As a custom at the end of the year, we make a summary of the strange things we saw during the fairs and musical events of 2014.
Theremini - the Theremin / controller / contactless synth
We have talked about it extensively on ageofaudio in recent months. The theremin that opened new doors to controllers and sent the thereminists into paranoia!
- Namm 2014 Moog Theremini (Fabio Pesce)
- Theremini Ether to the Rescue (Fabio Badalamenti)
- Theremini Controller is the Air (Fabio Pesce)
Ogre Pedals
Not having tried them we do not argue about the quality of these pedals. To see, however, they look like they came out of a Japanese cartoon of the 80s! “Space Halberd” !!
Extreme Straps Memento, The return of the bag ... on the strap!
A small American company has tried to respond to the need for guitarists to put their cell phone and their money in a safe place while they play… no comment!
Emerson Moog Modular Systems Moog
This is not exactly new since it is a 1964 project. For Moogfest 2014 Moog has redone it at a unit cost of $ 150.000 !! They went like hot cakes!
- Moog, 50 years are Modular (Fabio Pesce)
Bam Cases - cases for all tastes
The most amazing travel cases for your string instruments, guitars, saxes and flutes.
Iconics Sound - the radiation proof cable runner !!!
Are you looking for the cable of your dreams? Something that is not subject to interference of any kind? Which probably costs
more than your guitar? There he is!!! The optical cable with audio jack conversion!
Fender Deluxe Strat Plus
A Stratocaster capable of changing its circuitry without soldering!
- Namm 2014 Fender Strat Plus (Annalisa DeMartino)
Add String - That extra string to your guitar!
This is an interesting product for guitarists looking for new sounds. AddString it is a device for adding a higher octave G to the existing G without altering the structure. The sonority approaches that of the 12-string guitar. In reality it is a project presented at NAMM 2014 but already muted for a couple of years so perhaps not really brand new.
Built-in ebow
Mount an ebow directly to the guitar, a project already finished in an expensive Moog guitar a few years ago. This is a budget version proposed by Keith McMillen
The smart microphone!
How many times have you thrown a take because the singer got a little too excited by overloading everything? Lewitt Audio has incorporated technology into its microphones that autonomously prevents such situations.
Aerodrums - The invisible battery!
Playing a drums practically in a vacuum !!
Drumpants - put on your drumstation!
Carrying your drums / percussion everywhere is no longer a dream. Just wear it, complete with a supplied amp!
The idea is absolutely fantastic!
Glow In The Drum - the gleaming double percussion!
It derives from an African percussion that allows through 2 connected spheres to have a sort of shaker while performing a percussion. This is the commercial version with light balls.
PianoArc, if you are missing octaves!
A circular plan to not miss a note!
Drawcraft Memento - The copy-rhythm pedal!
Record a note, then define a rhythm using the appropriate pedal. Finished! Any other notes you play will follow the same rhythm pattern. Simple, fast, useful (?)
Cricket Violin
The sound is that of a gipsy / country violin. The shape resembles a cricket bat!
If you haven't already, check out the 2013 oddities HERE
