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check out new instrument: http://www.9to5mac.com/made_on_a_mac_eigenharp

the music they play suck
but the instruments looks really cool

and the price makes it's unavailable for most of the folks in da world

and that is the funny point - using such expensive innovative devices to play such a dull ordinary uninspiring music

I was thinking that when I watched the video. The music didn't sell the device very well although it did occur to me afterwards that they were probably trying to play something mainstream as it was a BBC news item. The item did pique my interest somewhat so I went to the website to check it out further.

Wow! This thing looks easily like the greatest controller ever made. I can't wait to try one. I am seriously thinking in investing in the smaller one initially with a view to getting the bigger one if I get on with it. I wonder just how well it will work with Live because the two together could be just mindblowing in potential.

Yes, they are playing really sucky music, but the idea and the execution looks amazing. Try the Eigenharp website rather than the BBC report for info.
http://www.eigenlabs.com/

£4K !!! Wow indeed!

lets wait for behringer to make a cheap ripoff version of one

doremifa wrote:lets wait for behringer to make a cheap ripoff version of one

screw Behringer...I can make them...
just send one to me for reverse engineering..
this goes up there with the 'moog guitar' for
"cool things to buy if I ever win the Lottery" list..

Gazgoldstar wrote: I am seriously thinking in investing in the smaller one initially with a view to getting the bigger one if I get on with it. I wonder just how well it will work with Live because the two together could be just mindblowing in potential.

akai has similar price but in usd (not gbp).

aeon_flux wrote:

Gazgoldstar wrote: I am seriously thinking in investing in the smaller one initially with a view to getting the bigger one if I get on with it. I wonder just how well it will work with Live because the two together could be just mindblowing in potential.

akai has similar price but in usd (not gbp).

It is very nice, it is really expensive. It "has a midi gateway", so you run the software to make the instrument run, and then you would control whatever else via MIDI coming from that gateway. Wonder what latency might be involved. So if you are not using a Mac you would need to add the price of a Mac on top of it to run the proprietary software/MIDI gateway to control your main stuff.

The sensitivity is a strong point, those keys probably add quite a bit to the cost, along with the breath controller, but they keys are very cool. It has the flashing lights that is for sure They seem to have put a lot "onboard" the unit and into the proprietary software, rather than making it a controller, it seems like a less expensive variant could be made with just MIDI out.

I have bored people with this video here before but I've built a DIY controller that is somewhat similar in regards to the large number of keys and having separate button keys to control other functions, it is a true controller with MIDI out, no additional software. Even with the cost of Live and the computer to run it on t did not cost anywhere near $US7000 . But it does not have the super sensitive keys, the extensive hardware features (ribbon controller, breath controller), the polished look or the flashing lights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q745GVuE9Rs

Because it is a MIDI controller I can select VST/chord/scale plugs using any of the MIDI items. I've got a Behringer FCB1010 as well.

nice !

Anyone else thinking Star Wars?

TOTALLY. Next year's fashionable electronic musician will have a head shaped like an arse too.