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    Tenori-On Goes Orange

    Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk

    Maywa Denki's Otamatone: One Part Theremin, One Part Synth, One Part Insanity

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    Image of Neight Neight
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    I actually bought the original when it first came out. Had to grease some palms to get it shipped over to the US. It was definitely worth it. It does have a few glaring holes in it that I know can be fixed via software (such as it has no song mode, just patterns), so I'm awfully curious as to where you found that it is getting an OS update. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of PDAisAok PDAisAok
    11/06/09

    @Neight: Yamaha has stated several times it has absolutely no plans to update the firmware on the Tenori-On, unfortunately #tenorionoorange
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    Image of Neight Neight
    11/06/09

    @PDAisAok: Actually I found it:

    "To coincide with the unveiling of the new model Yamaha have also confirmed a free forthcoming firmware update for current TENORI-ON customers. Following a range of user comments Yamaha are currently in the process of creating a new operating system which is expected to be available from January 2010.The update will address a number of areas including the synching of TENORI-ON to external DAW applications and offer an improved MIDI sync implementation." #tenorionoorange
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/06/09

    @Neight: I found out directly from Yamaha, in writing. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/06/09

    @PDAisAok: The Tenori-On W gets an OS update in January. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of Originaladam Originaladam
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Little Boots covering Hot Chip on the Tenori-On. Awesome. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can edit his name? BergenCountyJC can edit his name?
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange

    Looks awfully familiar... #tenorionoorange
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    Image of dfc dfc
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Or people can just play Electroplankton on the DS.
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    Image of surfer88 surfer88
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Does it say anything about the product itself when I see this and, in my head, justify it's $1k purchase price? Or just my lack of reality when it comes to impulse buyer decision-making?

    God help me if I ever see on of these in the wild. And for the record, I'd just as soon spring for the original model. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    10/07/09

    In reply to Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk
    That was amazing. They need to do another one where you can hear more of the piano "talking" and less narration.
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    Image of pretsal pretsal
    10/07/09

    In reply to Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk
    I'm kind of surprised people aren't so amazed by this. It just goes to show how complex the human voice is... Maybe making a piano talk isn't that amazing, but it really let's you see all the complexities of harmonics and timbre in the human voice when you try to recreate it with a spectrum of basic notes
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    Image of dingus dingus
    10/06/09

    In reply to Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk
    Piano! Ve haff vays of makink you talk!
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/06/09

    In reply to Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk
    So, the piano can talk? Big deal.

    My throat can do that WITHOUT a computer.
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    Image of chrisfox01 chrisfox01
    10/06/09

    In reply to Austrians Must Make Great Interrogators Since They Can Make Even Pianos Talk
    Do you have a weakness for guys who used to play the cornet in middle school? granted mine didn't talk, but I was one helluva horn blower.
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    10/06/09

    @chrisfox01: Errr...eh...uhmmm...yeah. I'm not touching that one.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/08/09

    In reply to Maywa Denki's Otamatone: One Part Theremin, One Part Synth, One Part Insanity
    Why do jumpsuits make things look professional?
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    Image of Alex Chanin Alex Chanin
    09/08/09

    In reply to Maywa Denki's Otamatone: One Part Theremin, One Part Synth, One Part Insanity
    looks like a crappy knockoff of the Continuum Fingerboard by Haken
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    Image of Blake380 Blake380
    09/08/09

    In reply to Maywa Denki's Otamatone: One Part Theremin, One Part Synth, One Part Insanity
    Why did I read Otamatone as 'Obamaphone'?
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    09/08/09

    @Blake380: Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring Obamaphone!
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    09/08/09

    In reply to Maywa Denki's Otamatone: One Part Theremin, One Part Synth, One Part Insanity
    Yes... "tadpole" shaped...
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    Image of jbrecken jbrecken
    09/08/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: I believe that it's actually modeled on the shape of a musical note, to indicate that this seminal instrument will bring about a new era in music.
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    Image of Diego Velasco Diego Velasco
    03/24/09

    In reply to The Arduinocaster Makes Keytars Even Geekier, If That's Possible
    aweomest
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    03/24/09

    @Diego Velasco: You have one too many letters in your Scrabble tray.
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