From whroberts@iquest.net Fri Aug 13 05:29:55 2004
Subject:Doepfer project?

Hi, I am relatively new to the list. Can someone fill me in on the Doepfer
project? Thanks.

Bill

Quoting g_e_marshall :

> Wow. Looks cool, Kevin. Looks like some manufacturers are finally
> starting to get it. (how many keyboards and midi control surfaces of
> the last few years have 8 sliders available?) Between this
> guy and the Doepfer modular waterfall controller, we may have a
> decent set of options for controlling software sims, or in my case,
> adding a waterfall lower manual and real drawbars to my Electro in
> the semi-near future.
>
> Its a shame there is no more info on their website. Someone, I forget
> who (maybe you?) has been keeping us informed about the progress of
> the Doepfer project, stating that they have retained an "expert" to
> design the layout, etc. (and were not interested in 'user' input) I
> would think any of these manufacturers to be criminally negligent to
> not want to solicit early design feedback from the proposed user base
> before committing to tooling up. I mean between the various organ
> groups we are all a part of (and Im sure there are tons more) on the
> internet, they could have an incredible focus group pre-assembled
> that could really fine tune the feature set and ergonomics and also
> give them a huge marketing head start and a pool of interested,
> emotionally invested potential buyers. Sort of 'open source' for
> industrial design :-)
>
> Anyway, lets keep an eye on it. Thanks for the tip,
> Greg
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Anker" wrote:
> > Just saw this pic of a StudioLogic Hammond style controller.
> Scroll down just past the
> > Native Instruments drawbar controller and Roland pic.
> http://emusician.com/
> > summer_namm_2004/
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