• Crazy Instruments Thread
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This is a thread dedicated to bizarre, home-made, custom, unique, or otherwise zany musical instruments! [b]The Zendrum[/b] [img]http://ashaffiliates.com/electrodrum/zendrum.gif[/img] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdNlElqkGs&feature=related[/media] Designed in the 90s, the Zendrum was created to give drummers the same stage presence and freedom of movement as a guitarist. A fully functional midi controller, the Zendrum has become a favorite for musicians who wish to stand out. It's most noticeably used by side show performances in Disney's Animal Kingdom and EPCoT, as well as Universal's Islands of Adventure. Though it was designed for drummers, being a midi controller means it can control any sound. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-g-38xi8vY[/media] [url]www.zendrum.com[/url] [b]The Kitara[/b] [img_thumb]http://i2.esmas.com/editorial-televisa/2011/04/26/206183/misa-digital-kitara-300x450.jpg[/img_thumb] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2t5CpIMZQk[/media] The Kitara is the first product from an upstart instrument company called Misa Digital. The Kitara puts the sounds of synthesizers in the hands of guitarists. It features a full polyphonic neck with keys for each note playable on a guitar, similar to the Starr Labs "Ztar" instruments [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Robswireatlanta.jpg]made famous by Pendulum's Rob Swire.[/url] It differs in its control scheme: a multi-touch screen similar to one of Korg's [url=http://www.korg.com/Products.aspx?ct=95]Kaoss[/url] devices, and an on-board, open-source synth engine [i]powered by Linux[/i]. [url=http://www.misadigital.com/index.php?target=kitara&lang=en]www.misadigital.com[/url] Know of any crazy instuments? Post about them here!
That Zendrum thing :allears: Playing house music guitar style
You know how the have guitars that are like double guitars? well this one time I saw a triple guitar. wait til i get a picture or something. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2hx56xt.jpg[/IMG] i wonder if they have quadruple guitars...
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;29934147]You know how the have guitars that are like double guitars? well this one time I saw a triple guitar. wait til i get a picture or something. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] [img_thumb]http://i56.tinypic.com/2hx56xt.jpg[/img_thumb] i wonder if they have quadruple guitars...[/QUOTE] Dude [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3150721628_2ee9e8feb9.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;29934147]You know how the have guitars that are like double guitars? well this one time I saw a triple guitar. wait til i get a picture or something. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] [img_thumb]http://i56.tinypic.com/2hx56xt.jpg[/img_thumb] i wonder if they have quadruple guitars...[/QUOTE] He's using an ebow, cool thing.
[img]http://www.angelo.com/assets/images/M_Angelo_Batio_Quad_One.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.bergenfjords.com/fjords/hardingfele.jpg[/img] I'd love one of these. Norwegian folk viol called a hardingfele. It's tuned to an open chord with drone strings, it's like a violin/hurdy gurdy hybrid. Sounds amazing [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7TMRHBPqSA[/media]
[QUOTE=Charybdis;29937238][img_thumb]http://www.angelo.com/assets/images/M_Angelo_Batio_Quad_One.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Oh yeah, beat THIS! [IMG]http://www.hahakiri.com/wp-content/uploads/_MultiNeckGuitar.jpg[/IMG]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIdeod5QFV0[/media]
[quote] The Zendru Designed in the 90s, the Zendrum was created to give drummers the same stage presence and freedom of movement as a guitarist. A fully functional midi controller, the Zendrum has become a favorite for musicians who wish to stand out. It's most noticeably used by side show performances in Disney's Animal Kingdom and EPCoT, as well as Universal's Islands of Adventure. [/quote] if any drummer used that instead of the actual drums at a concert, i would get up and leave thats fucking retarded as opposed to play a kit. the drummer, usually in most rock or metal bands, has the biggest stage presence anyway
[QUOTE=gerbile5;29937979]if any drummer used that instead of the actual drums at a concert, i would get up and leave thats fucking retarded as opposed to play a kit. the drummer, usually in most rock or metal bands, has the biggest stage presence anyway[/QUOTE] i could totally see it happen in a prog group
Jazzmutant Lemurs, Korg Microkorg Awesome shit
[QUOTE=gerbile5;29937979]if any drummer used that instead of the actual drums at a concert, i would get up and leave thats fucking retarded as opposed to play a kit. the drummer, usually in most rock or metal bands, has the biggest stage presence anyway[/QUOTE] Aw come on gerbile, where's your [i]imaaaaaaginatiooooon?[/i] [img]http://abitteabitte.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/spongebob-imagination.jpg[/img]
Is the Theremin too mainstream? Looking for a synth that's unique, yet timeless? The Ondes Martenot. [quote][img]http://www.thomasbloch.net/ondesMartenot3.jpg[/img][/quote] [quote=Wikipedia]The ondes Martenot, also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales, is an early electronic musical instrument invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. The instrument's eerie wavering notes are produced by varying the frequency of oscillation in vacuum tubes. The production of the instrument stopped in 1988, but several conservatories in France still teach it. In 1997, the Ondéa project began designing an instrument based on the ondes Martenot. Since the Martenot name is still protected, the new instrument is called Ondéa, but has the playing and operational characteristics of the original ondes Martenot. In 2001, a completed prototype was first used in concerts. These instruments have been in regular use since 2005. Since 2008, Jean-Loup Dierstein, with the support of Maurice Martenot's son, has been developing a new, officially called ondes Martenot instrument based on the model used when production stopped in 1988. The ondes Martenot has been used by many composers, most notably Olivier Messiaen. He first used it in the Fête des Belles Eaux for six ondes, written for the 1937 International World's Fair in Paris[6] and then used it in several of his works, including the Turangalîla-Symphonie.[/quote] It uses several unique methods of control, demonstrated here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9UBjrUjwo[/media] The ondes Martenot also has unique speakers, including one that has 8 resonating strings attached across the sound box. Two examples of performance: Turangalîla-Symphonie, 5th Mvt. by Olivier Messiaen [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv67YkOWJNA[/media] Formule (a section of) by Thomas Bloch [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1CfKK9qFo[/media] Some other strange instruments I can think of are the Korg Kaossilator (I have it and it's awesome), and this entire website: [url]http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/[/url]
Hey on the subject of multi-necked guitars [img]http://www.noiseaddicts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/guitar_the_beast2.jpg[/img] "The Beast." Also, That 1 Guy's (yes, his stage name is "That 1 Guy") homemade instruments - magic pipe, etc. [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3460684017_221ca43fbb.jpg[/img] Here's the pipe in action, it's really neat: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcmrYhDq9ms[/media]
Shostakovich, I came into this thread with the intention of posting the Ondes Martenot. Looks like you beat me to it :v:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6kB6ce_5M[/media] sure the instruments are virtual but it's still someone's brainchild
The Indian Tambura/Tampura: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-xjac-6XxU[/media]
Add the hang drum to the op. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNJswfXKJ3s[/media]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/DSSessionVideos[/url] This guy has some pretty awesome experimental instruments. Hell, he even makes music from a tree! [editline]20th May 2011[/editline] There is also circuit bending [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Pbyg_kcEk[/media]
[QUOTE=Abufikatoo;29938555]Hey on the subject of multi-necked guitars [img_thumb]http://www.noiseaddicts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/guitar_the_beast2.jpg[/img_thumb] "The Beast."[/QUOTE] A guitar shop I went to in London had one of those :psyduck:
Here's a crazy instrument: The Prepared Piano [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepared_piano[/URL] [IMG]http://www.batagov.com/photo/F2/prepared%20piano.jpg[/IMG] And finally, the first piece of music ever written for prepared piano, John Cage's "Bacchanale": [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0BwwF9cLwM[/media]
OH MAN THAT KITARA SO WANT THAT KITARA [img]http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2009-04-17/1239975729425.jpg[/img]
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