Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
Bob (Notes Norton), Which Buchla MIDI controller does your wife play? I did a search and found Buchla offers, or has offered, a variety of midi controllers.


She plays a "Thunder" tactile MIDI controller, hooked to a Roland Sound Canvas sound module.

It will do things a traditional keyboard will not do, and the traditional keyboard will do things the Thunder cannot do.

It is extremely flexible to set up.

The problem is, they don't make them anymore.

We have two, and if they break, they go back to Buchla to fix.

So far, we had few problems through the years, and they could be fixed. But they no longer make some of the chips that were used in that machine, so if one of those go, it's goodbye to the Thunder.

BTW, Mrs. Notes does her share of schlepping. I lift the gear out of the minivan, stack it on the wheels, and she rolls them in. It saves time that way.

Mrs. Notes is not a diva, but a hard-working equal member of the duo. Her smaller size and strength means I do all the heaviest lifting, but she does her share.

I got very lucky with her.

Notes ♫

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