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ProjectM
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 07:12:37
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Yeah I saw that somewhere. Looks cool. Wonder what it would be like to play it. My piano skills are bad enough as they are.
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 07:14:36
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ProjectM
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 07:17:54
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BTW - I have never liked "reinventing" or "reimagination" of traditional instruments. If they'worked for thousands of years or something - that is definitily a success story. So why mess with something that works? However, if they make something that make my playing sound like Lang Lang, then I'll buy it!
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Moshkiae
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 11:50:17
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Hi,
Project ... think about what you said ... the piano started out 500 years ago as a harpsichord ... that was a total pain in the wazoo to tune because no house or place that housed it had consistent heat/temperature like most places do 500 years later. The piano has gotten consistent in the past 100 years ... and "useful" (in terms of household) only in the past 50 years!
So seeing this is interesting, but it came out of the synthesizer development ... makes perfect sense!
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ProjectM
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 12:13:30
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Those are good points Moshkiae - didn't think of that actually. But I was referring to the layout of the keys. The keys themselves are working even though the box behind them have been tough to handle. Perhaps not for a thousand years though  But who said that a synthesizer had to be controlled with piano-ish keys? Was it jsut conventient at the time? Maybe this is what it should have looked like in the first place
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SongCraft
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 12:26:54
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I would actually have to play the darn thing to get a feel of the keyboard before I can pass judgement. At first glance though I'm not sure about those rubbery looking keys and how nuances relate well to performance.
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craigb
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/11 13:43:57
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A little color would make it less intimidating to play. In fact, you should be able to imbed LEDs on the keys to help you learn how to play (keys, chords, melody lines etc.). You've got to wonder just how long that surface is going to last too. It looks like it could be subject to wear and, since it's a synth, you might end up with some keys simply not working after a while.
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 02:40:17
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 02:57:58
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spacealf
Ya, righto. Now keyboard players can play with out of tune guitarists.
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 03:05:00
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I'm a bit like Marius when it comes to such prototypes and people trying to re-invent the wheel.
Anyway, it's not like music is evolving in a direction where people actually have a use for all the nuances - generally it's more about over-quantizing and pitch-correcting the life out of every note.
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Moshkiae
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 08:32:21
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But who said that a synthesizer had to be controlled with piano-ish keys? Was it jsut conventient at the time? Maybe this is what it should have looked like in the first place I actually think that is a good question ... but we would have to go way back about 75 years to ask that question!
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 13:40:23
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"Ya, righto. Now keyboard players can play with out of tune guitarists." Righto. Just did not want to say it. I have enough hard time trying to play a synth with after-touch or channel-touch whatever it is. Actually having the keys smaller in width and not the same as a piano (oh and please do not bring up a electric piano either), I have found out I have to be a different Nationality and a smaller person than I really am. (fingers too big I guess which at one time use to be good). (but now I can be the same way as playing guitar, that leaves only drums and bass I guess. What a way to go!)
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Janet
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 15:15:25
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If it would make be able to play like him, it might be good. :)
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Moshkiae
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Re:An interesting development in keyboard technology
2013/03/12 15:35:42
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Hi,
As things go digital, it is likely that the "need" for the strings and wood boxes they go on, will be less and less an issue. Of course, this is a problem for guitars too, sooner or later and I have said that before in here, and while we probably won't see real instruments, we might actually see some interesting prototypes before our time is up.
As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys!
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