I’ve got my first big synth with 5 octaves, the REV2. I thought that the middle octave on the keyboard is the one starting with the “middle c” [note C4 or c’], but I realised that its actually C3 or c.
I’ve asked an owner of Novation Summit and it’s the same there.
I’m wondering why? If you are a learned keyboard/piano player you probably understand why I am asking and if you are a synthwizzard too, you probably know the reason why
I know that I’m able to use the transpose knobs or change the standard tuning of the synth, but that’s not my point. I’m just wondering why the middle c is not in the middle octave of the keyboard in standard tuning. Is it because synths are basically more seen as a bass instrument than one for playing strings for example?
Thanks a lot!