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Presentation on Prototype No. 2 of the Rickert Violin Synthesizer (MIDI Control Surface)

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Update on Our New Violin Synth

Don Rickert has designed a true violin synthesizer, which is in the prototyping and simulation stage of development. Some of the best computer scientists, industrial designers, DJs and musicians are signing on to be part of this ambitious and expensive (hint: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES!). A few photos of an early functional prototype are shown below, as well as a YouTube video player so you can see it played and hear it.

Click on any thumbnail to see a full-size view.

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New Violin Synth Designed by Don Rickert in Development

Don Rickert has designed a new TRUE violin synthesizer with multiple MIDI control surfaces. The project is getting a lot of attention and some world-class experts are signing on to this project, which is in the prototyping and simulation stage.

There are photos and YouTube demo video links both at www.DonRickertMusicalPortfolio.com and here at www.MusiqElectroniq.com.

This amazing new instrument and instruments like will probably be sold under the MusiqElectroniq(tm) brand rather than the Rickert & Ringholz brand, which has an established identity for unique acoustic instruments.

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Musiq Electroniq Designing the FIRST true MIDI Violin

Don't hold your breath. It's going to take a while to write this posting without revealing stuff that we should not reveal during the Patent application stage. Maybe Friday Dec. 19th 2008.

First Product of Musiq Electroniq(tm) in Developent

While we have all sorts of more complex products in various stages of development, we're starting simple. The first product (actually a family of products) of Musiq Electroniq(tm) will be a collection of chord and drone samples and loops, particularly useful for rounding out live performance of various "alternative" genres, hip-hop and even traditional Celtic music.

The samples, available in ITune, wav, mp3 formats, will include:

• 2-note (root + 5th and root + 3rd, low as well as high variations) bowed (bass viol, 'cello and violin) chord/drone samples in all major and minor keys
• Variations of 3 and 4-note chord/drone samples from shruti boxes (chord/drone accompaniment instrument for the harmonium)...all major and minor keys
• Jaw harp notes in all keys
• Chord samples from a Uillean Pipe regulator (the attachment that plays chords) (key of D)
• Chord samples from various accordions, melodians and related instruments such as concertinas
• Lots of bagpipe drones
• And many more...

We are evaluating various sample/loop sample players, with an initial focus on stand-alone players (i.e. no computer required). At the low end, we are looking a the iTouch and at the high-end, we are looking at the JL Cooper Sound Chest III, pictured here (click on the image for a larger view.)

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