Saturday Synth Porn: This bit of MIDI controller madness, from yamamo2 in the Synthtopia Flickr group, is called SHAMInome-1. The SHAMInome-1 is part Shamisen, part PICnome and all weird keytar MIDI controller thing. It features: 3x SoftPot Membrane Potentiometers 3x Rotary Potentiometers 1x Force Sensitive Resistor 48x Button Pads USB connectivity More photos at the TKRWorks site.
Roland Lucina® AX-09 Jordan Rudess SampleWiz iPad Demo was uploaded by: rolandmedia
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Heads up for the worship keyboardists out there – Wildwood Church Worship Pastor Matt Faulkner wants to get you out of the choir loft and out in front, shredding. He recently introduced a ‘Keytar Tuesdays’ section to his blog, Worship Keyboardist, and he’s already come up with a few goodies, like this video of Petra’s John… Read More Keytarists For Christ
US Patent # D349127, registered to Prince R. Nelson, is for one portable electronic keyboard musical instrument, known as the Purpleaxxe. No chance of anybody copying this design – it’s patented! You can read the patent here.
Looks like Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method have some new gear! Part bass, part dj controller, part keyboard – and all WTF! What is this thing and why is it so awesome?
Haunted by the curse of Herbie Hancock– the unfortunate law of the universe that guys always look stupid playing the keytar? (While there are plenty of memorable keytar goddesses, Herbie Hancock is the only guy, ever, to look cool playing the keytar.) From the looks of it, the Ambidextro Keytar will do nothing to help with this problem… Read More The Ambidextro Keytar – Twice As Cool As Regular Keytars?
Saturday Synth Porn: Starr Labs calls this custom MIDI controller the Ztar Z6SPX. But we took one look at this particular Ztar Z6SPX and said to ourselves, “It’s a double complete rainbow on the fretboard!” “Oh my god! Oh Ohhhh God! Its so bright! It’s so bright and vivid.” The Starr Labs Ztars are unique guitar-style MIDI… Read More Double Rainbow MIDI Controller Ztar – It’s So Intense!
Saturday Synth Porn: Some nice shots of the new Starr Labs Z6-S Deluxe Ztar, in sunburst finish, with long-neck and a whammy bar upgrade. Features: 6 Velocity-sensitive Zero-latency String Triggers Unlimited tunings 32 mappable zones Programmable Auto-chording system Sequencer Arpeggiator 4-way programmable Joystick Volume Pedal Port Sustain Pedal Port MIDI and USB i/o Power Supply, Cables,… Read More The Starr Labs Z6-S Ztar
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Meme mashup alert! This video, from the 2011 Winter NAMM Show, demonstrates how to use a Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer to connect the Rock Band 3 keyboard controller to an iPad and use it as a keytar MIDI controller. Dig that funky music! via HarmonyCentral
