Create Digital Music » Musicpole MIDI Controller

Mar 08 2005

Musicpole MIDI Controller

By Peter Kirn

It's a keyboard wrapped around a pole.

Rotate it, and you can play in a different key or mode.

Run your finger along it, and you've got a scale.

I suppose what makes this useful is the ability to find scales and
modes more easily, with one downside: you've got to play a pole. (See
the video if you're having a hard time imagining how that will look the
next time your band wants to play Secret Agent Man.) (via ektopia)

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3 Comments

Guest

that downside is a pretty large downside..

however, this might be well suited for female keyboard player who may suffer from ehhem pole envy.

March 8, 2005 @ 6:36 pm

Guest

I have one on order. Maybe most guys feel intimidated by a two-foot pole, but the implementation of this looks to be fantastic. Get over the shape of it already.

Mark