Musical Instrument of the future

sarutobi · 28 Nov 2006 at 18:32

this is damn cool looking
at first its an explanation of how it works but later the guys does some cool tunes

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=8728

dont think this is a repost but if it is im sure you will let me know

Dr.EM · 28 Nov 2006 at 18:35

A fancy interface for readily available music software really, but pretty cool nonetheless. Would be good for live use and improvisations

SiD the Turtle · 28 Nov 2006 at 18:38

Nice.

TomaHawk · 28 Nov 2006 at 18:41

A very impressive bit of technology, looks like great fun. Definitely worth a go.. but I really hope it ISN'T the musical instrument of the future..!

I would hate for 'real' instruments to be faded out and replaced by synthesized/emulated equivalents...

Sure it's really impressive and amazing... but as a piece of technology rather than an instrument.

Dr.EM · 28 Nov 2006 at 19:08

Don't worry, the real instruments arn't going anywhere

. The best "emulations" of them are actually just recordings on samplers! Synths can just make new and often unusual sounds, which is never a bad thing; expanding the sound palette and all

BigToe · 28 Nov 2006 at 19:23

Looks like fun!

Intuitive interfaces seems to be the way technology is going recently.

v0n · 28 Nov 2006 at 19:53

Looks like fancy and expensive interface to create vast amounts of complete cacophony. Probably will get featured in a some sort of simple and contolable tune in next Jean Michelle Jarre concert video or something and then get chucked into corner of university loft.

Phalanx · 28 Nov 2006 at 22:04

Dr.EM said:
A fancy interface for readily available music software really, but pretty cool nonetheless. Would be good for live use and improvisations

that's exactly what I thought.

It's a fancy impractical synthesiser

SexyGreyFox · 29 Nov 2006 at 07:04

TomaHawk said:
I would hate for 'real' instruments to be faded out and replaced by synthesized/emulated equivalents...

I was around in the early 70's when the Musicians Union were trying to get synthesizers banned but everybody accepts them now.

ubern00b23 · 29 Nov 2006 at 11:54

dmpoole said:
I was around in the early 70's when the Musicians Union were trying to get synthesizers banned but everybody accepts them now.

So you joined up with emerson, lake and palmer eh?

"My last girlfriend was a Moog Sonic 6"

hehe Sorry.. but I read somewhere that MOOG synths used to receive death threats because people claimed they had tapped into the sounds of demons! Ouchy.

As for the synth above.. i think the interface only makes things look pretty while really limiting what you can actually do. Fun none the less though!

I'm sure we'll see it in some Goth Industrial track soon enough.

SexyGreyFox · 29 Nov 2006 at 19:19

ubern00b23 said:
So you joined up with emerson, lake and palmer eh?

Funnily enough when I was 15 in 1973 the Old Grey Whistle Test showed an ELP concert on New Years Eve and last week after 33 years I actually got my hands on a copy. He who waits .........

arty · 29 Nov 2006 at 20:40

dmpoole said:
I was around in the early 70's when the Musicians Union were trying to get synthesizers banned but everybody accepts them now.

Out of interest, what was your opinion at the time? I've always found the MU to be a bit... weird

arty

SexyGreyFox · 29 Nov 2006 at 21:15

arty said:
Out of interest, what was your opinion at the time? I've always found the MU to be a bit... weird

arty

Around 78 I was asked to play bass in one band and guitar in another for a gig at Victoria Hall Hanley. It was a dream to play there after watching so many great rock bands since 71 in there so I accepted the challenge. About two nights before the concert (in aid of some local gig fixer who died) I had a phone call from the MU. They asked me my name and said they could find no records for me and I could only play the Viccy Hall if I was a Union member. The following day I joined up just so I could live my dream. I then decided to attend a couple of meetings in Leek and they were complete *********.
I'm taking a rough guess but lets say pubs were paying £50 in 78 for bands and these jerks were telling all of us to stick to our guns and get £100 out of them. Basically pubs wouldn't have bands unless they paid for us but trying to get over how pubs work was impossible. I never renewed my membership.

arty · 30 Nov 2006 at 15:41

dmpoole said:
I'm taking a rough guess but lets say pubs were paying £50 in 78 for bands and these jerks were telling all of us to stick to our guns and get £100 out of them. Basically pubs wouldn't have bands unless they paid for us but trying to get over how pubs work was impossible.

Quite. I've had this experience also. I think their background is orchestral / session musicians who originally didn't have any set break hours or pay for overtime hours in studios etc., and I've found their live music rules to be pretty dodgy. I also didn't renew my membership after briefly being a member.

arty

Smithy · 30 Nov 2006 at 16:02

Hmm, im not convinced. To me that just sounded terrible, and the technology is nothing new either. Innovative i guess, is the only positive i can take from that.