Sorry for yet another "What was this...?" thread but I remember seeing video for some sort of sequencer or drum machine or some sort of midi? hardware that had light up pads where a row of lights would move up and whatever pad you light up would trigger a sample... I think? Anybody have a clue what I'm referring to?
― filthy dylan, Monday, 27 October 2008 21:31 (seventeen years ago)
tenori-on
― Whiney G. Soundgarden (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 27 October 2008 21:32 (seventeen years ago)
The first and most famous drum machine to behave in that way was the Roland TR-808 (1980). It had buttons (not 'pads'), representing steps of a bar; if lit up, by pressing the button, a sound would play on that step of the bar.
Other Roland machines, eg TR-606, TR-707, TR-909, had a similar interface. The idea has been copied by other manufacturers since then.
― dubmill, Monday, 27 October 2008 21:51 (seventeen years ago)
Kaoss pad?
― StanM, Monday, 27 October 2008 21:55 (seventeen years ago)
It was the tenori on but these other entries are sweet as well. Might as well turn this into a "weird music making hardware" thread
― filthy dylan, Monday, 27 October 2008 21:57 (seventeen years ago)
Atari Punk Console to thread...
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 21:58 (seventeen years ago)
http://monome.org/
― I want to edit my profile. (Display Name), Monday, 27 October 2008 22:06 (seventeen years ago)
yeah, was going to say that either the monome or the tenori on would more or less fit the bill of what you are referring to upthread, they're pretty different in terms of learning curves/intended audiences.
― Neotropical pygmy squirrel, Monday, 27 October 2008 22:09 (seventeen years ago)
beamz to thread
― aaron d.g., Tuesday, 28 October 2008 00:10 (seventeen years ago)
That Kaos but totally reminded me of stuff we used to do with the optigon.
― factcheckr, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:01 (seventeen years ago)
Albeit without the flashing lights
― factcheckr, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:02 (seventeen years ago)
Tenori Off
― milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill (S-), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:16 (seventeen years ago)
lol
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:22 (seventeen years ago)
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― superflyguy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:23 (seventeen years ago)
ach!
Reactable:
and i thought you were talking about the lemur.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:25 (seventeen years ago)
thanks for that Reactable bit (with no disrespect to the cuz)
― factcheckr, Wednesday, 29 October 2008 00:47 (seventeen years ago)
Those Reactable vids have been kicking around for a while now, I wonder what's become of it...
Anyway, the Phantastron:http://www.electricwestern.com/Phan102.jpg
Very cool looking tube synth kit. http://www.electricwestern.com/Phantastron.html
Was seriously considering one until the dollar completely tanked.
― milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill (S-), Wednesday, 29 October 2008 01:54 (seventeen years ago)
― imperial management trainee (latebloomer), Wednesday, 29 October 2008 17:10 (seventeen years ago)
you gotta love an instrument that can never fail to make whoever is playing it look like a complete tool
― imperial management trainee (latebloomer), Wednesday, 29 October 2008 17:19 (seventeen years ago)