ULTIMATE IMPOSSIBLE FAST ZTAR!
Les Fradkin, the virtuoso of MIDI Guitar, presents "Lift Off" from his "One Link Between Them" CD featuring his revolutionary new instrument- The Starr Labs Ztar!
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ULTIMATE IMPOSSIBLE FAST ZTAR! Les Fradkin, the virtuoso of MIDI Guitar, presents "Lift Off" from his "One Link Between Them" CD featuring his revolutionary new instrument- The Starr Labs Ztar!
Robert Fripp once remarked in Guitar Player Magazine: "There is a new music to go with this new instrument. Therein lies my interest in the guitar synthesizer. That something entirely new will appear." This COULD be it! Come have a look and listen to the MIDI Guitar sound of the future.
This album has received wide acclaim in publications such as Keyboard Magazine and across the Internet.
Les, who is classically trained, is moving at Hyper speed. In this video, he's playing the Starr Labs Ztar MIDI Guitar in a Neo Classical meets Bach and Vivaldi influenced style on his own composition.
The Ztar can be strummed with string triggers or tapped with one or both hands as seen in this video.
The backing is done with Ableton Live using Clip launching and "follow actions" techniques.
The main lead sound is the Arturia Moog Modular V and the Logic ES2. Background sounds are from an M-Tron, Roland XV-5080 and Arturia Soft Synths. The sounds at the intro are made with Propellerhead Reason.
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One of those guys who makes the impossible seem easy. Fradkin is one of those influencial singer musicians who most have never heard of. (ELH,Left Bank The Godz etc.I think he even wrote jingles?
wow - man - this is absolutley sickening to watch~! fucking brilliant dude....how hard is it 2 play?? do u play guitar at all or just synth stuff?? awesome video..
I've been playing guitar since 1964. Synth guitar since 1983. Although there is a bit of a learning curve with the Ztar, it's doable if you already play guitar. But you need to know MIDI to use it effectively. So-tough, but not "hard".
BTW, thanks so much for he flattering compliments!
dude, its les fradkin. he played george harrison in the broadway production beatlemania. has released like 30 albums and has mad respect from his peers. he played with bowie guitarist mick ronson as well. ...so yeah, don't think you can just get one of these and be good!
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Although there is a bit of a learning curve with the Ztar, it's doable if you already play guitar. But you need to know MIDI to use it effectively. So-tough, but not "hard".
BTW, thanks so much for he flattering compliments!
Peace,
Les