Submitted by Christy Purrrlington via Twitter.
“how can I play properly when mom leaves her rubbish all over the keys?”
Submitted by Christy Purrrlington via Twitter.
“how can I play properly when mom leaves her rubbish all over the keys?”
I tend to oscillate between the very large and the very small when it comes to instruments. On the small scale, I stumbled upon these tiny controllers from Nektar Technology.
These tiny controllers seemed like perfect companions for the iPhone and iPad – and they are quite cute. (Use the stuffed cat for a sense of scale.) The keyboard and continuous controllers both have a small modular footprint, slightly wider than an iPad. I might have gotten either or both, if they were available. Nektar hopes to have these out later this year.
While it is great to be able to show up at a gig with just an iPad, a controller like those from Nektar, and a couple of cables, sometimes one needs a real keyboard. And those aren’t getting any smaller. The Nord Stage 2 is the latest incarnation of my heavy but reliable workhorse keyboard:
The electric pianos (and the primary reason I got the Stage) were the same as ever and felt great. But what is different from the previous version is the synth section, which is now more akin to the Nord Wave. I could definitely use that feature. There are also improvements to the acoustic piano modeling, but that is more incremental. I don’t think I would replace my Stage EX at great expense for these features, though. There are some new acoustic pianos available for the older model, which I will try out at home.
Submitted by Regina Cherene via our Facebook page.
This is Cosmo, who lives (and plays) with our friend Synthia Payne in Denver.
“Cosmopolitan Cruz is in the zone…”
Submitted via our Facebook page.
Another from PulseWidthMod on flickr. That expression is just too cute 🙂
Submitted by Jeff Donovick via our facebook page.
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Another from Sawa Masaki featuring the white cat Taro.
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Another from our friend vlern, via our Facebook page.
From AdamAtom on flickr.