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

[Richard Hunter]

Sheltraw wrote:
<Nice!
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<How much of the processing is within the harp and how much is in the
interface?

As I understand it from the material on the website, the DM48 is a
controller; it is not a self-contained musical instrument.  A controller by
definition doesn't do synthesis--it merely sends commands to a synthesizer
(like note-on, note-off, increase volume, etc.), which then applies those
commands to whatever sound is running on the synth.

In other words, the DM48 doesn't make sounds.  It controls devices that
make sounds. Photos of the DM48 on the website clearly show that there are
no reeds, or any other kind of physical sound-generating mechanism, inside
it. You won't get a sound out of the DM48 unless and until you connect it
(via a MIDI cable) to a synthesizer.  That's part of the learning curve for
this thing.

Regards, Richard Hunter
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