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Topic: Artiphon Midi instrument - Cool! |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 28 May 2018 8:48 am |
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| They seemed to have exploited every direction you can turn it. The fretless feature is cool. Apparently you can play it right out of the box. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 28 May 2018 9:31 am
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Some of the Amazon reviews say it's very cool but that you should expect to put in some time to understand it as a musical instrument. Right out of the box, they say, it's more of a Midi interface and remote control and that it can seem a little counterintuitive to guitar players.
This is fascinating - reminds me of the Theramin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcuzgeFq7Ik
Here's a more fully realized musical concept ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raaKSDI_HG0
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 28 May 2018 1:14 pm
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| The cello player certainly isn't playing right out of the box.... |
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Pete Bailey
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Seattle, WA
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Posted 29 May 2018 7:07 am
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That's an interesting item! But I can see the performer in the demo videos running up fast and hard against the limits of expressiveness right away (a common problem to most midi instruments).
A fun toy, definitely. A useful tool in the studio, almost certainly. A deeply expressive musical instrument with the capability to convey the full range of emotion that good musicians can deliver?
Well I won't say never (the EWI is a great example of one that does) but I'd have to see it with my own lyin' eyes first... |
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 29 May 2018 3:50 pm
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If you listen to the last two notes of the violin/fiddle piece, you can hear the digital "cheese", as I call it.
Probably the best response to the human touch of any MIDI instrument I've heard.
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