From ken@kenhall.ca Thu Aug 25 12:50:18 2016
Subject:Re: Hammond XK-5 and 3 Contacts

I agree that they're just adapting existing technology to make a more
realistic playing experience. Personally I would rather see them come up
with a keybed with a longer pivot point like a real Hammond keyboard.
That would make the keyboard feel more natural, which I think is a
bigger deal than making it sound more like the original. Just my .02CAN.

Ken

On 8/25/2016 1:15 PM, Craig MacDonald ccmacdon@rogers.com [CloneWheel]
wrote:
> NOT the real deal, it is still a simulation.. Is it a better
> simulation than exists today in other clones? Maybe, maybe not, maybe
> it's marginally better, and maybe it's a lot better. We don't really
> know yet..
>
> I have this image of the design team, with engineers, marketing,
> product specialists etc. all gathered around the table discussing what
> the product should look like when one of the engineers says "hey, if
> we just add one more switch to the keyboard, we can use it to press on
> the keys really slowly, and pretend that we are triggering 9 switches"
> and immediately the other engineers start frowning and looking at each
> other while the marketing guy falls off his chair!!!! Right now it's
> just marketing hype, and as I said before, it's going to be a while
> before us players get to play it, even longer before we can take
> delivery of one, and even longer than all of that before most of us
> could afford one.
>
> I do think that IF the new scheme is really good, only certain players
> with certain playing styles will really appreciate it.. I'm asking
> myself if I would benefit from it (any excuse to purchase new gear)..
> It would be interesting to try playing Deep Purple's "Hush", with it's
> percussive intro, to see if the XK-5 is any more playable or sounds
> more authentic, and/or adds any substantial texture..
>
> Craig
>
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