[FoRK] music on OS X, Part III
Aaron Burt
<aaron at bavariati.org> on
Mon Dec 10 14:32:39 PST 2007
On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 08:55:10PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 10:45:01AM -0800, Ian Andrew Bell wrote:
> > I just bought one of these for $100 at the Apple Store and it was 100%
> > hassle free.
>
> Yes, but it's also 88-key-free, and also graded-hammer-action-free.
I remember some interesting work a few years ago, simulating proper
keyboard actions using computer-controlled solenoids. You could get
everything from the weight and thunk of a grand-piano hammer-action to
the plucking-action feel of a harpsichord.
Or is that what the cheap crappy stuff does nowadays? If not, I guess I
have yet another entry for my "things that should exist" list...
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