
Photo courtesy of Yamaha
June 6th, 2008 – Yamaha recently introduced the Tenori-On. It’s a midi controller that has a built in sound-bank to trigger. It can also interface with other samplers and synthesizers. What I find cool about it is its strong visual aspect. You can use visual cues to create patterns you wouldn’t normally think of. Plus, it’d make an awesome instrument for a live stage show. It’s pretty pricey for the average person though, about $1200 USD. It was designed by Toshio Iwai who was behind the Nintendo DS title Electroplankton. I want! Someone send me a demo unit to review!

7 Comments, Comment or Ping
smeeta
Is puuurrdddyyy
Where can we try one of these out? Are they available in Canada?!
Jun 9th, 2008
Sean
Unfortunately, you cannot try them out unless you are a music celebrity right now as they have not yet been released. Currently, they are not available in Canada.
Jun 10th, 2008
Sean
Nevermind, I just read today that Yamaha will eventually sell it here in North America: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/19/yamahas-tenori-on-goes-on-sale-in-america/
Jun 19th, 2008
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