Buchla Thunder
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Buchla Thunder is one of many in the family of MIDI controller
s consisting of tactile control surfaces which are manipulated by hand.
A touchplate array is divided into fifty separate regions, or keys. Keys are sensitive to the contact, pressure, and location of manipulating digits. Parameters are then assigned to produce desired output. Thunder is a pure MIDI controller in the sense that it does not have an internal sound generator
of its own.
MIDI controller
MIDI controller is used in two senses.*In one sense, a controller is hardware or software which generates and transmits MIDI data to MIDI-enabled devices....
s consisting of tactile control surfaces which are manipulated by hand.
A touchplate array is divided into fifty separate regions, or keys. Keys are sensitive to the contact, pressure, and location of manipulating digits. Parameters are then assigned to produce desired output. Thunder is a pure MIDI controller in the sense that it does not have an internal sound generator
Sound generator
A sound generator is a vibrating object which produces a sound. There are two main kinds of sound generators ....
of its own.
See also
- Don BuchlaDon BuchlaDon Buchla is a pioneer in the field of sound synthesizers, releasing his first units months after Robert Moog's first synthesizers...
- LightningBuchla LightningDon Buchla's Lightning I & Lightning II are in the family of MIDI controllers consisting of specialized devices which are used to manipulate data spatially.-Description:...
, a spatial MIDI controller - Marimba LuminaMarimba LuminaDon Buchla's Marimba Lumina is one of many in the family of MIDI controllers consisting of specialized control surfaces which are manipulated by specialized controllers. More than one version exists, with similar characteristics....
, a specialized MIDI control device