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| Re: Revelations...the end of days is upon us [message #93028 is a reply to message #93022] |
Sat, 24 November 2007 23:09   |
steve the artguy
Messages: 308
Registered: June 2005
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"Gantt Kushner" <ganttmann@comcast.net> wrote:
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>Think it'll catch on? Maybe Bruce Hornsby'll start playing one...
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>"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>> http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-world -s-first-fully-digital-accordion-boasts-self-contained-51-sp eaker-system-with-video-
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Funny you should post this right now, DJ.
Believe it or not, I was thinking about something like this just yesterday.
Other than the obvious butt-of-jokes qualities about accordions, the real
problem with them is that it's really really hard to play them quietly. When
you (or I, as the case may be) try, I lose much of the feeling, control and
subtlety. (As if there was any to lose. I know. I know.)
But it ocurred to me that a digital recreation could actually turn the volume
down and still have the same expression. Or so it seemed to me yesterday,
when I was thinking this idea I had. It was my idea. And it was mine.
I saw something about the Roland accordion/synth thing some time ago. I think
they reviewed it in Keyboard mag. It was ungodly heavy and ridiculously expensive,
and not very expressive, as it turned out. Too organ like, I think.
For now I'll stick to my little ancient noisemaker.
-steve
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| Re: Revelations...the end of days is upon us [message #93032 is a reply to message #93028] |
Sun, 25 November 2007 02:58 |
Kim W
Messages: 165
Registered: July 2006
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"The best thing about accordions is the way the air smells as it comes out.."
FZ
Maybe Roland can work on a V-odour version...
"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
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>"Gantt Kushner" <ganttmann@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>Think it'll catch on? Maybe Bruce Hornsby'll start playing one...
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>>"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>>> http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-world -s-first-fully-digital-accordion-boasts-self-contained-51-sp eaker-system-with-video-
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>Funny you should post this right now, DJ.
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>Believe it or not, I was thinking about something like this just yesterday.
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>Other than the obvious butt-of-jokes qualities about accordions, the real
>problem with them is that it's really really hard to play them quietly.
When
>you (or I, as the case may be) try, I lose much of the feeling, control
and
>subtlety. (As if there was any to lose. I know. I know.)
>
>But it ocurred to me that a digital recreation could actually turn the volume
>down and still have the same expression. Or so it seemed to me yesterday,
>when I was thinking this idea I had. It was my idea. And it was mine.
>
>I saw something about the Roland accordion/synth thing some time ago. I
think
>they reviewed it in Keyboard mag. It was ungodly heavy and ridiculously
expensive,
>and not very expressive, as it turned out. Too organ like, I think.
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>For now I'll stick to my little ancient noisemaker.
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>-steve
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>
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