DREHBANK
MIDI Control Box

DREHBANK Features:

• 64 rotary controls (rotary potentiometers)
• Each knob can be assigned any MIDI event (e.g. Controller, Pitchbend, Aftertouch, Note on/off and so on) or any MIDI string (especially System Exclusive messages)
• White label (21x8 mm) above each knob for manual inscription
• Editor program for PC is provided free of charge.
• System requirements: PC with Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, NT and MIDI interface (or sound card with integrated MIDI interface)
• Editor program version based on the OEM-version of the Emagic SoundDiver for PC & Macintosh will soon be available
• Snapshot feature (= send off all 64 control positions)
• 2 user defined setups ("banks") available within the device (i.e. without the need of an PC)
• 8 factory setups: 2 x Rebirth, 2 x Rmx1, 1 x controllers 1-64 (MIDI channel 1), 1 x controllers 65-128 (MIDI channel 1), 1 x selected Controllers (MIDI channel 1), 1x GM mixer (MIDI channel 1-16)
• New Drehbank-Presets available: Microwave II, Soundblaster AEW32I, Behringer Virtualizer, Guillemot Maxisound Homestudio 64, Remote Control for Emagic Logic Audio, AN 1 X Sequencer. 
  
• MIDI out, MIDI In with merging feature, i.e. incoming MIDI events are merged with the MIDI data generated by Drehbank
• 8 CV inputs for external control voltages 0...+5V (e.g. from A-100 modules) or foot controller, normalized 1/4" jack sockets at the rear panel, each external input in use switches off one of the 8 rotary controls at the right side of the front panel (i.e. the controls no. 15, 16, 31, 32, 47, 48, 63, 64), ext. inputs 1...4 are prepared for ext. CV 0...5V, ext. inputs 5...8 are prepared for foot controllers
• dark grey desktop case, about 439x132x50 mm
• 19" kit included: support for rack mounting and 1 HU 19" blind panel (same varnish as DREHBANK), if mounted into a 19" rack about 1HU space is required above the DREHBANK because of the connections (MIDI, ext. CV, power supply)
• Light grey knobs (same as used in A-100, MAQ16/3, MS-404)
• external AC adapter for power supply (AC adapter for 230V AC and European type of mains connector is included, adapters for other voltages or other mains connector types must be purchased by the customer in his country, 7...12V/300mA DC required)
• The English manual will come early in 1999. Until translation is finished all devices contain only the German manual.
• The PC editor software is in English language. If you are familiar with other PC software and MIDI programming you should be able to use the Drehbank and the software even without the English manual. The English manual will be published as soon as the translation is finished.
  
  

  

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