Eh I didn't watch the vid... I've been following this company for a few years...
here is Invalid Link Removed which I thought looked cooler..
and this to me is cool but you have to like Dubstep
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The game has been changed.
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Eh I didn't watch the vid... I've been following this company for a few years...
here is Invalid Link Removed which I thought looked cooler..
and this to me is cool but you have to like Dubstep
is there any functional benefit to it being shaped like a guitar? looks like you could do something similar with a Kaos pad + any instrument.
That's Hong Kong dollars. You can get it on Sweetwater for $1,099 US. Still a lot of dough, but it's definitely do-able for somebody really into synths. I'll put it on my GAS list, but sorta near the bottom.
I don't see what the big deal is didn't everybody who was a bass purist hate the P bass when it first came out?
Then once a few years passed it became you were weird if you didn't atleast use one.
I'm not saying this is the new P bass but, the moment Dead Mouse gets a hold of this thing we'll be seeing it for the rest of our musical lives.
Then once a few years passed it became you were weird if you didn't atleast use one.
I'm not saying this is the new P bass but, the moment Dead Mouse gets a hold of this thing we'll be seeing it for the rest of our musical lives.
Dude that thing is badass. I'm not sure why some of you aren't digging it. Phat sounds. I'd totally rock one of those.
Most of the better vids are people using it purely as a MIDI controller into VSTs. Certainly looks awesome to me. Would much rather see someone rocking one of these on stage than a regular keyboard.
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"I see it like this: a voice into a microphone onto a tape, onto your CD, through your speakers is all as illusory and fake as any synthesizer--it doesn't put Thom in your front room --but one is perceived as 'real' the other, somehow 'unreal'"
-Johnny Greenwood
I agree.
-Johnny Greenwood
I agree.
The SynthAxe was cool. I remember reading an interview with Jimmy Page saying he wanted one, don't know if he ever got it.
This "Kitara"? Um, NO. :scowl:
I already own Ableton Live (still mastering it though), use Native Instruments Maschine and have a bunch of VSTs as well as a Roland GR-55. So yeah, I would proudly play this for my electronica stuff.
Lots of negative thoughts on this thing I see.
Heh, well, the video I did post as the initial example was pretty lame in hindsight. I chose that one as it shows the absolute basics of the instruments and how it is played and triggered.
I definitely DO NOT see this as a replacement for a real guitar or bass. Simply as a new medium for making music. I figured most people here could appreciate a synthesizer in the format of a fretted instrument. If you know you're way around a fretboard, then you'll very quickly become comfortable with playing this synth.
I for one absolutely suck at playing a keyboard, although I love playing piano. (I mean, "trying to" play piano)
With this thing, I feel I could pick it up and instantly start banging out some awesome synth lines.
I know a lot of people are afraid of change or are quick to cast doubt and call this thing stupid, lame, useless, and so on. I guess I for one love music and all the new ideas coming out and tools to make it. If anything, this thing just looks fun to mess around with.
Like that one TBer said, Wait til Deadmau5 gets ahold of this thing and it'll become a staple in whatever genre the artist introduces it to.
There are so many things you could do with this. Midi controller, sampler, synth, even just regular guitar and bass tones.
I for one would rather see someone on stage sporting this thing rather than him/her standing behind a table for the entire show staring at their laptop.
Heh, well, the video I did post as the initial example was pretty lame in hindsight. I chose that one as it shows the absolute basics of the instruments and how it is played and triggered.
I definitely DO NOT see this as a replacement for a real guitar or bass. Simply as a new medium for making music. I figured most people here could appreciate a synthesizer in the format of a fretted instrument. If you know you're way around a fretboard, then you'll very quickly become comfortable with playing this synth.
I for one absolutely suck at playing a keyboard, although I love playing piano. (I mean, "trying to" play piano)
With this thing, I feel I could pick it up and instantly start banging out some awesome synth lines.
I know a lot of people are afraid of change or are quick to cast doubt and call this thing stupid, lame, useless, and so on. I guess I for one love music and all the new ideas coming out and tools to make it. If anything, this thing just looks fun to mess around with.
Like that one TBer said, Wait til Deadmau5 gets ahold of this thing and it'll become a staple in whatever genre the artist introduces it to.
There are so many things you could do with this. Midi controller, sampler, synth, even just regular guitar and bass tones.
I for one would rather see someone on stage sporting this thing rather than him/her standing behind a table for the entire show staring at their laptop.
I don't think there would have been any "negative thoughts" if the title of your post wasn't such a strong proclamation, "The game has been changed." And then you stated, "so much for all the effects pedals..." I believe if you would have said - Hey, take a look at this really neat midi controller... I think you would have gotten a whole different set of opinions. I'm not "hating" on you, just offering my opinion. I am sure, in the future, we will all be playing on some things that have not even been invented yet. Innovation Rules! But, I really did not believe my effects pedals, or my bass, are now obsolete from what I saw in the video you posted. Anyway, thanks for posting it, it was a fun discussion!
I was about to chime in with some choice comments about this Kitara thing when I realized it's not a bass. Who cares?
Doesn't change anything for those of us that like playing real instruments
Doesn't change anything for those of us that like playing real instruments
Ok ok true... I totally put a misleading title on the post.
It was meant to be kind of sarcastic. But at the same time I see how anyone could take it the other way.
But trust me, there is no way in hell I would trade up my bass and my extremely awesome pedal board for a keyboard.
"My bad!"
It was meant to be kind of sarcastic. But at the same time I see how anyone could take it the other way.
But trust me, there is no way in hell I would trade up my bass and my extremely awesome pedal board for a keyboard.
"My bad!"
Actually, I think that's a great idea. I just think this particular example is not the best way to go about it. A synthesizer keyboard in the form of a guitar fingerboard is a good idea, but it doesn't have to look like a cheap plastic videogame controller, especially not for that price.
Here's to hoping that the next attempt will be something a little more refined.
I've got nothing against the Kitara, but it's not a new instrument, rather just a tweaked interface.
I'd love to see some live music being played on the Kitara by a musician (virtuoso or somewhat advanced in Kitara skills) with other musicians on stage; but so far nobody's posted any clips that express musical ideas that I'm interested in. "Gleep, glop, bloooooobbbb". Yeah, the sounds are great, now compose some interesting music with it.
I'm not hating the Kitara, or Dubstep or anything. I enjoyed the clip of Nerve playing, but the other clips of regurgitated backing tracks and samples "expressing" one or two ideas ad nauseum... not at all my cup of tea.
So just like all the Fairlights, SynthAxes, Kaos Pads etc. introduced to the world, the Kitara doesn't really change the game, because the game is about making music that is expressive and it all boils down to the end user.
The Game Remains The Same.
