Re: [Harp-L] Turbo harp ELX demo

[John Frazer <harmonicajohns@xxxxxxx>]

The trouble with Midi is that it has trouble with chords and intervals. This
device does not have that problem.

Hope you get to play more.


On 1/9/11 6:41 PM, "PINTO DIGITAL" <pintodigital@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi John,
>  
> Does that work like a harmonica pick up ? No outside
> sounds will bleed into it correct ?
> About 12 years ago I was fooling around with a midi converter
> that took a microphone connection into a synthesizer.
> The converter could detect bends and multiple notes but the problem
> was that with a microphone other sounds would bleed into it and trigger the
> midi with unwanted noises so I couldn't play in a live band with it.
>  
> In a nutshell, I think with what you have there the harp could trigger midi
> so that one harp player can sound like drums, an orchestra, any other
> instrument, etc.
> It was kind of odd for me to get into that as I was (and I am again) a mic
> straight into
> amp guy. I had a big rack of effects for a about a year then I took it all
> back because I couldn't use it live and my wife had a baby that required my
> extra
> time. A Novelty but it was fun and it would also help harp players write a lot
> of 
> other instrument parts for demo recordings.
> 
> 
> Joe Pinto
> Little Joe & the Werewolves
> 
> 
> 
>  
>> > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:33:35 -0800
>> > From: harmonicajohns@xxxxxxx
>> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [Harp-L] Turbo harp ELX demo
>> > 
>> > I recorded a short demo of the Antakimatic ELX. Check this bad boy out. No
>> > feedback possible, and lots of sounds available
>> > 
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiBnJdwBPkQ
>> > 
>> > Let me know what you think. I can do more demos if there is interest
>> > 
>> > 
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