ribbon controllers

[g.c.]

I've been looking at ribbon controllers as a means to Orchestral and Big Band scoring since seeing two u-tube demos utilizing a Garritan Vln and a Chris Heinz Tbn. Particularly in the case of the Heins jazz ballad Tbn, ( I'm a tbnist) they nailed volume chgs., vibrato, legato, & the in between note inflections (and seemingly in one pass).However e. mails & calls to East Wst, VSL, GARRITAN etc are all non productive, and aside from the synths "PERSEPHONE" & maybe "Ondes Martenot" no one seems to use them and no one except DOEPFER seems to manufacture ribbon controllers.Does anyone have experience with ribbons in this scoring environment or either opinions or referals as to the why they seem to be unused?
And would they work with either the new PLAY or old KOMPAKT players
Note the u-tube "RIBBON CONTROLLER" GARRITAN & HEINS HORNS demos.Thanks in advance.

[fongi]

Where can I see a ribbon controller, do you have a link ?

[Enrique]

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

[g.c.]

Enrique, go to www.analoquehaven.com or call 1 310 451 7744, ask for Sean for the DOEPFER R2M (Ribbon to Midi) and look at the same question on www.virtualinstrumentmag.com--'FORUM". Nick Batzdorf uses a long and a small one and responded with his views of them.
g.c.

[Enrique]

g.c., link doesn't work!

[fongi]

You´re right it doesn´t !!

[JCL]

Do ribbon controllers assist, or replace, the mod wheel for expression. And do EWQL libraries even respond to ribbon controllers? This sounds like maybe a more natural way to "play" expression in real time.

[paulwr]

...........assign it to replace a modwheel...... or basically control any cc you like.......... heck, tie it around an old oak tree................ (yellow ribbons only)

-Paul

[A.Leung]

lol...