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That's what I was thinking as well. Perhaps a Prologue with expanded sample memory and a sequencer/groove generator? A Prologue with a built-in rompler would be sweet and possibly not too hard to engineer since both elements already exist in other hardware. Advice? Don't lose the knobs!

Back to the feature on all other smartphones I actually didn't know that about iPhones having never owned one. Can't imagine not having a back button.

I hope this trickles down to a PC461 like the previous generations. And if so, I hope it retains the ability to turn any other midi keyboard hooked up to it into a formidable controller too. Great feature for those those of us using basic slab DPs.

There is much to like here. The addition of an FM engine, 256 note polyphony, and personally I like the shorter width with the wheels up top.From the weight of the SP6 with same or similar action, I assume it will be a good bit lighter than the heavy PC3 series. The small display is a puzzle considering other manufacturers are moving toward large touchscreens even on lower end boards. The small screen, choice of action, and external PS makes me wonder if this going to be priced significantly lower than the PC3 series. There are at least two problems with external power supplies that have left a bad taste in mouths - 1) it's implementation with flimsy wire and connections that can easily break (hello Yamaha). 2) Something absolutely vital that you can misplace or forget when gigging. A nice thick cord with the PS lump in the middle, and a deal of getting two of them with a keyboard purchase, either free or at cost, would help our attitudes here I believe.

First time I played my CP4 I was underwhelmed, but within a week I was in love with the action, and the internal sounds response to it. Best DP I have played to date! Especially after I compared it to my old P90 that I still have set up in another location

Can't wait to hear this beast!

From the demos I've heard, I agree, very nice! I was hoping Hammond would expand on that strength in newer clonewheels.

Enough DC voltage to power any controller (like USB already has) would be a great midi spec improvement.

Yes, signal passes through when channel is muted. This is indeed a nice mixer.

This makes an excellent point. If you really want to support small business, especially new kick-starter projects then you have to put your money up and hope for the best. Crowd funding of projects whether cutting edge tech, education, or philanthropy are one of the great things to come out of this world connected community we call the internet. The product support team behind HX3 appear to be topnotch, and that is a vital part of building consumer confidence.

I think there probably many of us watching this thread with interest. This is indeed an impressive organ module, but the fact that the OS at 3.9 just now has master volume and sustain pedal function is to me a sign that it was not ready for prime time when released. Great to know that product support is top notch and developers are still working hard to get all kinks worked out. When products are released earlier than perhaps they should be maybe an extended warranty for early adopters would be more enticing to some us than buying cheaper at an introductory price. Honestly if I bought now, I would still feel like an early adopter.

There should be midi power for all controllers like USB has. Should have been a part of midi spec for decades. Not talking about the under-powered version that has been around for years.

Extra midi outs are great, but I agree that 8 separate physical outs seems rather excessive for this day and age. That is a significant amount of circuit board and back panel real estate, and I would think an unnecessary expense unless yes, they perhaps had a supply of these already. Personally I think 4 would be plenty. I had posted in another thread about using a multi-pin jack to obtain extra midi in and outs where circuit board and back panel real estate is tight. If they do a 61 key version, maybe they will consider that option. As far as I know midi still only uses 3 of the 5 pins on a normal din jack. Isn't that still correct? Why did they never standardize 9V DC on the other 2 pins on the midi-in on synth modules to power any midi controller attached to it? Goodbye external power supplies.

Just wow, this is pretty unbelieveable... looks great in just about every way! I do hope their OS is solid and easy to navigate, and it is affordable for "the rest of us".

That is a nice very succinct chop. I would want the leg stands a little wider to accommodate a set of bass pedals. That old Morley pedal ain't gonna cut it btw compared to the smoothness of Hammond's swell pedal.

Funny...I was thinking the same thing today about a wooden keyboard stand with a nice satin finish. Nothing bulky at all - something lightweight like the ones that were made for clavichords centuries ago. It could fold and fit in its own bag to protect the finish from scuffs during moving. As far as the keyboard itself, it would most certainly look nice, but I believe your are going to add too much weight unless you use something super light like Royal Paulownia which isn't commonly available... You are definitely talking small custom shop work here.... I would like to think there was enough of a market for some handy wood craftsmen to pursue this, but I imagine the talented ones already have plenty of lucrative work doing some custom jobs for rich doctors and lawyers somewhere... They are used to making more than musicians want to shell out. Maybe if the craftman was a keyboardist too... :smile: Hey, how about a wooden shell that was separate from the keyboard itself. I am not talking about a faux upright piano shell, I mean slab shaped, like the keyboard that just slides into it. Since they are separate then no extra weight for the keyboard controller. So you actually have 3 pieces - the folding wooden stand, the wooden keyboard shell and the keyboard... Since you already carry a keyboard stand anyway it would only be one more piece.

Greg, that is the keyboard rig of the past, but maybe it is in your future :wink: Couldn't agree with you more about the real thing - especially a wonderful grand piano. Here is another idea that is a little more self-portable: This is a mac mini sized computer idea: Like the mm this one is very small, but still a standard computer in just about every way. It may only hold only one drive, but it has all standard connections, only... the display, keyboard, and mouse are not needed as it has an autoload program that upon startup loads your operating system, vst instrument hosting program with all your setups. You need only plug in your controller keyboard which receives its power through the usb cable. All program changes regarding sounds and split/layer setups are pre-programmed and called up from the controller keyboards buttons. This type setup would require some home work to make it function well, and you may still want to have a laptop, netbook or some sort of small display and mouse tucked into you bag in case you need it, but generally this should just be plug and play. Using an actual mac mini could be an option and should only need the auto load app and...I guess a faster internal drive? You could use the DA converters in the computer itself, or perhaps some in a usb controller keyboard. If I were going to build a mm sized (or single rack space) music computer commercially, I think I would partner with one of the companies known for making good, inexpensive, very low latency interfaces and have one built right into the computer. Because of the incredible proliferation (glut actually) of project studio interfaces on the market, you would think that some of these companies would try some radical new features to separate them from the pack. Since all are already making either single rack space or small desktop interfaces, and since mini computer hardware is available off the shelf, they could actually be the ones to just go ahead and build the whole shebang and even develop the autoload program for the vst hosting program. Just please, no proprietary operating system approach, otherwise we are right back to the Receptor, though smaller. This is finally the simple all in a small black box solutions for carrying your favorite vst instruments like Komplete, Garritan Steinway etc... Day

I know I am very fortunate to have plenty of great tools to make music now, but, still... when I gig I want more compact, lighter and easier to setup and break down, and I want some of my favorite soft instruments like Garritan Steinway on the gig. So... I dream about solutions, as I know some of you do also. Here are some ideas I and others have had, some of which have already been floated around the forums. Feel free to add you own or critique any shortcomings, fatal flaws, etc. of ideas presented. I have a feeling someone is going to come up with some even better ideas... One recent idea is the use of small cheap netbooks, which are known to have great battery life, as a wireless networked front end (display, touch pad, and keyboard), for a more powerful racked computer. I envision the racked computer itself to be small - single rack space size or even smaller (mac mini size). All wired connections - computer interface, rack mixer, synth modules etc. are in the rack and stayed plugged in. A small variation on the one above is to use your old normal size laptop to do the same, since it is simply the display, touch pad and qwerty keyboard for the setup. No need to take an expensive high powered laptop to the gig. If I went this route, I would get something like the SKB Studio Flyer and keep everything plugged in. Many believe that netbooks of the future will be powerful enough to run many if not most of our favorite soft instruments, and will be the easiest portable solution. Thats sounds fine also, but it may be a little too far down the road to wait on... Of course you still need a low latency interface, and a quick and easy way to set the whole thing up. Okay your turn.... Day

These really are some great stories and pics! I used to want a chop, but we just endured the weight. We were younger then and... what's a few hundred pounds among friends? Thinking back, I am glad I never let anyone cut on my 71' B3, would seem like a sin now... I have a 251 leslie which is a miss-match for a B or C, but it worked fine. I am still amazed at how well many Hammond organs have held up over the years - the tonewheel series were quality builds. I still play an older C3 at one of my church gigs, and it is holding up great.