Real Organ Feel, Full MIDI Control
Across its array of aural offerings, the Italian-founded Crumar consistently marries heritage craftsmanship and decades of tradition with state-of-the-art physical-modeling technologies and the exacting precision of its engineers’ meticulous in-house sampling capabilities. The Crumar DK61 tonewheel organ controller channels this lineage to redefine how form and function intersect with MIDI-controlled malleability and cutting-edge virtual instruments, especially when it comes to emulations of history’s most impactful organs. Featuring an ultra-lightweight, proprietary 61-note waterfall keybed (a mere 2kg) developed in exclusive collaboration with Pulse, the DK61 brings a first-of-its-kind interactivity, control, and panache to studios and stages around the world. From the vintage-inspired aesthetics of wooden side and top panels to the nine onboard drawbars, Sweetwater’s keyboardists and sound designers are enamored by the tactility and game-changing interfacing the DK61 supports — no faders found here. With an intuitive plug-and-play design complementing a suite of expressivity options and ergonomic classic-meets-contemporary interfacing, the Crumar DK61 tonewheel organ controller is an unrivaled MIDI machine that’s poised to reinvent your key-fueled workflow with any virtual instrument.
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Intuitive interfacing, limitless musicality
In addition to the detailed performance power afforded by the nine drawbars and waterfall keybed, the Crumar DK61 comes with dedicated backlit controls for Upper and Lower manuals, as well as footpedals, Rotary Speed Leslie-style speaker effects, and unique Vibrato and Chorus behaviors. Each of these comes pre-mapped, right out of the box, to address the same functions of Genuine Soundware’s celebrated VB3 Hammond plug-in (Crumar even includes a coupon for 30% off purchase of said virtual instrument). But don’t misunderstand: hardware modules and emulated tonewheel organs are only the beginning. Thanks to the limitless modularity of MIDI, on top of the fact that most virtual instruments include robust MIDI Learn capabilities, the distinctive interfacing of the DK61 can overhaul your entire production process! After all, drawbars offer nine degrees of multi-stop expression that can conceivably be mapped to any number of virtual parameters.
Effortless integration and expressive expansion
The lightweight yet durable design of the Crumar DK61 isn’t the only way this tonewheel organ controller streamlines your setup. The rear-mounted USB Type B port doubles as both a bus power source and connection for bidirectional MIDI, while a dedicated 5-pin MIDI output drastically expands your software, hardware, and hybrid multi-instrumental possibilities. Moreover, a trio of 1/8-inch jacks gives you ample room to expand your sonic aperture with options that accommodate a half-moon footswitch (such as Crumar’s 3-way switch), a dual-rail footswitch, a sustain pedal, or an expression pedal.
Crumar DK61 Features:
- Innovative MIDI controller brings the fader-free tactility of authentic tonewheel-organ performance to the limitless possibilities of software, hardware, and hybrid setups
- Proprietary, custom-developed waterfall design from exclusive collaboration with Pulse brings an ultra-lightweight 2kg keybed for 61 keys of detailed expression
- 9 drawbars allow for authentic feel and sound-design interactivity — no faders!
- Dedicated backlit controls for Percussion, Vibrato/Chorus, selected manual/pedals, and Rotary Speed ensure real-time visual feedback and seamless integration with virtual organ emulations
- Versatile USB-B bus power doubles as USB-MIDI connection with bidirectional MIDI-stream support for effortless use with any arrangement
- Independent 5-pin MIDI output supports myriad multi-instrumental arrangements and control schemes
- 3 x 1/8-in. jacks accommodate half-moon footswitches, dual-rial footswitches, sustain pedals, and expression pedals
- Wooden side and top panels capture time-honored aesthetics for vintage-inspired panache, from the studio to the stage
