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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 22, 2017 18:07:22 GMT
Clever little keyboard that can make the sound of any instrument.
Has to be seen to be believed
The Gadget show has a few minutes of it near the beginning
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Post by zippy on Jun 22, 2017 19:18:58 GMT
looks fun - reminds me a bit of the stylophone (ask your grandpa !)
It's ROLI by the way, not Roil
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 22, 2017 20:06:36 GMT
My guess is this is the first of many
Damned iPad typo. PC too far away
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Post by Slinger on Jun 22, 2017 21:31:00 GMT
That is a VERY expensive toy.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 23, 2017 9:28:48 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 23, 2017 9:45:24 GMT
Looks to me like an instrument you can make music on.
Can see many musicians having that with them at all times to make toons
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Post by Slinger on Jun 23, 2017 14:21:33 GMT
I can't see that it does anything that couldn't be achieved with a great deal more flexibilty using a USB keyboard (A proper black and white keyboard, with velocity sensitive, and in some cases semi-weighted, keys) a laptop and the software of your choice. There's a lot of great software out there which is (legally) available for free and the keyboards (search Google for "25 key midi controller full size keys") can be picked up for much less the price of the ROLI and often come with cut-down but perfectly usable versions of professional recording software such as Ableton Live, my personal weapon of choice. That's why, to me at least, it's no more than an expensive toy. Serious musicians would (again, only my opinion) require a lot more than the ROLI can provide, and don't forget that although the basic unit is priced at £279.95 there are more than several add-ons for you to buy. Their version of the 25 key midi controller for instance (still using silicone keys though) is £599.95. ROLI Rise 25 - £599.95 or the M-Audio Oxygen 25 - £79.00 I know where my money would go. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 23, 2017 15:51:58 GMT
Aha. Had no idea. Assumed this was a 'new thing' They certainly went nuts about it on t' Gadget Show. - Usually taken with salt  |
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Post by Slinger on Jun 23, 2017 23:49:38 GMT
I probably feel the same way about things like this as you guys do about expensive bling-covered boxes being passed off as hi-fi.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 24, 2017 8:26:30 GMT
So why the big thing on the Gadget Show .... ?
Is this some sort of product placement, maybe paid for. Hmm
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Post by Slinger on Jun 24, 2017 12:40:17 GMT
So why the big thing on the Gadget Show .... ? Is this some sort of product placement, maybe paid for. Hmm It's typical Gadget Show fodder these days I think. I used to love the show but they went more and more "up market" in their reviews and eventually the price of their main review kit was way out of my league, and was mostly stuff I wouldn't want to own any way. In the "old days" at least it was presented a bit like Top Gear for gadge. It was fun, or as The Grauniad once put it, sometimes an excuse for Jason Bradbury's mid-life crisis. Quad bikes and £1200+ coffee machines don't float my boat I'm afraid. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 24, 2017 16:15:55 GMT
Got it. It's like so many programmers nowadays. 10-15 minutes of programme stretched to an hour. Keeps me slightly up to date |
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