From groovecake@yahoo.com Thu May 27 09:33:21 2004
Subject:Re: Multiple Controllers - Cant see the Screens or Get to Controls

Hammond solved that problem with the XB-2 by putting
the display UNDER the keys!!

Yeah...that worked out real well...

;)

--- schel_d_sullivan
wrote:
> Hey Folks
>
> Just some thoughts and gripes about keyboards and
> their displays
> and controls. Dont you just hate it when you have 2
> or 3 controllers
> stacked on your stand and you cant easily see or get
> to the controls
> because the keyboards above are in the way? Or you
> have to set them
> up so far apart that your top keyboard is in your
> face and hurts
> your arms to hold them up that high and play for
> long periods?
>
> I can hardly get to the controls on my bottom
> controller (Korg
> M1) and I hate to seperate them more.
>
> Well wouldnt it have been nice if keyboard
> manufacturers would
> have talked to ME about this, because I have an
> ingenious solution:
>
> What if the display and controls on keyboards could
> be modular? You
> could just have the display and controls "pop out"
> of the keyboard
> attached to small data cable. If you had multiple
> keyboard with a
> modular design like this they could all be placed
> close together and
> with each "display control module" on top of the
> whole rig.
>
> Just some thoughts
> What do you think?
> Schel
>



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