Tenori-On

Some experimental tunes made on the first night of owning a Yamaha Tenori-On. I'm in no way musical and can't play any other instruments, but this seems really easy to pick up and play, and I've not even read the manual yet!

Tenori-On is currently available exclusively in the UK - http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on

Category:

Music

Tags:

• tenori-on
• tenori
• on
• yamaha

[alibaba6789998212]

is it easy to play or do you have to have lots of experience with other musical instruments?

[SimUK]

I'm not musical but was able to make it do what you see in the video without any practice or reading the instructions. Obviously to make it do something that sounds good, you probably have to be a bit musical, or at least know what "sounds" good, but you can still have lots of fun with it and nothing really sounds bad compared with some instruments which can be played badly.

[geoffreybeene]

what do the buttons feel like to press? do they stick up real far, or is it really easy to slide your finger around on them?

[SimUK]

The buttons are hard clear plastic, but don't feel too hard to press - they probably stick up around 2mm but have bevelled edges so you can slide your fingers across them without problem - they do "rattle" a bit though when you do that.

[muserine]

Wow, that's really cool! And also very expensive but you handle it really well. But is it an instrument or something to play games with?

[SimUK]

Thanks :) It's an instrument (made by Yamaha), and one that seems to be getting used by a few bands as they're starting to discover it. When I filmed that I'd pretty much only had about 30 minutes trying it out before, and was guessing my way through what does what.

[000Gua000]

Just awsome :)

[moneycantbuyulove]

it sounds like the intro to a awesome song (:

[proflolsworthy]

While arguably it can't be as nuanced as an analogue instrument - new samples can be loaded onto the SD card and it can be used to control external hardware - including analogue synths.

It's perfectly possible for sequenced music to have a groove and swing - and when production is elevated to an art form, an electronic composition can be as subtle and nuanced as a great piece of jazz or a classical composition.

[sineadx11]

I would get one if I had money

[m1santhrop3]

snob

[m1santhrop3]

mesmerising - such a cool gadget.

[tmg1968]

Interesting concept based on step sequencing no doubt. This is great if you want your music to sound robotic, with no organic warmth to it, but how many real musicians will actually choose this over a real instrument? How does this improve your skills as a musician?