I just want this thread back on topic.
Literally seven flags.
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I feel like the first folks to ship a nice, modern poly aftertouch master keyboard are going to clean up. Something like the Arturia Keylab MkII 61, but with a higher end build quality would be excellent. A good feature set, and extremely compact for what you get — just needs PA and to feel a bit less like plasticky junk. Likewise, it would be neat to see a LMK4+ 88 with a PA keybed, and possibly also redesigned electronics to provide for more controller placement options for the DIY version.
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We’ve been seeing a fair bit more innovation in terms of midi processing, and I think we’ll see that continue. Stuff like the Blokas midihub, MRCC, Retrokits RK008, and even the custom-programmable modes of the 3rd gen Launchpads all come from microcontrollers having gotten fast enough that doing crazy stuff with midi is pretty cheap. Once supply chains start coming unstuck, I think we’ll see that accelerate further, given that you can get e.g. quad core cortex m4s with 128+MB of SPI PSRAM for not unreasonable prices (in theory) for new designs. The Hapax is an interesting first there for editable MPE sequencing, which is a good example of the kind of thing that unlocks. V. curious to hear what it’s built around, actually.
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I like your ideas CCMP !
This is the little blurb that Arturia provided for their exhibitor listing at Superbooth, sometimes companies drop little hints in their info :
We aim at providing musicians with unique means of creation for unforgettable performances. Focusing on innovation, we strive to integrate the latest advances in computer music research and technology into our products. This involves working closely with partner research institutions, in the development of cutting-edge musical instruments and software. Our instruments have gone on to be used in making many hit records and soundtracks.
They also attach a video for their Noir MatrixBrute, and a video for their SQ80 V plugin.
So yeah it’s possible we see some really advanced hardware from Arturia. It might be time for a larger digital hardware product from Arturia.
ADDED : By the way, the likelihood of someone else showing another poly-aftertouch keyboard product is quite high. Could it be Arturia ?
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Ticket and hotel booked 
. Can’t wait. Was supposed to go in 2020, but yeah…
Maybe catch a few other nauts there?
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The Cobalt 8 currently uses a Fatar keybed. It would be possible for a new high end Cobalt and Argon product from Modal, using the new Fatar poly-aftertouch keybed.
I’d like to see that at SB22 !
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I decided not to go this year,… maybe it will help me to end up there!
I’ll be there 
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I’ll also be there 
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As a warm-up to Superbooth there is SynthFest France which runs April 1-3 — this coming weekend.
A short list of some exhibitors there :
Akai
Aodyo
Arturia
Embodme
Expressive-E
Haken Audio
Kodamo
Korg
La Voix Du Luthier
Modor
Novation
There are many others.
There is at least one new product to be shown, the Infini from Kodamo.
ADDED : There is another new hardware product to be unveiled at the show. Pylobolus – The Cloud Synthesizer. Details are still somewhat vague, but it appears to be a multi-timbral polyphonic, virtual analog synth, with likely very simple control surface as it’s made to be configured to use with a MIDI controller. You configure it to your preference using a web browser interface, and it appears you set up multiple configurations that you switch between. Details still to follow. This likely deserves its own thread.
Oh and Loumavox will be at the show. Thread link.
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I’ll be there, too!
Where are you planning to stay?
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Im not sure how this years Superboith will pan out. With the global chip shortage im thinking the exhibitors will be asked this question more than others and none i think will have an answer. Awkward.
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I´m already so excited!
The new Akai MPC Key61, Teenage Engineering OP-Z line in Module, 1010 Blackbox fireball/lemondrop, maybe the new Polyend “device” …
This will be my first day 
…i’ll be there…first day only…with no expectations…this time…so, heaps of oppertunities for great surprises… 
and hey, elektron…i won’t need a syntakt anymore, i’m afraid…sorry to say so…
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I’ll be there on Saturday and probably will have some tapes with me for trading / beer.
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Does someone know if Ableton is attending this year?
…ableton has kind of snobbishly ignored the booth so far…
…guess they start to feel, bitwig is catchin’ up on them…
…since they’ve been THERE since their day one…
…in fact, they were one of the first software designers, that dared to show up on this once hardcore hardware only sales show…
while THAT’s final proof, no one in the music tech biz can still afford to miss out on schneiders little idea…
the two most innovative daw inventors got their hq’s in berlin…and now they both show their skills at berlins most important music tech event, that once started as a truu nerd show for small modular companies from around the globe and only those who knew…
that’s nothing but good news…
hey, booth…u’ve grown up…that’s super…i guess.
hey, sweden…ur missing out on something here…for sure.
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they were there in 2017 and 2019