CUCKOO + Tenori-on

A lot of friends ask me about the Tenori-on. Is it worth it? Is it good? So I thought I'd show you how I jam with it. This is the way I very often come up with ideas for new songs.

Browsing for Tenori-on videos on youtube you'll soon realize it's very versetile. Even though the sound set is so limited people use it in all kinds of ways. I use it mostly for CUCKOO music ;)

Enjoy!
/CUCKOO

Category:

Music

Tags:

• CUCKOO
• tenori-on
• disco
• tutorial
• yamaha
• toshio
• iwai
• nes
• snes
• game
• music
• retro
• electronic

[discombobbly]

Nice work!! Fantastically 80's, very tight, unlike your dancing which is very loose ;)

I think you stole my pencil.

[cuckoomusic]

Hehe, thanks!

Now I've finally got more time available. More Tenori-on stuff coming up in November, and also I've got time to work on my dancing! Gotta tighten it up ;)

[tamiohonma]

Very nice jam session! Great tune and cool beat. The score melodies are great too.

[cuckoomusic]

Thanks a lot! It just took shape during the jam, no plans :) Hey, nice things on your site as well!

[cuckoomusic]

... only the percussion is customized sounds. All other sounds are the standard Tenori-on sounds.

[cuckoomusic]

Thanks, well over the last couple of years I built a large collection of drum samples. Most of the drums here are from classic drum machines and some are from Nintendo 8-bit and Sega Megadrive (Genesis) games that i like :)

[thecaveman]

WOW, STANDING OVATION! Thanks for sharing. Fantastic composition. This is what I love about Tenori-On! When I first got it, I created my first composition from scratch, and not knowing how I composed the whole thing at the end. It's a great improvisational musical instrument! sometimes i even use it for my dance warm-ups!

[Karrygann]

wow

[deused]

Who needs friends when you got a Tenori-on!

I know how it feels when you get sucked in the music. You get in a place where time does not excist ;) . I've played a bit with the Tenori-on in my local music shop. Very much fun, but there is wayyyy to much stuff on my 'want' list.. Argh, being a musician hurts your wallet..

[serfox1]

What're those sample sets your using? I've got a few on my SD card I nabbed from a few Tenori-On sites but these sound pretty workable.