The way the device works and how it's laid out can potentially carry into the way you approach writing without the device, too. I like how it puts the user into a much different way of thinking and creating versus one's usual approach to composing.
An important detail is that this is a midi controller. Meaning it just sends note commands to a DAW. Cool Idea, but the sounds are from the DAW and not the controller. An important detail that I think many people getting into making music will not grasp!
Was the midi controller able to read the sound pack loaded for that particular track like how Komplete keyboards can read and load sounds from the DAW and display it on the LCD?
Of all the chord helping tools I've seen so far, this looks like the simplest, slick'est, most flexible, powerful and well thought out one so far. Nice :)
@@howardjones543 yes,it's very easy Google child plays piano, if s child can use their hands why can't you? Do you even have a real excuse for your laziness? Are you missing both hands? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is cool! The strum mode makes this unique and its own instrument. This isn’t a replacement for a piano it’s just a completely different thing. There’s no way to mimic the strum mode of this on a piano
As a righty guitar player synth nerd, I wish there was a way to use this completely flipped. I really love that strumming feature, would just prefer my left hand for that. You could turn it upside down, but then the display would be upside down. This is very cool though, none the less. Omnichord and OP1 lovechild.
Excellent interface design simple elegant and useful. Take note everyone. And this is only a controller . Imagine if daw interfaces and plugins were designed to be intuitive like this . Great work! I could follow along and it all made sense too! 👽✌️
if there was a $200 version i would have been sold immediately, its like a modern day omnichord, $500 is way out of my price range for a midi controller.
Very cool device. Very very helpful. Congrats ! The first idea that I would like to add there is to add the ability to control chords inside the patch by setting up oscillators. that is, there is 1 oscillator, for example, this is the note C, the second is the note E, etc. So this could be used in polyphonic synthesizers. And also, within the chord, make connections to other parameters. that is, when playing notes, some parameters can also change not only in tonality but also in content. Sorry for the flood. Thnx!
One thing I would like to see is a very small section of that screen real-estate to show an optional keyboard as a reference of what notes are playing. Maybe just right along the bottom edge of the screen. Toggle it to show or hide. Also it would be good to be able to store four rows of user chords to the buttons and be able to save those sets to a user library.
Had been testing lots of chords players, none of those sounded as good as this demo. Placed the order as soon as I saw this demo, looking forward to more customisable features. Too bad the basic version does not ship to the UK, went for the one with the dangle, fingers crossed it's VAT included:)
Looks so nice. Is July still on as a shipping date? Can't wait to mess with it... Also wanted to know how the touchscreen functions can be utilised, it it possible to assign CC values?
What if the keys were laid out side by side a semi tone apart, except for b and c, and e and f? That would be neat all right. And you could have the natural notes a different size to that of the sharps, oh boy that would be swell.
Yeah and I could flip up the cover and just pluck away at the... let's call them wires! And it would be so easy, and a fun size. We can make fun of anything if we simplify it enough and ignore some of the more creative parts of the product.
If you want to get the button accordionists on board, please add an update for the button accordion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion For this device, b-griff seems the most logic layout.
Polarizing to be sure. I think its dope. Throw it in the bag with the laptop and get the most out of all those VSTs I bought. A lot of people tend to forget that we're in this game cause we aint exactly broke anyways.
Interesting… ‘perspective.’ How about considering some others? Some people have neither the time nor inclination, and may be focused on other types of creation and other instruments. Some people might find a different way of working to inspire different types of results. People who have played piano and/or have a foundation in theory tend to follow the same rules and often get stuck in familiar patterns. This is just another type of technology-a variant. What if Apple decided people should just stick with texting on a numerical keypad. Or that no one needed an internet browser on a phone. What if DAW makers said “people will do anything to avoid recording to tape.” I’ll bet that if you examined your own life and workflows, you’ll find someone could make the same comment as yours about the things you now take for granted.
Easy to be dismissive. Tons of uses for this. People who have disabilities, memory problems ect. And I would imagine that it grips the s**t of gatekeepers.... 😁
@@andrewstanworth529this is a nice way to get complex tonality in a compact setup, but like, how are you going to use this effectively without a good grounding in music theory? You might as well use one of those “chord packs”
The “instrument you play” is a synth. The keyboard is simply a user interface for triggering notes. The piano keyboard is a powerful interface but it’s not the only one. Accordions have long used button grids for both notes and chords. Alternative “isometric” keyboards like the Tonnetz have been around for, in some cases, centuries; they’re no less powerful than the piano layout and have benefits such as moveable shapes for chords (like on guitar.)
I presumed it was designed to flip it's screen orientation on the right hand side, right? With flipped software, obviously... If not, that would be a huge oversight, imo. Would only need minor hardware tweaks to make this work.
Does it have a sequencer/looper? That would make it a great practice tool. Also, why a hardware implementation? IMHO, as an iOS app, this thing would be a no-brainer.
But what if I want to strum with my right hand? Just a few design tweaks and this instrument could be rotated 180 degrees and used with a reversed layout.
The way the device works and how it's laid out can potentially carry into the way you approach writing without the device, too. I like how it puts the user into a much different way of thinking and creating versus one's usual approach to composing.
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An important detail is that this is a midi controller. Meaning it just sends note commands to a DAW. Cool Idea, but the sounds are from the DAW and not the controller. An important detail that I think many people getting into making music will not grasp!
Was the midi controller able to read the sound pack loaded for that particular track like how Komplete keyboards can read and load sounds from the DAW and display it on the LCD?
The design is pure goodness, reminds a little of TE or the old Braun stuff.
Ngl I opened the video cause it felt like something designed by Teenage Engineering.
Don't see any mention on their website tho...
its bauhaus
I feel like the name AKT-0.1 is likely a TE reference.
it's boring and repetitive I wish for a keyboard that looks like a guitar pedal instead of this cheap industrial design stuff.
@@hapaulino Cause its not... he said reminds and if it is would be TE,it would simply says in the title.........
that look very fun to create with !!!
AWESOME!!!
This is absolutly amazing!
Hell yeah! Can't wait to get mine and do a v2 of my "Modular Chord Machine" video :D
Of all the chord helping tools I've seen so far, this looks like the simplest, slick'est, most flexible, powerful and well thought out one so far. Nice :)
Or you could buy a Roland J6 and Simpler 2 for half the price
@@notmyrealname9059 but it doesn't look like a hipster "sound design" device... ):
Or learn a chord progression? Children do it easily
@@HAHb-zc2dp do they strum chords on a piano keyboard easily too?
@@howardjones543 yes,it's very easy Google child plays piano, if s child can use their hands why can't you? Do you even have a real excuse for your laziness? Are you missing both hands? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fancy omnichord/autoharp!
THIS IS COOL! GOOD LUCK WITH THIS MACHINE
This is cool! The strum mode makes this unique and its own instrument. This isn’t a replacement for a piano it’s just a completely different thing. There’s no way to mimic the strum mode of this on a piano
Not unique. Chordbot does that as well.
@@millenniummastering and omnichord
Chordbots have not been available for a while and won’t be coming back.
As a righty guitar player synth nerd, I wish there was a way to use this completely flipped. I really love that strumming feature, would just prefer my left hand for that. You could turn it upside down, but then the display would be upside down. This is very cool though, none the less. Omnichord and OP1 lovechild.
If you go back to the original kickstarter listing, they say you can flip the unit and it will play correctly.
Well, I‘m a lefty. I think it’s perfect….😂
This is Fire 🔥
I like the touch screen, seems pretty useful
can't wait for flume to get his hands on this
There are already many plugins and devices that do chords, but the strum feature is *very* unique!
Wow, that's a wild device. Looks very fun.
an excellent idea. this is different
NIce idea. Nice design.
Excellent interface design simple elegant and useful. Take note everyone. And this is only a controller . Imagine if daw interfaces and plugins were designed to be intuitive like this . Great work! I could follow along and it all made sense too! 👽✌️
Hmm, looks kind of interesting, I am playing piano, so I am thinking is that something for me ? I think, looks great ❤❤❤❤
if there was a $200 version i would have been sold immediately, its like a modern day omnichord, $500 is way out of my price range for a midi controller.
Very cool device. Very very helpful. Congrats !
The first idea that I would like to add there is to add the ability to control chords inside the patch by setting up oscillators. that is, there is 1 oscillator, for example, this is the note C, the second is the note E, etc. So this could be used in polyphonic synthesizers. And also, within the chord, make connections to other parameters. that is, when playing notes, some parameters can also change not only in tonality but also in content.
Sorry for the flood.
Thnx!
I can see myself incorporating this into my workflow
I am excited by this.
Intriguing instrument, and the sound is top notch!
Isn’t it a midi controller, so no built in sound engine?
That's neat! Good job.
2:26 - arpeggiator mode makes me wonna buy this straight away
I feel like this could be way more than a chord machine…
Damn that's cool. I am almost sold! 😃
I'm not a musician, but I want this machine!
Yes, the design is perfect
This is exactly why you want this machine :)
@@karastudio 😆
It has some similarity to the left hand on Piano Accordian! What a sick device!
right hand as well (for the button accordion)
Been a while since I saw something that appears genuinely quite inspiring. Bit like an electric autoharp.
Dude, crazy machine.
I want it!
i love it
One thing I would like to see is a very small section of that screen real-estate to show an optional keyboard as a reference of what notes are playing. Maybe just right along the bottom edge of the screen. Toggle it to show or hide. Also it would be good to be able to store four rows of user chords to the buttons and be able to save those sets to a user library.
I can play piano and keyboards just fine but this like for the strum feature & the appegiator 🖖🏼👌🏼
I love it.
wow! really cool!
Soooooo coooll!!!!
absolutely love this concept! I wonder if this has application in music therapy
Just inspiring
This must be the fastest I've pledged to anything.
FINALLY SOMEONE MADE IT!!!!!!
I need one!!!!!
whoa cool! just when I was telling myself - I don't need anything anymore
Can't wait to see my one after years of waiting :D still looks great!
amazing video
Had been testing lots of chords players, none of those sounded as good as this demo. Placed the order as soon as I saw this demo, looking forward to more customisable features. Too bad the basic version does not ship to the UK, went for the one with the dangle, fingers crossed it's VAT included:)
When?
SO nice to see small companies absolutely dog-walking the major brands! SO BAD ASS!!!
With adding samples,synth engine, midi, beats/drums, pattern editor and sequencer it would be nice groovebox
super cool
this is great
✨🎹✨
I like this idea
Awesome tool!
Sympa. J'aime bien l’écran tactile qui permet un jeu interactif. J'aimerais bien la même chose mais pour clavier.
Dope AF
1:15 you almost did the jojo sound.
Looks so nice. Is July still on as a shipping date? Can't wait to mess with it...
Also wanted to know how the touchscreen functions can be utilised, it it possible to assign CC values?
What if the keys were laid out side by side a semi tone apart, except for b and c, and e and f? That would be neat all right. And you could have the natural notes a different size to that of the sharps, oh boy that would be swell.
I'm picturing exactly this, with the natural notes colored white and the sharps colored black. Not sure it would catch on though.
Yeah and I could flip up the cover and just pluck away at the... let's call them wires! And it would be so easy, and a fun size. We can make fun of anything if we simplify it enough and ignore some of the more creative parts of the product.
@@8thlvlMage if you like it that's awesome. I think it's a shit idea. Is that fun enough for you.
If you want to get the button accordionists on board, please add an update for the button accordion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion
For this device, b-griff seems the most logic layout.
Well done!! I knew something like this must work!
I have no idea, what is for and why. But this thing look so nice :D I love design
I'm interested what kind of unusual step sequencing you could do for drums etc. on that button set!
1:15 - 1:16 Jojo's Bizzare reference. This looks really cool
Looks wonderful!
French79 in a box, gj man!
Wow this thing is dope. I wish I knew what any of it meant.
Great device as long as we aren't limited to a handful of stock sounds that come with the machine
It's not a synthesiser, it's a controller.
im using Cthulhu vst with a Pulse 2 , but i love to try your Chord Machine since it's way more developed than the plugin...
wow accordion mode？
Polarizing to be sure. I think its dope. Throw it in the bag with the laptop and get the most out of all those VSTs I bought. A lot of people tend to forget that we're in this game cause we aint exactly broke anyways.
When is coming out?
Never. Been two years and they have failed to deliver. Cant even provide a shipping date!
Last update said this December 2024, but silent since that update.
PERFECTION!
Bravo superbe projet! est-il possible de hold une ou plusieurs note? Pour l'arppegio, ça serait pas mal :)
Great stuff! Can you record a longer theme from 4:09?
amazing
people will do anything to avoid learning to play chords
Ong
I thought the same! It seems easier just to learn the chords
Interesting… ‘perspective.’ How about considering some others? Some people have neither the time nor inclination, and may be focused on other types of creation and other instruments. Some people might find a different way of working to inspire different types of results. People who have played piano and/or have a foundation in theory tend to follow the same rules and often get stuck in familiar patterns. This is just another type of technology-a variant. What if Apple decided people should just stick with texting on a numerical keypad. Or that no one needed an internet browser on a phone. What if DAW makers said “people will do anything to avoid recording to tape.” I’ll bet that if you examined your own life and workflows, you’ll find someone could make the same comment as yours about the things you now take for granted.
@CentaurusRelax314 no timr nor inclination? Go do something else. Im sure youll find fun or duty in there.
There’s more amazing musicians that won’t take time to learn how to song write.
It seems to me like a very advanced version of the SP pro program in terms of hardware. Tempted but not big thing.
Electronic musicians will spend weeks learning an esoteric interface just to avoid actually learning the instrument they supposedly play
Easy to be dismissive. Tons of uses for this. People who have disabilities, memory problems ect. And I would imagine that it grips the s**t of gatekeepers.... 😁
@@andrewstanworth529this is a nice way to get complex tonality in a compact setup, but like, how are you going to use this effectively without a good grounding in music theory?
You might as well use one of those “chord packs”
Who hurt you
The “instrument you play” is a synth. The keyboard is simply a user interface for triggering notes. The piano keyboard is a powerful interface but it’s not the only one. Accordions have long used button grids for both notes and chords. Alternative “isometric” keyboards like the Tonnetz have been around for, in some cases, centuries; they’re no less powerful than the piano layout and have benefits such as moveable shapes for chords (like on guitar.)
Gatekeep much?
Yayyy can't wait to have my hands on it !
I want it!
Nice looking
I would be interested if it works with Ableton
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I presumed it was designed to flip it's screen orientation on the right hand side, right? With flipped software, obviously... If not, that would be a huge oversight, imo. Would only need minor hardware tweaks to make this work.
Modern Omnichord. Neat.
wow..love this treasure! hope it gets soon to amazon and mass stores!
Does it have a sequencer/looper? That would make it a great practice tool. Also, why a hardware implementation? IMHO, as an iOS app, this thing would be a no-brainer.
2024 and finally were getting this
Amazing stuff!!
What is the name of the music genre at 4:09?
I dont understand anything but good - its amaizing! WTF!? How do you know what to press and when xD
Getting strong Plaid vibes from this
Does this device come with the needed skill set ?? beautiful design btw
But what if I want to strum with my right hand? Just a few design tweaks and this instrument could be rotated 180 degrees and used with a reversed layout.
nice!
Dam... this will be better for me than the thy333 keyboard
I’d like to know if you have a personal playlist on Spotify or something? I’d like to know what kind of music do you listen to?