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Original Message 1/8 01-Sep-03 @ 04:52 AM - Knobbly boxes for the...

PlazIdyllic Pleazurkraft

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... knobbly challenged.

I'm wondering about MIDI boxes for controlling parameters that are not accessed via the front panel knobs available. I've never used a knobbly box and wonder about their viability in live situations as well.

Also, what about older synths like an Ensoniq SQ80, or Sequential MultiTrak? I realize that this is pretty common stuff these days but for me its an area that I simply haven't explored. Be gentle.

I'll be searching for a few articles now.

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Message 2/8 01-Sep-03 @ 05:33 AM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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mick..most knob boxes are programmable, so you just assign which CC# goes which with knob and youre set.

theres a new one by evolution that is nice...but the best Ive seen so far is the novation control25 (but its got a small keyboard, too...might not be what you want)

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Message 3/8 01-Sep-03 @ 11:58 AM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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have you thought about building your own mick? ^^^^^

there's some pretty interesting possibilities if you take that route, including built in step sequencer and the like. this geezer here even made one with a built in tb3030: http://monopole.ph.qmw.ac.uk/~thomas/synthdiy/TBbox1.htm

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Message 4/8 01-Sep-03 @ 02:16 PM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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Kenton stuff gets my vote. Works like a charm, built like a tank!

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Message 5/8 01-Sep-03 @ 03:29 PM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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Doepfer has some pretty good knobby boxes. The Pocket Control is pretty solid.

Midiman has a couple of keyboard/knobboxes out as well. The Oxygen 8 has 2.5 octaves as well as 8 fully assignable knobs, and a pitch control, modulation wheel, and data slider.

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Message 6/8 03-Sep-03 @ 06:05 PM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

PlazIdyllic Pleazurkraft

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I'm not up for building anything. Not now at least. What about stepping. Any problems there. Is that more a product of the synths internal architecture or the external controller's?

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Message 7/8 03-Sep-03 @ 06:50 PM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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internal architecture

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Message 8/8 03-Sep-03 @ 07:02 PM - RE: Knobbly boxes for the...

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unless the controller transmits data in chunks greater than 1. some early PCR series apparently sent controller data in steps of 3. the new ones do not.

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