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Wind Synths

Author: TomJ
Date: 2003-03-19 12:15

Does anyone here play a wind synth? I've been looking at a WX5 and VL70m setup. Can anyone offer experience or advice?
Thanks very much,
Tom

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Re: Wind Synths

Author: msloss
Date: 2003-03-19 13:43

Tom,

Used WX5 for years. Good piece of hardware for midi control particularly if you aren't that facile with a keyboard or want nuances that pedals, wheels and aftertouch won't give you. Takes a while to master because it is extremely sensitive (just a series of switches and digitizers) and does not tolerate the minor finger inaccuracies you can blow through on the clarinet. A side benefit from mastering the WX is much greater finger precision on the clar.

Factory patches on most synths, even if identified as being for a wind controller, generally need a lot of reprogramming work before they are truly responsive to the controller and start to sound like a musical instrument (even if you are going for Martian saxophone...). There are a lot of resources on the web where people have posted their own programming work in this area if you aren't comfortable lifting the hood on a patch.

Very worthwhile.

Mark

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