At the Consumer Electronics Convention, Mike Butera, founder of Artiphon, demonstrated the new Artiphon Instrument 1.
The Artiphon Instrument 1 explores the idea of a iPhone MIDI controller, executed as a professional instrument.
Like other iOS MIDI controllers, it’s compatible with CoreMIDI iOS apps. But the body of the Instrument 1 is inspired by the forms of traditional stringed instruments and constructed of fine hardwood. The Instrument 1 can be held in multiple positions?from guitar and fiddle to lap steel and upright bass.
In the video, Butera talks with TechCrunch’s John Biggs.
The Artiphon Instrument 1 is expected to be priced at about $800. See the Artiphon site for more info.
Check it out and let us know what you think of it!
W.T.F.?
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Arti-Pharty
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Oh, look, something completely useless to everyone but “available for ipod”. Welp, better blog about it!
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Oh, look, something Apple related – better post a uninformed complaint about it!
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When will the lefthanded version be out?
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biggest waste of two years. a lot of talking about what it’s capable of and not a lot of demonstrating. are they for real? $800?!?! i’d rather get an eigen harp pico.
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Very very boring – sorry but really boring ! Mmmmmmm still boring
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Why the frell would anybody make a dwarf-guitar with knobs and iphone for strings to play guitar, bass and such when there are great real instuments out there? And I noticed he said it was also ment for people to learn instruments on. And this from a multi-instrumentalists mouth!? *Facepalm*
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Oh, and not to forget the violin mode. Major laughmode
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“So now it is making a sound and you aren’t touching it. Where is that sound coming from?”
“Oh, thats a incoming call.”
“Oh.”
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“A new era for stringed instruments”… BWAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!! “A third dimension of musicality”. Man.. the samples that could be pulled form this are endless. It’ll be a great looking brick when Apple changes the size of the iPhone again lol. $800?!?! Yeeeeaaahhh…..
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just one word………NO
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I have to say I like it. Not sure why so many people are being so negative, as a musician it seems pretty cool to me. If it replicates the instruments accurately and give you the ability to use pressure to modify sound I think its pretty cool. Any “nice instrument” is $800 bucks so not real sure why people are gawking at the price point. I do think there will be a limited market at that price point but I still think its cool.
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this man is obviously a musician and opposite to the myriads of mad scientists we see everyday trying to make bleeps and noises out of their crappy devices.
Good luck with this interesting concept…..
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He didn’t even attempt to play us a tune, wtf?!?! I think the guy was just havin’ a laff! I love music tech but that was poor!
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that’s right. The demos are too short (but otherwise good) and their website doesn’t provide more videos.
But the concept is very smart. A boombox with midi and “pro” audio connections that can be used as an expressive multi instrument.
The problem is the I-phone with his ever changing connectors and 2 years battery life
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Well….Wondering who is going to promote this piece of plastic…
Will a well known musician put his name to the test ???
Without a promotion this piece of plastic may turn into a nice lego piece instead…L O V E L Y….;-)
No good LUCK…..
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Its time to get serious… emergency call to Jordan Rudess…
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Banjo mode FTW
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