My New "Stealth"
Drum Controller

Here is a picture of a prototype controller, that I am both, helping to design, and helping to write the manual for. I believe it's the newest, and most powerful hand-held drum controller in the world. Compared to anything else I have ever seen or heard of, I consider this,"THE" real weapon of choice, if a drummer is ever going to do battle, and become victorious in his, or her, struggle to overcome the dilemma of how all this high-tech equipment transmits digital drum information, in contrast to actually how a drummer would EXACTLY play it LIVE, with a pair of drumsticks. While taking all of that into consideration, it becomes apparent, that there are other opportunities that are now open because of the use of this brand new technology. Its self-disclosing applications, bring me a new awareness of a completely fresh set of options, with which I can create some innovative and exciting ways of applying all the old rules of drumming, (time and feel, in a poly-rhythmic format), to create a whole BRAND NEW conception, which I now call, playing drums in the land of "WHAT IF"

. . .There are two things immediately noticeable as soon as you pick "The Stealth" up. It's constructed very well, it really feels solid, and is very comfortable as you strap it in place. At the same time it's very, very, light in weight. I would say it weighs in at around 6 or 7 pounds. Everything is nice and compact, and it feels sleek. It seems as if a new "State of Mind" is also included in the shipping carton. There are 24 pads on the top front face, each capable of two sounds per pad. In conjunction with a Sampler from E-mu loaded, this controller can handle drum kits that can consist of 24, 48, 96, or up to 144 individual drum sounds per kit with ease, and do it all on the same channel, or using multiple channels, while sending out program changes, volume control commands, panning information, and clock, simultaneously. It can also send separate messages, to several sequencers, on several different channels at the same time, including Start-Stop, Start-Continue, Start- then Re-Start from the beginning, and clock. Also it can velocity shift between two separate banks of sounds, on different channels, live in real time. This controller is very touch sensitive, but in a new way due to its advanced technology. The side of this device, also has 12 more pads placed along its edges, both on the top and lower sections (I haven't decided how I'm going to use these, yet). It has a Joystick controller, and a foot pedal input. More to come, as I work on it, and find out a little more of what this warriors weapon, CAN REALLY DO. email address -- Dick Gail

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