chuck 154 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/27/tech/innovation/hans-zimmer-seaboard-future-piano/?hpt=hp_c5There's also other new instruments likeThe ReactableThe Fingerboard ContinuumThe SwarmatronWe'll wait and see until we hear this instrument on film scores (with the exception of the Swarmatron which was already used in a film score.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Actually the Fingerboard Continuum was used by our own Johnny "Curly" Williams in the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 See that is why nobody trusts CNN anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Yeah, I saw this a few days ago. Looks like a cool instrument, visually, and I loved Zimmer's demonstration of the sounds. Let's see if it catches on. I doubt there's a new Moog in the making, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 That's not a piano, you fool. It's a keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The future of music is here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Here's something really new ( a piano and not an electronic one): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Oh my gawd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan345 3 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Actually the Fingerboard Continuum was used by our own Johnny "Curly" Williams in the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008.Really?! Which cues?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Um, "Call of the Crystal", for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 As I recall, the use of the continuum in KOTCS was fairly well publicized at the time, even though its presence in the score is decidedly subtle, bordering on unnoticeable.Personally, I like the idea of these sorts of instruments. As much as I love piano (or indeed a traditional electronic keyboard), it can indeed be frustrating to be stuck with each note corresponding to a single pitch with a single type of decay. Post-attack manipulation of pitch, timbre, and/or dynamic level is an attractive concept; so many other instruments can do that.But on the whole, I tend to prefer acoustic instruments over electronic ones. So I will only be TRULY excited when someone figures out how to achieve this sort of interface in a purely acoustic setting. The "fluid piano" is an interesting step in that direction, but it only allows manipulation of pitch, and only in a fairly cumbersome way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Here's something really new ( a piano and not an electronic one): That... is awesome. I feel a "Concerto for Fluid Piano and Chamber Orchestra" in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 But how do you modulate the pitch while playing with both hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Cock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I was going to say you have an assistant, but... yeah, cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Hehehe... wait, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Actually the Fingerboard Continuum was used by our own Johnny "Curly" Williams in the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008.Really?! Which cues?!It is the electronic synth effect associated with the Crystal Skull's Theme, that wailing slightly undulating electronic sound. It is featured throughout the score.Um, "Call of the Crystal", for example?Yeah mainly this.As I recall, the use of the continuum in KOTCS was fairly well publicized at the time, even though its presence in the score is decidedly subtle, bordering on unnoticeable.Personally, I like the idea of these sorts of instruments. As much as I love piano (or indeed a traditional electronic keyboard), it can indeed be frustrating to be stuck with each note corresponding to a single pitch with a single type of decay. Post-attack manipulation of pitch, timbre, and/or dynamic level is an attractive concept; so many other instruments can do that.But on the whole, I tend to prefer acoustic instruments over electronic ones. So I will only be TRULY excited when someone figures out how to achieve this sort of interface in a purely acoustic setting. The "fluid piano" is an interesting step in that direction, but it only allows manipulation of pitch, and only in a fairly cumbersome way.I just read this article (I googled this gadget and related stories) and the inventor of the thing said that they were going to integrate it into the orchestra rather than try to bring it out in a noticeable way. Although I find it rather wryly funny that they claim it is used in a "revolutionary" way with the orchestra. Randy Kerber was apparently the person who sought the instrument out for JW and learned to play it in a month and Kerber's skill with Onder Martenot gave him a good advantage in learning to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan345 3 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Um, "Call of the Crystal", for example?Oh, I always thought that was just a "synth voice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nope.They should have used a theremin though crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Too recognisable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Rubbish! Is you are gonna do 50's sci-fi pastiche, go all out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Leonardo Da Vinci's piano (Viola Organista) beats it all! OMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My understanding of the continuum fingerboard is that it's simply a synthesizer with a unique keyboard that allows one to glide between pitches in a way similar to the ondes martenot. The quality of the sound is whatever synth patch is selected - a synth ondes martenot or theremin in the case of KotCS. It might have been used in place of a real ones martenot for cost effectiveness, or Williams/Kerber felt that the synth sound was more controllable than the real sound.To be clear: the theremin and ondes martenot are not acoustic instruments; they are electronic instruments that use electricity to generate tones which are then amplified. They have been around for about a century. But they are not digital instruments; they can't be "programmed." (I should be crucified for the simplicity of that explanation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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