OH NO!!!! We're all out of a job!!!!!

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 3 Jul 2014 3:26 am

It was just a matter of time....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzfDlEe0VfM

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Jul 2014 4:02 am

The only part I don't get is why he smiles at the end...

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 3 Jul 2014 4:23 am

It wasn't a smile, it was a gas pain.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Jul 2014 4:25 am

Ok, that explains it, then. Thanks.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 3 Jul 2014 4:26 am

OK, so Roger Linn was famous for making a (real-ish) synthesizer/sequencer/drum machine. Then he made the AdrenaLinn I, II and III, which are filter/sequencer devices you can plug a guitar (or steel guitar) into and it will process it to sound like a synthesizer/sequencer/drum machine.

So he invented something that makes a steel guitar sound like a synthesizer, and now he's invented a synthesizer that sounds like a steel guitar. When you connect the dots, you... ummm. Well, yes. Super! Time marches on, and fruit flies like bananas....

Which do I buy first? OoooWee, better buy them BOTH, I wouldn't want to get LEFT BEHIND!!!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Jul 2014 4:44 am

Seriously, it's totally stiff and lifeless. But maybe someone will come along who will practice long and hard enough to make it sound fluid enough to be tolerable and can then start fooling some of the people some of the time.

Oh, and they do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so thanks Rog, on behalf of steelers everywhere.

Bob Simons · Post by **Bob Simons** » 3 Jul 2014 5:12 am

I don't think anyone pretends they are hearing a pedal steel, but come on guys...if the history of the search for ways to trigger or create sound for music was left to you guys we'd still be shaking gourds, banging sticks together, and howling at the moon!

Bud Angelotti · Post by **Bud Angelotti** » 3 Jul 2014 5:17 am

He smiles because he didn't have to take the time to practice and actually learn how to play an instrument.
I frickin' HATE robots.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Jul 2014 5:24 am

Bob Simons wrote:...if the history of the search for ways to trigger or create sound for music was left to you guys we'd still be shaking gourds, banging sticks together, and howling at the moon!

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 3 Jul 2014 5:28 am

Sounds just like Jerry!

(just kidding, lighten up!)

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 3 Jul 2014 5:33 am

Yeah, he HAD to pick a Jerry Garcia riff!

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 3 Jul 2014 5:40 am

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=267702

Yawn.

30+ years ago they said they'd replace guitars with synths - you can see that really took off and killed the guitar industry.

My opinion - if it was straightforward to get the bent-string figures to sound reasonable, more people would glom onto this. But anybody who practices that kind of stuff long enough to make it sound decent could (IMO) learn to do it on a real guitar even better. I just don't see the point unless you are, perhaps, just into synths.

Now, if he could get this into a smartphone app, it would probably take off. I don't think it would even have to be that good - I don't know what it is, but a lot of people will do incredibly stupid stuff on a phone just for the sake of doing it on a phone.

As far as pedal steel people being luddites, I don't agree. It's a relatively sophisticated instrument, very far from gourds, banging sticks, and howling at the moon.

Sounds just like Jerry!

Yeah, he HAD to pick a Jerry Garcia riff

LOL. But oh yeah, to a lot of rockers, Jerry IS pedal steel. But somehow, I can't picture Jerry or his followers taking to a gizmo like this in favor of the real thang.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 3 Jul 2014 6:16 am

It's totally out of tune...not even close.

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 3 Jul 2014 6:40 am

How 'bout dat...His smile at the end is due to him hearing the sound of the UPS truck slowing down to deliver his Ebay student model steel and BIG Tuning Wrench!

p.s. He's probably sounding better than my first go at steel...just sayin'

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 3 Jul 2014 7:09 am

Heck they make Fart machines that sound real don't they? This one smells like the real thing.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 3 Jul 2014 7:56 am

carl....that's funny! slowing down just enough to toss the steel off the truck as it passes by.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 3 Jul 2014 8:03 am

I'm glad that Mr. Linn feels steel guitar is important enough to create this. I don't think the Linn drum put drummers out of work, although it got some high profile recording gigs.

Maybe this will catch on....

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 3 Jul 2014 9:47 am

Ricky Davis wrote:It's totally out of tune...not even close.

Thus the reference to Jerry. But, it could have been Toy Caldwell too.

I actually like Jerry's playing. Can't say the same for Toy.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 3 Jul 2014 9:48 am

chris ivey wrote:carl....that's funny! slowing down just enough to toss the steel off the truck as it passes by.

Wow! You're lucky. The UPS drivers speed up and throw the steel guitar out of the truck here.

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 3 Jul 2014 10:28 am

After hearing this they just want the real thing.. No, I welcome this

JJ

Stuart Legg · Post by **Stuart Legg** » 3 Jul 2014 11:26 am

So how many years would a person have to practice on that thing before an artist would want it in the studio. A lot longer than Garcia spent on a real steel I'm sure.

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 3 Jul 2014 1:41 pm

As soon as I find my pitchfork and torches I'll catch up with the townspeople.And even if it IS pronounced "FRONK-EN-SCHTEEN",it's a monstrosity!

EDIT: And it won't help a bit for Roger to learn "Puttin' On The Ritz".So there!

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 3 Jul 2014 3:20 pm

well I hear cabinet drop , must be built in...

Bill L. Wilson · Post by **Bill L. Wilson** » 3 Jul 2014 4:16 pm

He forgot about his Tempered Tuning. Other than that, well it would still sound like CRAP.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 3 Jul 2014 4:45 pm

he needs to work on his blocking.

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