From goffmac747@aol.com Sun Jan 23 23:04:17 2011
Subject:Re: The Future of Clonewheels?


In a message dated 1/24/2011 1:44:49 AM, djacques@csulb.edu writes:

<< The IPad is certainly much more influential and
successful than I ever imagined. >>

The iPad has been a long time discussion on other forums and sites as well
for use for music peformance. A UK recording school has had a thread or two
on the subject. Some months a go it was connectivity that prevented the iPad
from immediate acceptance but we knew that after the Steve's got their R&D
back connectivity would be anything you might imagine. It is definite that
the iPad and devices like them will be part of music for live, recording and
on instruments as well, built in to keyboards and other rack type devices we
have yet to invent. The keyboard as such will most likely be around not
unless someone invents virtual devices, light or vibration operated boards that
track the movements of our fingers like a hologram might be expected to do.
Waterfall keys should be part of a Hammond device though some claim its not
a factor and good for them. Screens may go the way of OLEDS (organic LEDS
which scientists learned from watching sea creatures like the squid and what
not radiate all sorts of light and color hues on their bodies) which will be
roll-up devices much like an xray film sheet and viewable from oblique
angles unlike present LED screens which is best viewed head-on.

Making anything has always been predicated on the ability for a human's
hand to be able to comfortably operate them. Although some may disagree that
generic keyboards are all sorts of uncomfortable to use, synth keys for a
Hammond sound, flimsy feeling boards, there is a certain limit, aforementioned
light and vibration triggers aside that humans can get their hands around.
We can make things so tiny but what good are they if the human hand can't
operate them? The flat synth keyboard was also around in the 70's when EMS who
makes the Putney used them for its briefcase model of which I trained on in
college, yet it never replaced the popular traditional actual-piano or organ
type keyboards we still use and debate over as to what's good for this and
that sound module.

All this aside, it will remain to be seen if we can make a clone that does
not generate cognitive dissonance whenever we go back and put our hands on
the real thing.

Goff