From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Fri Jan 11 05:37:44 2002
Subject:Re: don't need no stinkin' double manual!

OK -- ONE more poll! I'll set it up today, and I would ask that anyone who wants to vote in it do so quickly, as I want to close out the new set of polls soon. I'm planning on publishing a sort of State of the Group message, comparing the poll results of last year with this year, shortly.

At 07:59 A 1/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm wondering what the percentage of players here who feel double manuals
>are important vs. those, like myself, who don't care.
>
>I use the Korg CX3 on top, Yamaha S80 below and I can easily use the S80 as
>a lower manual. I find the texture much more interesting if I use a
>different voice for the left hand - maybe piano, rhodes, synth bass, string
>pads.
>
>In my former life I owned an L100 and pretty much had to use both manuals
>because the keyboard s were so short. With 61 keys, I feel like I'm covered
>and if I need to switch sounds, there are two sets of drawbars - in addition
>to the preset on the CX3.
>
>I realize this point of view could be taken as heresy to some on this board,
>but I don't think it's important, I don't care about the extra money or
>extra weight.
>
>(sound of two pennies hitting the floor, before everyone jumps all over this
>post:)
>
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