Friday, February 09, 2007

Digital trumpet?!

What next, a solar-powered player piano? An eco-friendly electric guitar amp that runs on vegetable oil? Composting your discarded clarinet reeds?

No, this takes the cake, as far as I'm concerned:

http://www.digitaltrumpet.com.au/

It looks like a machine gun, especially in the case, but also when the guy's holding it.

But then again, who am I to judge? I know plenty of trumpet players who would just love these features:
  • The MDT lets you play any sound like anything you have ever wanted from acoustic instruments to electric guitars. (yeah, because why would you want to limit yourself to just one sound?)
  • The MDT gives you 10 octaves of pitch perfect range. (because 4 is just NOT enough!)
  • The MDT lets you control your notes without having to "Buzz" your lips. This gives you hours more endurance. (I don't even begin to understand this concept, so I'm not even going to start commenting on it.)
  • The MDT can be used for alternative sounds that a musician cannot produce on their acoustic instruments. For example you can use the MDT to double on clarinet, saxaphone, guitar, or bass. An investment in a MDT wind controller pays for itself by making the musician more marketable and in-demand. (Yeah, I want my horn to sound like a bari sax. That'll make me more marketable!)
  • Transposition is a button push away. (And it's the perfect way to torture a person with perfect pitch!)

2 comments:

Ottavina said...

I want to know why they bother attempting a trumpet shape at all.

Cameron said...

...probably for familiarity and comfort for those "trumpet-based" players.

I'm waiting for the digital French horn! ;-)