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Circuitbenders Forum => Circuitbending discussion => Synths & Samplers => Topic started by: Dj Task Manager on September 23, 2009, 11:23:45 AM
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Howdy, I want to try out a little scheme ive got on a velocity sensitive keyboard.
Does anyone know anyones which are cheap / common / sound good / fun to bend?...
Cheers
Mike
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Will responding to velocity over midi do?
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No I dont really want it be midi
(Im trying to build a couple of units to hook up to a sequencer im building, and so not have a computer involved)
I was thinking of something like a late 80's/early 90's yamaha or something.
Is there a pss with velocity sensitive keys?...
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pss not, only psr is velocity sensitive
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ok cool. Anyone know which psr's?
also does the velocity sensitivity work in a similar way to piezo drum pads on yamamha drum machines?
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also does the velocity sensitivity work in a similar way to piezo drum pads on yamamha drum machines?
Nope. When you press a key, you time how long it takes for the key to travel. Usually you've got something like a spring pressing against a contact at the top of the key bed and looped through the key. When you press the key, it's not connected to either the top or the bottom for a certain amount of time. The harder you hit the key, the shorter the time (because it's moving faster).
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on my search for piezos under keys type keyboards i found this:
Electro Harmonix EH - 0400 Analogue Mini Synthesizer Demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b4M4_GLc6E#normal)
its pretty funny...
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Read my post about my yamaha psr-185, they were made in 1994, not midi and velocity sensitive, also pretty common