From Ben Bradley Sent Fri, May 3rd 2019, 17:15
From Ben Bradley Sent Fri, May 3rd 2019, 17:15
I recall seeing Roger Linn's early videos and explanations of this thing. Apparently it "quantizes" your sliding so you end up at the right pitch unless you're so far off you're a half step high or low (I don't know if you can turn that off). This might be too much help, in that an experienced performer might not WANT this help, and might not be able to do all the subtleties one might do on a violin or steel guitar or even bending notes on an electric guitar. I'm sort of afraid to try one out, my credit card would kill me. Are there videos online of people playing it for the first time? That might be interesting and instructive. On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 12:22 PM Quincas Moreira <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Bruno, while I understand your concern, I can safely say the Linn is way = easier to learn than a violin or saxophone, because you don't have to devel= op the embouchure or bowing technique to produce a good tone. That part is = taken care of by your synth, so it's just about training the fingers to mov= e accurately, and that is fairly simple. > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 11:12 AM Bruno Afonso <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> I have a feeling the linnstrument is a bit like the continuum and other = difficult instruments like the violin. Everyone can get one and play it, bu= t it takes a long time and practice before you can play something you are h= appy with. Expressiveness comes at a cost... For monophonic playing you can= not get more sensitive/expressive than a continuum but linnstrument is defi= nitely a step above a traditional keyboard for per note expressiveness. For= me, the linnstrument would be more interesting for harmonic explorations. = I should recheck the videos on roger's website and see what's new. I person= ally have no interest in trying to play guitar like on a linnstrument... I = can play guitar and so can half of the human population :) >> >> background: I have a continuum and that thing requires patience and prac= tice to really play it. >> >> b > > > > -- > Quincas Moreira > Synth Diy Guy