Doepfer d3m Midi Organ Keyboard - Manual (Page 5)

d3m Page 5 User's Guide V1.2
Introduction
d3m is the first part of the modular organ masterkeyboard system d3 that is intended as a
control unit for organ emulations like Native Instruments B4 or Emagic evb3. The system has
two modules available: the keyboard unit d3m and the drawbar control unit d3c. Each of
the modules can be used alone or in combination with the other modules. The maximum
system consists of two keyboards d3m and one control unit d3c.
The first part of the modular concept is d3m: a 5 octave waterfall organ keyboard with 22
buttons for program change. Following previous organ designs the buttons are organized as
10 preset bank buttons and 12 preset number buttons. Each button is equipped with a blue
LED. The 12 number buttons correspond to the different colored lowest octave that was
available in previous organs. Additionally a foot controller and a foot switch can be
connected. Both are programmable (e.g. volume for the foot controller and sustain or rotary
speaker on/off for the foot switch). The keyboard is equipped with Midi In and Midi Out. Two
(or even more) of these manuals can be daisy-chained via midi out/in as upper/lower
manual. The keyboards are distinguished by different midi channels. The connection to the
control unit d3c is established via Midi too.
Several keyboards can be mounted together. For this threads are available at the rear and
bottom side of the case. By means of corner braces the keyboard can be mounted together
in two ways: with hidden or accessible button section of the lower keyboard. These threads
are even used to mount the optional control unit d3c and other options planned for the future.
Provided that there are sufficient inquiries we think about some mechanical extensions: e.g.
a support to put a laptop on the keyboard, a music stand, additional feet for the rear
keyboard to avoid tip over and a wooden side plate for two d3m and one d3c. If these
options will be available depends upon the inquiries.
The case is made of silvergrey coated aluminium. The measures are about L87xT25xH9 cm
and the weight is about 6.5 kg.