Andrew "Ace" ArsenaultI've been working on a prototype for an instrument that fits an entire keyboard in a compact space.
This is tuned in 4ths like a bass guitar, if only it had 12 strings and a really wide neck.
Rob@AceArsenault That is both very clever and very cool. Love it.
@Rob Thanks Rob. : }
It makes sense if you play bass guitar.
It works great for chordioid harmony! Makes it really easy to play complex chord extensions with little additional thought.
@AceArsenault Watched the video and indeed, it made a lot of sense as bass player. I really appreciated that change of perspective to playing along the keys like going down the strings.
It's a prototype at the moment, what's the plan, if there is one?
@Rob I mean, plan wise. I mostly just build stuff to meet the needs of my studio and performing work. : }
But at some point I think I might start producing batches of instruments and effects to sell them.
Likely to a small audience that has an interest in hand crafted instruments, effects and synths.
This is a high candidate for a production run of some sort.
@AceArsenault Totally get the enjoyment of just building stuff you need, but the formfactor and functionality of this made it look like an interesting proposition for a lot of people.
Production runs can be stressful. I recall people doing crowdfunding for things like this, thinking they're going to make 10s of them and then 1000s are interested - no longer the same level of fun.
@Rob Yeah. I'm thinking of doing a smaller batch of theses. At least to test the waters and see if people are interested.