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Zivix Announces Wireless iOS Connectivity For The Jamstik MIDI Guitar
Author: Antonio Pierce
When we first met the team from Zivix their wild MIDI guitar, the Jamstik, promised a unique music-making experience thanks to a tether that connected it to a computer or iOS device. In the few short months since CES, however, they’re now preparing to announce that Jamstik works nearly flawlessly over Wi-Fi with iPhones and iPads, thereby reducing the need for a physically tethered device.
The Jamstik, which has surpassed its Indigogo goal with 13 days to go, is the first product by Zivix that aims to make music education and composition far easier than on a normal guitar. Not unlike the GTar, the Jamstik outputs MIDI signals as you play. However, instead of electrical connections with the strings the Jamstik uses IR sensors to “see” where your fingers are on the fretboard, allowing for tricks like string bending and hammer-ons and -offs.
The new prototypes have full MIDI over WiFi support, allowing you to connect to an iOS device completely wirelessly. The Jamstik actually creates its own ad hoc network with your device, allowing you to maintain a connection to your favorite audio program without having to connect cables. In the demo I saw today the Jamstik maintained a solid connection for most of an hour and, using Audiobus, you could transmit audio from one program to another, allowing for some amazing mixed MIDI and audio recordings.
The company plans to go into production in 30 days and they have 17 days left on their Indiegogo campaign. The device itself is $ 299 and the company is in talks to get it into retail stores in Q4 for general consumers. It’s an exciting time to be a musician, that’s for sure.
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The Zivix Jamstik Is An Absolutely Amazing Portable MIDI Guitar For Beginners And Pros
Author: Alexander McQueen
The surprisingly small and light Jamstik is, basically, among the coolest things I ’ ve seen at CES Today. It is a MIDI guitar that is really a musical controller. By playing and plucking the strings you could play music making use of synthesized sounds and it acknowledges chords, notes, and nuances including bends and hammers.
“ The end effects is quick, precise and price effective to make, ” stated Chad Koehler, Zivix VP. The gadget connects to a PC or tablet and you can play it simply like a routine guitar. To increase the neck you merely put a button on the body to play higher notes.
“ Our goal is to provide a platform for making songs more meaningful, easily accessible and enjoyable for the masses. While the Jamstik is instantly appropriate with Garage Band and hundreds of various other core-midi applications, we are developing apps for training, interactive Tab and an enjoyable popular music re-mix experience, ” stated Koehler. The Jamstik utilizes IR sensors to see your fingers as you press the strings so you never ever need to tune the guitar and it can notify you before you tap the wrong notes. It ’ s an excellent teaching device and a fun mobile popular music maker.
We got the possibility to sit down with the Zivix group and discuss their creation. The plan is to gain suppliers right here at CES and introduce the item this summer season. While it ’ s not as “ guitar-like ” as the comparable GTar, it ’ s absolutely an outstanding addition to the world of musical devices.
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Machina MIDI Jacket: Sound, Movement and Fashion
Author: Heather Brown
Machinais a menswear apparel brand that is in the procedure of mounting a Kickstarter campaign to promote a brand-new item. The campaign doesn ’ t start for about a month but they in fact have a demo version of their unique “ wearable ” MIDI controller live on the floor of TechCrunch Disruptin San Francisco this week.
The Machina MIDI Coat will come in a few different styles, but the fundamental idea is that it is a jacket or vest that is outfitted with many different sensing units (several MIDI touch sensors, accelerometer, etc.) that can easily control beats and samples by means of Wi-Fi and MIDI.
So you can effectively trigger and change tones by moving your fingers accross the three sliders on the front of the vest. You can easily also impact the speed of a beat or sample by moving your arm and the accelerometer in the sleeve. This is a cool idea and an interesting and kinetic way to induce and control beats and noises. It deals with a custom Macintosh Operating System X application that the company additionally created, with iOS variations soon to follow (for maximum mobility).
I got a hold of their Kickstarter video clip a bit early, and they offered me permission to post it. They will have more information about this new concept at their web site in the coming weeks.
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GTar Update: The Guitar Now Works As A MIDI Controller
Author: Mark Jeffries
The GTar, everyone’s favorite Disrupt near-winner, has just announced full MIDI compatibility for their guitar, allowing musicians to connect to popular software and “play” various sounds and triggers right on the guitar fretboard.
MIDI is still quite popular and is the standard for keyboard interfaces with most major music programs. By proving MIDI compatibility is in the cards, the company has further proven that the GTar is more than just a toy and more like the melding of 1980s Keytar with something more akin to a real guitar.
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Review: Samson Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller
Author: Rod Sutherland
If you are looking for Piano or Rhodes-like feel for serious playing, Samson’s Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller may not be right for you.
However, if you need a keyboard for some light playing or sample triggering, why not keep the expensive Kronos at home and bring the Carbon 49 out for the dangerous outdoor gigs that require expendable equipment? (I have seen many an expensive keyboard dragged end over end behind a golf cart after a show, or dropped or had beer spilled all over it while it was being underutilized at a gig as a mere MIDI controller).
Don’t get me wrong, the Carbon 49 — originally announced at NAMM but available May 15 — is a decently constructed keyboard controller and it comes complete with the usual on-board tools of the MIDI trade (modulation wheel, pitch wheel, data knob). Most importantly, it’s fairly portable and can use a laptop or even an iPad (not included) for both its MIDI brain and complete power supply (which makes for light travel). That’s a pretty great feature actually!
The thing about the Carbon 49 I like the best is the price point. At $ 89 it’s inexpensive and I think it plays pretty well for that price range!
Pros
- Price – $ 89
- Integrated iPad stand
- Dedicated Transpose and Octave buttons, classic Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels
- Velocity-sensitive keys
- Shift key adjusts up to 14 performance-related control parameters
- Features traditional MIDI out, sustain-pedal input and USB connections
Cons
- Not trully weighted keys, which could make it hard for more serious or sensitive playing
- 49 keys…you would have to balance portability with your playing needs
- iPad Camera Kit connector not included
Bottom Line
I liked it. It’s inexpensive and worked right out of the box for me with both my MacBook and my iPad. It’s a decent option for playing or sample triggering.
More info at http://www.samsontech.com/
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Line 6 Mobile Keys iDevice MIDI controllers hands-on (Video)
Author: Troy Barnes
Musical device maker Line 6 has widened its range of music-making peripherals to include these two new MIDI controllers for your iDevice. It’s the first (so it says) bus-powered gear that’ll draw a tenth of your iPad’s battery — meaning you’ll likely get nine hours of music-makin’ on a full charge. We gave the devices a play and found it a joy to use, the keys were comfortable and had some weight, solidly built with chunky rubber volume controls and LED-backlit octave switch keys. The only downside is there’s no natural slot (or groove) to place your iPad at the right angle for sustained use. After the break we’ve got a video with some pretty amateurish playing, but don’t let the assault upon your ears dissuade you from how good this device feels. The 25-key version will cost you $ 150, the 49-key version $ 200 and both are expected to arrive before the end of the quarter.
Dana Murph contributed to this report.
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Griffin Studio Connect, Midi Connect hands-on (video)
Author: Tech Blogger
Griffin really loves Garageband music makers, so much in fact that it’s releasing two new devices to help budding Mantovanis do all their composing on their iPads. The Midi Connect has an Apple dock connector on one end and a MIDI-in and MIDI-out interface on the other. The Studio Connect is a more muscular iPad dock that’ll let you control any instrument that runs MIDI or a quarter-inch lead. There’s a physical gain control rocker, blue-glowing volume switch and you can either push out sound to its stereo AV output or a 3.5mm headphone jack. Both devices will arrive in “Spring:” the Midi Connect going for $ 80, the Studio Connect setting you back $ 150.
Dana Murph contributed to this report.
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MIDI Mobilizer II stores your musical stylings, plays nice with CoreMIDI apps
Author: Matthew Baker
Much music making progress has been made since we first saw Line 6′s MIDI Mobilizer — namely, Apple put MIDI APIs in iOS and iPads started slinging super funky synthesized songs on the regular. In order to embrace the Cupertino-curated CoreMIDI standard, Line 6 has unveiled the MIDI Mobilizer II dongle. It looks like the original and uses the same MIDI Memo Recorder app to store and dispense your sonic musings, but this $ 70 piece of kit only works with the 3rd and 4th gen iPod touch, the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, and the iPad and iPad 2. Most importantly, the MIDI Mobilizer is compatible with GarageBand and all the latest CoreMIDI apps the kids are crazy about. Still not sold on the device’s ability to help you make a dope digital ditty? Peep the PR and video after the break to learn more.
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How To Make A Pseudo-Antique Light Bulb Organ Controlled By A Midi Keyboard
Author: Jon Mitchell
Musical acts can always do better if they have some sort of gimmick. The band Future Dancing is using a nostalgic-looking light organ as theirs. There is an Instructable on the neat light organ showing off the organ’s 12 bulbs that correspond to 12 notes in the octave (minus the octave note). The lights are positioned where the pipes on a pipe organ would be and the bulbs light up whenever a key is pressed on the MIDI keyboard. Also, the sustain pedal is recognized and can hold the light accordingly.
Other than a midi controller, a computer is also needed to send the data to the bulbs. Check it out in the video below.
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Mad Catz ships Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro adapter, gives your keyboard and drum set new life
Author: Nancy Kennedy
Talk about just in time. With merely weeks to go before Mr. Claus makes his wintry journey ’round the globe, Mad Catz has decided to finally ship a peripheral that was introduced way back in June. Without a doubt, the MIDI Pro adapter is one of the more intriguing music game accessories to hit the open market, enabling Rock Band 3 owners to use most MIDI keyboards and drum sets with the title. The box is shipping as we speak for Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii, and the Xbox 360 variant should be headed to Best Buy in the coming hours. If you’ll recall, this guy’s also designed to work with the forthcoming Rock Band 3 Squier guitar / controller, and it even features a velocity sensitive adjustment for MIDI drums designed to reduce cross-talk during play. At $ 39.99, it’s a no-brainer for those who already own a MIDI instrument or two, but we just might be more excited about the hacking possibilities than anything else. DIYers, get at it!
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