Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > July 1998 > 1998.07.27 > 11Prev  Next


Pneumatic Player Synthesizer-Piano
By Dwin Craig

Several folks have talked about converting piano rolls to MIDI which
seems to me to be a tough job compared to the following:

Player pianos operate by physically depressing the piano keys.  This
takes considerable force.

That same force could be used to depress the keys of an electronic
synthesizer which takes very little force.

So, let the piano keys drive the synth keys and you get not only the
the piano sounds but also any of 120 voices of the synth, including
splits and layers.

Any number of simple mechanical linkages between keys are conceivable.

Put on the thinking caps.

Dwin R. Craig
Frederick MD


(Message sent Mon 27 Jul 1998, 13:02:42 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Player, Pneumatic, Synthesizer-Piano

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page