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Uiterst zeldzame Steiner Masters touch:
Nyle Steiner's Masters Touch Photo A / Photo B was manufactured by Crumar in Italy in the early 1980s. It was a remarkably innovative and expressive piece of gear designed by EVI and EWI inventor Nyle Steiner. 25+ years later, there has not been a product like it since. The Steiner Masters Touch is an analog voltage controlled filter with voltage control signals coming from three different sources: breath, bite, and finger motion (the foam rubber pad on the unit labeled "TM"- Touch Modulation). You blow into the mouthpiece which is connected to the unit via two tubes. One tube is connected to the mouthpiece which in turn has an opening in half the tip. The other tube is connected to the mouthpiece but the tip is closed so air does not escape. The open end tube is connected to a breath pressure transducer. The closed end tube is connected to a similar transducer but since it is closed the sensor measures how hard you are biting the mouthpiece. The built-in Steiner two pole analog filter opens and closes relative to breath pressure. The filter can oscillate if the resonance is turned up and the unit is properly calibrated. The Breath Sensor signal is also output as a 0 to 10VDC voltage for controlling CV type synths. Also note that the Masters Touch can be used as a standalone device- without a CV synth connected- with any audio source fed into its audio input. The "bite" control outputs a smaller voltage as you bite and wiggle your jaw. With the Touch Modulation pad, you wiggle or rock your finger and it outputs just enough voltage for expressive vibrato control and bend effects. The Masters Touch also outputs trigger voltages from the breath input (both positive and negative going triggers), so you can trigger most CV type synth envelopes. It has separate CV outputs for breath, bite, and the TM sensor. It also has sensitivity adjustments and four LEDs show breath amount and trigger states. The Masters Touch was a very innovative piece of gear that still has not been duplicated.
600eu
Nyle Steiner's Masters Touch Photo A / Photo B was manufactured by Crumar in Italy in the early 1980s. It was a remarkably innovative and expressive piece of gear designed by EVI and EWI inventor Nyle Steiner. 25+ years later, there has not been a product like it since. The Steiner Masters Touch is an analog voltage controlled filter with voltage control signals coming from three different sources: breath, bite, and finger motion (the foam rubber pad on the unit labeled "TM"- Touch Modulation). You blow into the mouthpiece which is connected to the unit via two tubes. One tube is connected to the mouthpiece which in turn has an opening in half the tip. The other tube is connected to the mouthpiece but the tip is closed so air does not escape. The open end tube is connected to a breath pressure transducer. The closed end tube is connected to a similar transducer but since it is closed the sensor measures how hard you are biting the mouthpiece. The built-in Steiner two pole analog filter opens and closes relative to breath pressure. The filter can oscillate if the resonance is turned up and the unit is properly calibrated. The Breath Sensor signal is also output as a 0 to 10VDC voltage for controlling CV type synths. Also note that the Masters Touch can be used as a standalone device- without a CV synth connected- with any audio source fed into its audio input. The "bite" control outputs a smaller voltage as you bite and wiggle your jaw. With the Touch Modulation pad, you wiggle or rock your finger and it outputs just enough voltage for expressive vibrato control and bend effects. The Masters Touch also outputs trigger voltages from the breath input (both positive and negative going triggers), so you can trigger most CV type synth envelopes. It has separate CV outputs for breath, bite, and the TM sensor. It also has sensitivity adjustments and four LEDs show breath amount and trigger states. The Masters Touch was a very innovative piece of gear that still has not been duplicated.
600eu
