From tonysounds@yahoo.com Wed Oct 19 22:03:04 2005
Subject:Re: Zoning out
You're absolutely right, and for those discussing this
icw with the Receptor, the Receptor's GUI makes this
even easier than doing it with your modules. What you
do miss though is the more elaborate controller
schemes, this pedal for that function on this zone,
and all these options on this zone, but only the one
pedal on thiz zone over here, etc. But if it's more
straightahead "note on/note off" stuff on different
zones, the Electro will work well enough!
T
--- Bruce Wahler wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Here are a few thoughts on keyboard zones, taken
> from an alternative perspective:
>
> While zones on a master controller often make it
> easier to set up complicated collections of gear (or
> soft-synths), they aren't absolutely essential. I
> used to use a Yamaha AN1x as my "master controller,"
> and it only has ONE zone.
>
> So, how did I create zones and turn keyboards and
> modules on and off? 1) I used the MIDI transmit
> channel of the AN1x to select the device. The AN1x
> happens to make the Tx Channel easy to access
> through a (semi-)dedicated button on the main panel.
> So, I would set one module on CH1, another on CH2,
> and the AN1x itself on CH3. 2) I used the
> zone-creation abilities of the keyboards and modules
> themselves. Most modern keyboards/modules are
> multitimbral, and any decent multitimbral sound
> source can define upper and lower limits to each
> sound. 3) I used a MIDI translator -- technically,
> a MIDI Solutions Router -- to create special layers
> and splits, either by duplicating incoming notes on
> another MIDI channel, or by using a "dummy" channel
> -- ex: if I hit a key on CH5, the Router sent the
> data below Middle C to CH1 and the rest to CH2; if I
> hit a key on CH6, the Router reversed the
> destinations. I suspect that a general patching
> program like MidiOx might be able to do something
> similar.
>
> Bottom line: a keyboard with great feel and a bunch
> of programmable knobs probably overcomes the need
> for a lot of zones. It's not a BETTER way to do it;
> it's ANOTHER way.
>
> Just my $0.02USD ...
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> AshbySolutions.com™ http://music.ashbysolutions.com
> 978.386.7389 voice/fax
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
>
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