EDWARD.STAUFF@OFFICE.WANG.COM (Edward L. Stauff) (01/21/91)
This is a response to Dave Kenny's e-mail inquiry about my pedalboard. The underscore in your e-mail address makes it impossible for me to send you e-mail (misbegotten mail server). Thanks for the patchbay info, by the way. Yes, I am now fleet of foot and velocity sensitive (but no aftertouch; that would have involved real (analog) hardware). It took a while to adjust the various mechanical and software parameters to the point where it felt reasonable, and I don't think my feet will ever be as expressive as my fingers, but on the whole I feel that velocity on a pedalboard is highly underrated. While I'm on the subject, I thought of an alternate means of controlling sustain (or any other binary parameter) when my feet are busy. I taped a mercury tilt switch to the back of my hand, so that by tilting my hand I can turn sustain on and off. It's tricky, and I need to fabricate some sort of strap or half-glove with an adjustable mount for the switch, as well as a more sensitive switch, but I think it's workable with a moderate amount of practice. I also joined the ranks (:- organ pun intended :-) of those who ordered that Casio wind controller from Damark. Thanks the person who posted the original notice. And I'll add my vote to the "this group (network) is worth a million" motion! -- Ed Stauff Edward.Stauff@OFFICE.Wang.com