Questions about the QRS PNOscan Optical MidiStrip

I think you might have the discount thing backwards, I believe it is 20% off on Pianoteq with the purchase of PNOscan.

Your best bet may be to contact QRS with your questions, including the feasibility of using it with the Nero.

You say there is room for the optical sensors. Does this include leaving the mechanical sensors in place? Removing them might adversely affect the feel of the key strike. You might need to put a dummy strip or something in their place.

I'm sure the best possible controller for Pianoteq would be the keybed from a grand piano with PNOscan. I'm not convinced that even if it would work with the Nero it would offer any benefit over plugging in a different mainboard that could be detected without laboratory equipment . 

A much cheaper experiment would be to get the sl990xp mainboard which sells for $99 in the US, and just plug it in with case open. I'm betting that all your flakiness and velocity issues would just disappear.  Even better, if you could get the Doefper PK88 mainboard.

I shall do further research into the QRS strip and post my findings,

regards,

Chris

Check this one out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86rQOMCoto

and this

http://www.k12blueprint.com/k12/bluepri...videos.php

As the device uses optical sensors it seems odd that the user guide states "virtually no mechanical contact with keys or action" rather than simply "no mechanical contact with keys or action" - but maybe it's just a mistake in the manual.

regards,
John