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Air guitar virtuosos, your day is coming...

Discussion in 'Off Topic [BG]' started by Mon Rominee, Nov 29, 2005.

  1. Nov 29, 2005 #1
    Mon Rominee

    Mon Rominee Inactive

    Oct 24, 2003
    Central Southern Massachusetts
    http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8383

    Aspiring rock gods can at last create their own guitar solos - without ever having to pick up a real instrument, thanks to a group of Finnish computer science students.

    The Virtual Air Guitar project, developed at the Helsinki University of Technology, adds genuine electric guitar sounds to the passionately played air guitar.
     
  2. Nov 29, 2005 #2
    canopener

    canopener Guest

    Sep 15, 2003
    Isle of Lucy
    Thank God...
     
  3. Nov 29, 2005 #3
    Don't_Fret

    Don't_Fret Justin Schornstein

    Dec 10, 2003
    LA
    Why haven't we found the cure for AIDS, yet? :rolleyes:
     
  4. Nov 29, 2005 #4
    Toasted

    Toasted

    May 26, 2003
    Leeds, UK
    We have.
     
  5. Nov 29, 2005 #5
    Indi86

    Indi86

    Nov 15, 2004
    Washington, DC / Ithaca, NY
    I can not express my joy at this invention in any meaningful or sensical way.
     
  6. Nov 29, 2005 #6
    jrthebassguy

    jrthebassguy

    Apr 19, 2000
    Houston, Texas
    I'm actually interested in "playing" that. It could add an entirely new dynamic to people who can actually play the guitar.
     
  7. Nov 29, 2005 #7
    KeithBMI

    KeithBMI Guest

    Jul 28, 2005
    Metro Detroit, Michigan
    The day music died
     
  8. Nov 30, 2005 #8
    Brad Barker

    Brad Barker

    Apr 13, 2001
    berkeley, ca
    wow, that's pretty lame.

    :bassist: <--air guitar. :rolleyes:
     
  9. Nov 30, 2005 #9
    DaveDeVille

    DaveDeVille ... you talkin' to me ?? Supporting Member

    Dec 31, 2003
    DEEP in the Heart of Texas
    quote ... " I wasn't a guitarist before i started the project .
    But i am now ."     Aki Kanerva .


    oh boy . goodie gumdrops . swell . just perfect .

    i'm sure this will revolutionize modern music , or maybe not .

    ... i can hardly wait to buy his first CD ... :eyebrow:



    {... i hope everyone realized i was trying to be sarcastic ...}

    :D
     
  10. Nov 30, 2005 #10
    Matt Till

    Matt Till

    Jun 1, 2002
    Edinboro, PA
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  11. Nov 30, 2005 #11
    bassguitar

    bassguitar Guest

    Apr 25, 2005
    T-Dizzle fo shizzle
    Doesn't Finland have the world air guitar championships every year?

    No surprise then I guess that they came up with this. Could make next years comptetion interesting.
     
  12. Nov 30, 2005 #12
    Matt Till

    Matt Till

    Jun 1, 2002
    Edinboro, PA