I have a mechanical keyboard for controlling my modular (SH101) and I have two A155 sequencers).

I am interested in alternative controllers.

I also can't wait for A198, money reserved in the bank for the release date : )



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-----Original Message-----
From: bakis Sirros [mailto: synth_freak_2000@... ]
Sent: 17 July 2002 23:39
To: Doepfer_a100 group
Subject: 1 info from doepfer!about the ribbon controller andsensor keyboard and more...


hi list,
some new info from dieter:
"BAKIS:also, any news about the ribbon
controller when it will be released
DIETER:The A-198 is finished but we are waiting for
the case prototype of our case manufacturer. As soon
as we receive the first case and everything is OK the
A-198 will go into production. I hope that the A-198
will be available in September or October too. Last
week Florian Schneider visited us to discuss details
of the A-198. He would like to have a MIDI version of
the A-198 so that MIDI equipment could be controlled
by the ribbon/Trautonium controller too. So we think
about a MIDI interface for the A-198. The A-192 could
not be used as a much higher resolution for the pitch
is necessary. By the way: Kraftwerk will play in
September in Paris but both concerts are already sold
out. Florian will play an A-198 if it is available in
time.

BAKIS:and,of course,what interests me,what about the
sensor keyboard,any news
DIETER:This is still our "problem child" as we have so
many completely contradictory suggestions from the
customers. Whatever version we will produce many
customers will be dissatisfied as their suggestions
are not realized. We never had this situation before.
We will have to lay down "our" version of the keyboard
well knowing that many customers will complain. In the
meantime many customers suggested to use a standard
keyboard (with moving keys) instead of the touch
sensors as this would be much cheaper and easier to
use. And I have to agree partially: it is much easier
to play a melody on a standard keyboard than on the
touch keyboard as you have no mechanical reference
(like the higher black keys or the rims of a pressed
key) on the touch keyboard. A lot of "mistakes" occur
if you play not very exactly. E.g. when you touch the
neighbouring touch plate unintentionally a wrong tone
may appear. With a normal keyboard this happens not
that easy because you have to move the key.

BAKIS:also,about the space mouse controller...will you
release it
DIETER:No. The space mouse controller will not be
released as the data transfer rate is too small for
useful musical applications. The manufacturer of the
space mouse tried to increase the data rate but they
had no success. For graphic computer applications the
data rate is OK but not for musical control
applications.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer
Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH
http://www.doepfer.de
email: hardware@... "

so......any comments I BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR
KEYBOARD MUST BE WITH METALPLATES!!!!WHY WOULD ANYONE
WANT A STANDARD KEYBOARD,WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OUT
THERE I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS METAL PLATES
SENSOR KEYBOARD WILL BE RELEASED AND NOT SOME DULL
ORDINARY STANDARD KEYBOARD...........I HOPE YOU AGREE
WITH ME ON THIS...AFTER ALL THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN
ALTERNATIVE CONTROLLER,RIGHT o.k.,it's my
opinion...
bakis.






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athens-greece
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