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November 20, 2008

Tenori-On. You Want One.

The Tenori-On is a new musical instrument that looks like a cross between a Light-Bright and Pong. There's a few dozen videos on YouTube of the thing in action, and frankly it looks like the only kind of video game that could ever possibly hold my interest. I could definitely envision abandoning my family for a few hours hooked up to this thing and not making it to dinner because I was stuck in a never-ending feedback loop of modulating my sequence beyond the need for cheeseburgers. I question whether any real musicians would find it useful in any serious musical application, only because it seems to lack any real depth or range, musically speaking. Everything it does sounds like itself, which while not necessarily a bad thing, sort of ends up being video game music at the end of the day. Still, if you're looking for a really fun, innovative way to bring music making into your home, the Tenori-On might just be your pet.

Posted by dsr at November 20, 2008 10:14 AM