hmm from my point of view the controller would loose
flexibility if you have to buy a frame for it.

1. nobody would be able to use it as table-top unit.
2. users who want to use it with their analogue synth
(like minimoog or ms20) would probably not purchase it,
because they would need a frame.
3. it would be costy to buy that extra frame.

besides this, the relation of touch plates and their
corresponding knobs will be absolutely no problem if
both units are rack-mountable without the necessity
of a frame, because nobody keeps you from mounting the
controller on top of the tkb in the same rack.

i see your point, but i guess that the majority of users
would aprechiate that they would not be forced to buy a frame
for it. but i agree that the unit should be as shallow as
possible to make tabletop-usage easier.

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "pela_gius" <pela_gius@h...>
wrote:

>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Dieter Doepfer"

<hardware@d...>

> wrote:
> > What would be the advantage if the controller would fit into a A-

100

> > standard frame from your point of view
>
> If the keyboard and the controller unit both fit into a standard A-

100

> frame they could be used in a portable suitcase system or in

people's

> custom built wooden racks. They would still be rackmountable by
> putting them into a standard a-100 frame. As it is, the current
> design loses this flexibility and requires three separate units:

the

> A100 modular in one case, the keyboard sitting on its own, and the
> controller unit racked in a case apart from the keyboard. I don't

see

> how the relationship between the touch keys and the knobs on the
> controller can really be visualized in this type of setup. It also
> leaves no possibility for building a small Synthi or Music Easel

type

> of portable performance synth with an integrated keyboard/sequencer
> device. How deep will the 19" rack controller be If it is a

pretty

> shallow device I suppose I can still hack it into another case
> somehow. But if it is more of a standard deep rackmount device it
> starts to look less like an elegant controller solution and more

like

> a cumbersome studio device.