10 octaves overnight! Only $3000.00

Jason Parra · 05-17-2008, 12:02 AM

I just found this new (new to me anyway) midi trumpet designed by Marshall and James Morrison. It has style over the Yamaha EWI and Akai EVI---anyone ever tried one?
Wish it was available in a brushed finish though...........I wonder how it slots.
http://www.morrisondigitaltrumpet.com/

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Trumpet guy · 05-17-2008, 08:32 PM

it's all electronic.
I'm guessing it slots perfectly as it uses hand controls for bending and buttons for partials.

But playing fast passages might be a lot harder because you use the same low note fingerings to play the high notes. I'm interested to see how well this thing sounds though

Edit: After looking more through the website, it seems that you can only get 7 octaves (5 octaves plus the octave up and octave down buttons ). There are 10 buttons on the left side, but only 2 of them control octaves (the ones closest to you) the other 8 buttons control half octaves. That means without using the valves, you get low C, Middle G, Middle C, High G, High C, Double G, Double C, and Triple G. The octave up button allows you to go up to the so called quadruple G, but you then lose everything below middle C on the third line. Similarly, the octave down button allows you to go down to the Pedal C (Pedal F# with all valves down), but you then lose everything above double G 4 lines above the staff.

Jason Parra · 05-18-2008, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trumpet guy

it's all electronic.
I'm guessing it slots perfectly as it uses hand controls for bending and buttons for partials.
But playing fast passages might be a lot harder because you use the same low note fingerings to play the high notes. I'm interested to see how well this thing sounds though

I was actually kidding about the slotting and the finish...
Would be fun to mess around with this unit though.

Jason

brunets · 05-19-2008, 11:15 AM

It looks more like a gun than a trumpet... I think that Yamaha did a trumpet midi controller. I don't know if it still exists.

Stéphane

jazz9 · 05-20-2008, 09:07 AM

Personally, I don't like the look or sound of these things. I'd much rather just play my horn. This could be a fun thing in a gig, though. You could do some interesting things with it.

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05-17-2008, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trumpet guy Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 854	Re: 10 octaves overnight! Only $3000.00 it's all electronic. I'm guessing it slots perfectly as it uses hand controls for bending and buttons for partials. But playing fast passages might be a lot harder because you use the same low note fingerings to play the high notes. I'm interested to see how well this thing sounds though Edit: After looking more through the website, it seems that you can only get 7 octaves (5 octaves plus the octave up and octave down buttons ). There are 10 buttons on the left side, but only 2 of them control octaves (the ones closest to you) the other 8 buttons control half octaves. That means without using the valves, you get low C, Middle G, Middle C, High G, High C, Double G, Double C, and Triple G. The octave up button allows you to go up to the so called quadruple G, but you then lose everything below middle C on the third line. Similarly, the octave down button allows you to go down to the Pedal C (Pedal F# with all valves down), but you then lose everything above double G 4 lines above the staff. __________________ Equipment Bach Stradivarius 180S37 - Bach 3C Bach TR300 - Bach 3C Berkeley Cornet Berkeley Picc - Bach 10 1/2 E Jupiter JST314 - 3C/B Megatone Last edited by Trumpet guy; 05-17-2008 at 08:50 PM.

05-19-2008, 11:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
brunets Pianissimo User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal,QC Posts: 110	Re: 10 octaves overnight! Only $3000.00 It looks more like a gun than a trumpet... I think that Yamaha did a trumpet midi controller. I don't know if it still exists. Stéphane

05-20-2008, 09:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
jazz9 Piano User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 283	Re: 10 octaves overnight! Only $3000.00 Personally, I don't like the look or sound of these things. I'd much rather just play my horn. This could be a fun thing in a gig, though. You could do some interesting things with it. __________________ Bach Strad 37

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