Best hardware keys for covering string book parts

[ElmerJFudd]

Is there a stock board that has this setup already?  

 

Patch changing is possible, but key switching would be better.  

 

String Ensemble - arco, pizz, trem

Solo Cello - arco, pizz, trem

Solo Violin -arco, pizz, trem

 

At home I used to run a copy of Gigastudio that did this very well on a desktop.   I know Mainstage can do key, velocity and pedal switching.  

I recall the Motif XS having two assignable switches on the left that they demoed for doing this type of work.  But did they include all the articulations in the ROM?

 

 

 

[Mighty Motif Max]

Korg Kronos could do it I think (my Krome had a simplified version of this), and all those particular articulations are in the Motif series as well - you just have to program a bit if you want it to latch etc. Typically you'll see pizz, tremolo, arco, marcato, and spiccato in newer keyboards. Kurzweil boards have some more options with the PC3-era strings bank.

 

I'm not aware of any keyswitching abilities in hardware. But something like Kurzweil's Quick Access mode and a switch pedal to move back and forth would be the next best thing IMO.