[Harp-L] MIDI HARMONICA PERFECTED - The LEKHOLM DM48

[Richard Hunter]

Final comment on this (for today anyway): the initial asking price of 650
Euros (well over $700 US) may be a problem for many players.  It's a high
price for a MIDI hardware controller; MIDI keyboard controllers sell at
prices well under $100 for a 5-octave controller. Add to that the cost of a
hardware synthesizer and we're well into the $1000-plus range.  However,
anyone with an iPad can certainly get a nice software synth, plus a MIDI
interface kit, for well under $100, and that's not an undue burden; though
I suspect that most harp players are much more knowledgeable about the
differences between Seydel, Hohner, and Suzuki harps than they are about
differences between software synthesizers.  So there's a learning curve AND
a cost curve to be overcome.

That said, I have little doubt that one of these things is in my future.  I
already own a bunch of nice software synths, and they can certainly do
stuff that I can't do with a harp and a Digitech RP.

Regards, Richard Hunter

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
wrote:

> I followed the link supplied by Brendan to the DM48 website.  I think that
> this is a very interesting development, and potentially a powerful addition
> to the harmonica player's toolkit.
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