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Re: Kitara MIDI guitar



Wow I guess I hit the nail on the head then haha



On Apr 25, 2012, at 6:14 PM, "Boise Creative & Improvised Music Festival" 
<krispen.hartung@gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess they are coming out with just a controller version for $300.  I 
> have similar concerns.  I'm not sure if the buttons would do it for me.
> Does anyone make a MIDI ready guitar with actual strings?   Seems like 
> Roland has totally dominated the market with the hex pickup and their 
> standalone units, and I see that the Axon stuff is off the market now.
> I suppose I could by one of those old Roland GI-20 converter and a hex 
> pickup. But those things are apparently slow as hell.
> Kris
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Milkey
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:59 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Kitara MIDI guitar
> 
> I agree-I couldn't justify 900 bucks for that-I bet you we'll see an 
> iPad audio interface shaped like that in the next year or so, especially 
> if this takes off. I could see 300 bucks max (it still has midi I/o and 
> plenty of triggers)  for that shell and 9.99 for the app, but 900 is a 
> little expensive for what you are getting.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 25, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> But why would you really want this?  Its basically a guitar 'shaped'
>> synth controller.  Not that its not interesting, but is the appeal
>> that its cooler than a keytar?
>> 
>> Kevin
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Dennis Moser <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> Last I heard, he still wasn't shipping this. Still a prototype but
>>> getting closer to an actual product.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin
>>> http://audiozoloft.com
>>> http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Boise Creative & Improvised Music
>>> Festival <krispen.hartung@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Holy shit!  Is anyone using this?
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tik7wmFdMIA&feature=player_embedded
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hslBmNF9ak&feature=player_embedded
>>>> 
>>>> Kris
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a
>> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all 
>> trouble.
>> 
>> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
>> 
>> Sound and Vision:  http://www.minds-eye.org
>> Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos
>