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From: wpf@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (William Fornaciari)
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Subject: Re: pedalboards
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Date: 21 Nov 90 19:14:00 GMT
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In article <4670@eisvxe.moundst.mn.org> dt_kenny@eisvxe.moundst.mn.org (Dave Kenny) writes:
>In article <1990Nov20.005017.12383@cs.ucla.edu>, wpf@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (William Fornaciari) writes:
>> just curious, all you organists worried bout velocity sensitive pedalboards...
>> 
>> which organs are velocity sensitive?
>
>None that _I_ know of.  But if I'm gonna screw around trying to convert a 
>set of pedals for MIDI so I can use 'em with my synthesizers, why _not_ 
>consider making them velocity sensitive?  After all, the synth keyboards 
>are.  Why should the pedals be different?   Since I'm using synths, I 
>really don't care whether I'm being "authentic."  I can go do that on a 
>pipe organ.
>
>-- Dave Kenny

well, gang, the two MIDI, albeit short, pedalboards on the market are the
one octave Roland (new product)
and the 1-1/2 octave Elka

what about getting g a 'scrap' pedal 25 or 32 and adding the switches and logic?