Re: [AH] buchla thunder v2

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Thu, Jan 31st 2019, 17:25

MPE doesn=E2=80=99t use Poly AT. In fact, it disallows Poly AT on every =
channel except the master. Strange.

By the way, if you read through the Oberheim Xpander owner=E2=80=99s =
manual as well as the MPE spec, you can set up an Xpander to act as an =
MPE sound device. Same for the Matrix-12, if you=E2=80=99re willing to =
ignore the keyboard. I=E2=80=99m not saying that vintage Oberheim gear =
is cheap, but if you already own something that can be configured for =
MPE, then it costs $0.

The Sensel may be the cheapest device that is marketed with the MPE buzz =
word, but that has nothing to do with capabilities. MPE was designed =
with the goal of being maximally compatible with MIDI 1.0 capabilities.

Brian Willoughby


On Jan 25, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Alex Timchak <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Seems like this is officially the cheapest mpe device?  Too bad I =
don=E2=80=99t have any synths that respond to poly AT....=F0=9F=98=9E
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> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 1:20 PM Seth Elgart <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> =
wrote:
>> I ordered this immediately as well. Got it with the Buchla overlay, =
although that one doesn't ship until I think they said April. Also got =
the "piano" overlay though as well and should have that before next =
weekend so will report back on that. Sounds like it'll give full MPE =
control of a device, so looking forward to being able to toss the Morph =
and an iPad in a backpack to be ready to travel. Totally looking forward =
to this.
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>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 1:25 PM Justin Maxwell <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> =
wrote:
>>> https://sensel.com/products/morph-with-buchla-thunder-overlay
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>>> ordered immediately. so psyched for this. yes it's not the same, but =
a) it's $270 not $$$$ and b) bluetooth gives it such flexibility and =
freedom in the studio or live.
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