Hot on the heels of my popular Spline Curve expression data idea , I did have another idea for Steinberg/Yamaha.
Recently, Nektar announced support for Cubase with their Panorama line of keyboard controllers :
Evidently, according to actual users, not just the marketing hype, their integration with Reason is superb. Thereās no reason (not pun intended) to believe that the integration with Cubase will be any less so.
However, I emailed the company asking if there would be an 88 key, graded, hammer action version coming and Niels said no. Only an 88 key version with plastic, weighted keys would be offered in the future. Arghā¦
So, my idea :
It seems to me that this is a no brainer - an 88 key, graded, hammer, action controller keyboard (Yamaha already has perfected these), with numerous faders, controllers and knobs, maybe even a transport/jog shuttle wheel, drums pads (ala the Nektar) and tight integration with Cubase.
This would be a comprehensive control surface/mixing surface + 88 note keyboard.
For example, there could be a bank of at least 8 fadersā¦that could be :
a)while composing :
-CC controllers for, letās say, Hollywood Strings, for example -(there are at least 5 simultaneous CCās that I can think of right away just for that VSTi)
-also could be drawbars for a B3 VSTiā¦as another example. while mixing :
with a flick of a button the same faders then become controllers/faders for the Cubase mixing consoleā¦it would be completely awesome if they were switchable in banks of 8 ala a Yamaha 02R etcā¦(dreaminā here, but, work with me)
EQ control :
There could be a grouping of 12, fully assignable knobs, console style, that would be as default, be EQ controls for HF, MID1, MID2, LF, Q.
This would get me to a place that I would loveā¦feeling like Iām sitting behind a real mixing desk.
, I did have another idea for Steinberg/Yamaha.
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