AXiS 49 - Harmonic Table Keyboard, Tutorial & Solo

[leakeg]

awesome dude. I want one.

[albenir56]

1:52 epic

[ChrisViral]

i'm still so amazed by this xD

[MotionAllegiance]

Where'd you get this?

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@MotionAllegiance there's a link in the description, it's c-thru-music (DOT) com

there's info and also a webstore :)

[MotionAllegiance]

@guitarDouchebaggery Thanks man!

[riyanla]

Im selling my axis 49 for 300$ (santa monica to los angeles areas only.) The stickers is starting to peel off (that's because I used it pretty frequently.) But everything else works in perfect condition. If you would like to see a picture of it or would like to know more about the item, just contact me at garbanu@hotmail.com or at 415-606-5883

[eaturtoes]

The chord changes for your solo are like...identical to Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. Cool. Nice job!

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@eaturtoes yes it's really the same chords

the backing track isn't mine, it's from Racer X

[felipescalador]

hello I am taking piano lessons like two months ago but I really like the idea of an axis 64. so just wandering is it better to leave the piano lessons & learn music theory on my own to then apply it to the axis?? or should I stay in piano lessons. any help is greatly apreciated

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@felipescalador Hi,

I think you can't go wrong with continuing taking piano lessons. Having a teacher makes learning the theory etc. much easier. You won't find any teachers for the axis.

Once you know how to play your main instrument, may it be piano, or in my case the guitar, quite well, then it's easier to get into different kind of instruments or key layouts as found on the axis.

Also, in terms of key layout, the axis has advantages and disadvantages.

[felipescalador]

@guitarDouchebaggery thank you for your help! going to think about it

[felipescalador]

@guitarDouchebaggery thank for your help it puts thing now in perspective. By the way how to get an axis with notes labeled?

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@felipescalador it comes with stickers

[TheHunterRE]

Hello (...hello...hello), is there anybody outhere? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? (8)

Jajajaja, it looks like comfortably numb, by Pink Floyd. But that Axis-49 is amazing! Very good job!!

[gaussman08]

BADASS SONG!

[DennChooch]

why do i hear comfortably numb by pink floyd when you play that solo lol

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@DennChooch it's the same kind of chord vamp, many people recognize it as comfortably numb. I don't think Paul Gilbert did this on purpose for his Technical Difficulties song though

[burchified]

@DennChooch Because they ripped Floyd off.

[sourcerror]

You're my hero!

[Whyrendog]

Haha didn't see that coming (will leave the surprise for others).

[fdlbeats]

i want one!

[stringbender69]

Supercool.

The solo at the end reminds me of Jordan Rudess.

[Envergure]

That's got to be one of the best keyboard solos ever written!

[NapoleanXV]

1:43 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!

[44eelz]

is this the same layout as an accordion???

[guitarDouchebaggery]

@44eelz I tried a diatonic accordion once and I found it very difficult since there are different notes coming out whether you pushing it together or pulling it apart. So it's definitely very different from the Axis. Not sure about flamenco accordions, but I guess they're different too.

[FlametopFred]

interesting - - though it looks like some awkward hand positoins. Can you do some jazz improv on it? Nothing fancy, just a little Keith Jarret or Oscar Peterson. That would totally sell me on the unit. Maybe a smattering of Dr. John to start. Still -- I like what you are doing with the nanopad and the technology over all. Cool stuff. The future is here tomorrow.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

thanks! I'm no real jazz musician, so I could only do some pseudo jazz maybe ;-)

[FlametopFred]

I was only kind of kidding - I am very impressed by what you're doing. It's an interesting controller ... hard to play?

[guitarDouchebaggery]

it's quite easy to play IMO

some things are easier on a normal piano while some things are easier on the axis

[xontm03]

Wow!! Thanks for the video!!

[jamieriddles]

when i first saw this controller, i thought it was a joke

never heard of a harmonic table before

[guitarDouchebaggery]

It looks strange, but it's a lot of fun :-)

[razvaneloo1908]

woooah!!!this guy rocks.....yeah!!!

[CleverDjembe]

Real keyboard is easier to play, and especially easier to play FAST.

[Betterburg]

This video is truly the best about AXiS.

[giedosst]

Dude what do you have your axis 49 plug into? How are you controlign everything thru the USB?

[guitarDouchebaggery]

I have the axis plugged into my PC. I'm controlling the patches with the Korg nano pad (with Ableton Live), but I'm still working on a better patch switching solution

[r335]

hey man can you tell me where to purchase this?

[guitarDouchebaggery]

there's a link in the "more info" section of the video, or just google "c-thru music"

[AToxicOrange]

that part with technical difficulties is amazing.

racer x rules.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

thanks dude

[Fettman8]

nice, I'd love to have one of those

[dbozgoren]

what is the device that pitches the sound in this video??

[guitarDouchebaggery]

this is the Korg Nano Pad

[charlesdrum69]

now i want one cause of you... whats the song name and it look easy for creativity

[guitarDouchebaggery]

it's the solo section from "Technical Difficulties" by Racer X

[charlesdrum69]

like the song at the end sound like pink floyd and dream theater

[guitarDouchebaggery]

yes it's really similar to "comfortably numb", it's by Racer X though (Paul Gilbert on guitar)

[mdaleo]

Touch sensitive???

[guitarDouchebaggery]

yes, it's velocity sensitive

[UntoldSecrets1]

holy shit alot of money.

[chaneric123]

Hi, nice play.

Can you tell us what is your overall set up i.e. h/w, s/w etc?

I just bought a AXIS-49 and am trying to figure out what else do I need to play in a reasonable way.

Thanks in advance.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

You need a PC with a soundcard for recording (ASIO for low latency) (it's also possible to get a low latency with a regular sound card, with the "ASIO for All" drivers)

then you just need some software synths... there are lots of free ones... I think the coolest free software synth is SuperWave P8 (just google it)

The SW I'm using to host the plugins is Cubase, Ableton Live or Orion Platinum (you can download a fully functional demo of that one, except that there's no save function)

[charlesdrum69]

i want low latency on my sound card sound blaster x-fi extreme.... were i can find those driver

[guitarDouchebaggery]

just type in "asio 4 all" in google, it's the first page

[charlesdrum69]

thx i dont know those driver thats why

[kbbrarsonist]

I LOVE your solo. Brilliant.

I would love to have one of these, but the large model is so over-priced and the small model is USB only, which really bugs me. Whats the point in a midi controller without midi connections?!

Very good playing though.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

I think so too, a midi port would have been cool

with just the USB it's mostly for keyboardists with a laptop (if you want to play live), just like the Korg nano controllers, they are also USB only

[kbbrarsonist]

Yeah, I think the nano controllers are designed for purely software use, I can't imagine anyone wanting to use them with hardware, and there are plenty of other controllers that you can use for hardware (I've got a Novation remote SL25)

Just with the AXiS, there is no alternative, either an expensive one, or small one without midi.

I hope its something they'll improve when they make another model. I personally think the 49 looks better than the 64. More compact, 64 looks bulky n quite ugly.

[drmoshie]

the solo is from a paul gilbert song

[fragrat]

The backing track sounds a lot like Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. In fact, it's (relatively) the same chord progression.

[heeerro]

hey, i thought of something pink floydish too xDD

[jcote1974]

Comfortably Alert!

[guitarshreddage]

this is interesting!

[belalakaperal]

this is the future

[olirain]

hey due i see you press the tree keys with three fingers. I think this is made so you just press the middle and it press the 3 keys...

[guitarDouchebaggery]

true, I usually prefer pressing each key with one finger, but it depends on what I want to play.

[geoffreyefloyd]

Nice playing! What would be cool is a key so that you could do semi tone slides/slurs like you can on a guitar...maybe a key that changes one of the axis to a semi tone scale...oh the possibilities!

[guitarDouchebaggery]

actually, it would be possible. Even though every pitch is at least twice on the axis, each key has it's own "ID" that is sent to the PC. So if you hack it, it would be possible to assign some microtonal scales etc.

[meltingpenguin]

Well that'd be easy if it has aftertouch, then you just assign pitch modulate to after touch. If not, then you can still assign pitch bend to velocity, so different velocities could modulate the pitch up to a quartertone.

[tsuihark]

I've got one for two days now, and it's so easy to get music out of it! None of the drama from the awful piano keyboard layout.

I see you put all the key note stickers on the keys, I stopped halfway because they don't feel smooth.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

yeah, I think my stickers will fall off soon, but that's ok, it'll make me memorize all the keys

[notepool2]

Love seeing and hearing guys like you tapping into the endless melodic table possibilities. I always knew it would be a great improvisational tool, and you've demonstrated this perfectly and with gusto! Just over a month eh! How long to learn guitar that well? A lot longer, but I love guitar too. Nice SG Custom in your other vid. I use a '67 SG Special, but only got a clip posted using my strat so far. Sorry, rambling on now but had to hand it to you - nice playing!

[guitarDouchebaggery]

thanks a lot. I remember your clips. I watched all of them when I got interested in buying an axis. It's a small world when you're playing a harmonic table keyboard ;-)

[iNsaneTube]

Dude, that's AWESOME!!!

[Envergure]

What synth are you using? Is it that M1 thing that comes with the NanoPad?

[greatestguitarn00b]

the sound at the beginning is an Omnisphere patch, the piano is the Pianoteq plugin and the lead sound is done with Hypersonic 2

[hksludge]

Hey, i'm looking to buy the axis 49. Have you got it set up with the Korg nanoPad and the axis 49 only? I'm hoping I can run it mobile with out a computer as the computer i'm using is the mac pro (the silver cheese grater tower) and its not portable. I'm hoping I don't need to buy a laptop if I want to practice with it. Also, can I hook it up with headphones and batteries and not need to use mains power? Cheers

[guitarDouchebaggery]

unfortunately no, it's only a master keyboard with no built in sounds. It only has an usb connection and nothing else (it's also powered by the USB cable) so you'd always need a computer to plug it into, or something like a muse receptor would work too, probably

[canecreek00]

Are you using Mac or PC ?

Are you hooked up to a DAW or just a standalone instrument ?

If you are hooked up to a DAW which DAW is it ?

[greatestguitarn00b]

it's Ableton Live on a PC, but it should work with everything.

[MrGul]

That is seriously awesome!

[zzzxtreme]

you ARE a keyboardist !