Yamaha's new musical instrument

Brian Ambrozy 17 Jan, 2008 at 8:34pm ET Article published in Tech

The Tenori-On.. The next Theramin? Sounds like the future to me…. (make sure you check the videos)

Comments

17 Jan 2008 ~ 9:07pm Medlock I'll give it "wow" but not "future." Seems to be kind of a novelty/gimmick.
17 Jan 2008 ~ 11:43pm mondi I really want one of these.

TheGr81 wrote:

I'll give it "wow" but not "future." Seems to be kind of a novelty/gimmick.

Just out of interest, what would you consider the future to be?
18 Jan 2008 ~ 12:46am primesuspect Kyle was watching the videos tonight and his eyes lit up - he had the look of destiny on his face. He said, in awe: "Dad.... I want one of those...."
18 Jan 2008 ~ 12:47am Leonardo Good to see here again, Mondi! Welcome back.
18 Jan 2008 ~ 12:53am Medlock

mondi wrote:

Just out of interest, what would you consider the future to be?

I don't see current instruments and computer programs/technology changing for quite a while, but now that I think of it...I really don't know.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 11:52am CB MIDI is the future.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 12:43pm Leonardo

MIDI is the future.

If you like artificial sound. The problem with any synthesized sound is that it will never include all the overtones, "impurities," and unique signatures that are inherent in natural voice and non-electronic instruments. It will always be microwave dinner as compared to a home cooked meal. Don't get me wrong, it has it's place. Some of my favorite recordings are J.S. Bach played on a synthesizer, courtesy Walter/Wendy Carlos.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 12:54pm CB MIDI is not synthetic. :P Only the construction is synthesized, all of the sounds themselves are real recordings of one note at a time. You can make real non-vocal music digitally, while conserving storage space.

We should never have let MP3 tempt us from the purity of MIDI.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 1:15pm primesuspect Gigastudio.

Each sample is gigabytes large. MIDI that sounds astonishingly real. Every possible nuance that you can experience with human ears. These samples were recording by ****ing sorcerers.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 1:36pm Leonardo

Each sample is gigabytes large. MIDI that sounds astonishingly real.

Tech/samples to which I am uninitiated.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 3:55pm primesuspect If you heard a song on the radio or recorded on a CD that was made ENTIRELY with a computer and Gigastudio - you absolutely would not know that it was not performed by real instruments.
22 Jan 2008 ~ 4:20pm broady81 Reminds me of the interface on the Korg Kaosspad. Check "beardyman" using it. He's a British beatboxer :smiles: ... I think it's pretty neat anyway