Toccata & Fugue

This song played an important role in the 1962 film version of The Phantom of the Opera, so I'll always think of it as such, Andrew Lloyd Weber notwithstanding.

Here, Matthew Darke plays it very operatically. Note the "shape" of the minor thirds, stacked up along a diagonal line in the very tense chord near the end.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Thummer
• Thumtronics
• electronic
• musical
• instrument
• MIDI

[hardcorechicano]

I bet that thing is very. very expensive, but it sounds bad azzzzz!!!!

[JimPlamondon]

@hardcorechicano: The Thummer was intended to cost a mere $400, but sadly, the company went broke before the Thummer was released to market. Sigh.

I'm workign with some friends on an iPad version, though; look for the iJammer, coming soon to an AppStore near you. ;-)

[rectalbomb]

so its a keyboard with a retarded design??!!

[JimPlamondon]

It is certainly a keyboard with a design that's different from the piano's. This difference gives the Thummer many advantages, some of which are demonstrated briefly in YouTube video CYdFM97ybgA.

[efergarmx]

What the heck is this? I am impressed with the sound.

[JimPlamondon]

That is a Thummer (see thummer dot com), driving a Yamaha MU128 sound module.

[kystemusicandart]

How much for an individually ordered one? Is there something I can construct myself? You maybe could make a kit? Thanks

[Envergure]

This video reveals one fatal flaw in the Thummer design: You can't look at your hands to play without movong your head around!

I suppose the "split" design remedies this well enough.

[fredericchopin1492]

lol xD. que es eso?

[branden31123]

I'm sad because in one of your other videos you said that it would be available fall of 2006 (northern hemisphere). Your product is amazing i think it will revolutionize the way people look at music.