MTF Special: Jamie Cullum on The Seaboard

[@attackhelicopter2900]

.. at least you don't have to worry about your pop tart crumbs getting in between the keys on this

[@iammad3490]

Attack Helicopter did you just assume my gender?

[@charliebirkner8729]

I have a love/hate relationship with these "silicone"-ish covers. The poptart crumbs/liquid imperviousness is good..., but sooner or later, they seem to age...they get shiny after use....is it easy/possible/affordable to replace?

[@andrewbell1995]

The ultimate soundtracking instrument. Really cool.

[@ayyylmao]

am i the only one who really likes the melodies he played

[@bluntobjct]

oh man, I really hope they go into larger volume of production so the price goes down

[@codeRenniX]

and music continues to evolve. music is so essential to life and its awesome to see people keep pushing it to the next level. this product is brilliant, and i now really want to learn piano haha

[@summitthemememan779]

all these damn demos have this good ass music, all of Signal's kontakt libraries, this stuff, and the other "new school" hardware. why is the demo music SO DAMN GOOD???

[@jkmatthie]

This is where it all began.

[@TheJoeGizzle]

Preorder before the 15th of this month and you receive around a $1000 discount from retail price. I am seriously considering it right about now...

[@JDX45]

This is just Wooow... love it cant wait to hear what people make with it :D

[@buttp0under420]

So where do I go to invest in this company?

[@Jamiecullumfanzone]

Wow brilliant! I want one (if I could play)

[@vanillanoixdepecan02]

music at 2min50 told me something, do u know what is this music ?

[@sogehtdasnicht]

Wow, really impressive

[@DoctorrMetal]

Now make a cheaper model :D

[@guiletheme3]

So is it just a midi controller or does it contain its own independent sounds?

[@ssyynntax]

No it's a synth.

[@fadheltarifi6619]

no it's a midi controller

[@i0.0t]

No, it's the star motherfucking ship enterprise

[@michelross8278]

Wow... Amazing ...

[@bonnieost]

Wow, that is amazing.

[@SamMasghati]

I don't think that a piano sound should be pitched. It's too much of a classical sound to be changed. We're used to specific sounds. For pitch effects there are synths. It's the same with framerates. We're not used to framerates like 60fps for movies. Doesn't mean that it shouldn't be, just that it takes some time to get used to them

[@booboojuice44]

Stfu you old man

[@leowatkins1518]

+Sam Masghati but this isnt replacing the piano? Its offering something different in the framework laid out by the shape of a piano. its not one or the other. if you dont like this, dont buy it, if you like the way a piano plays/feels/its attributes then buy a piano. whats wrong with experimenting? hundreds of years ago the piano would never have been invented if someone had said something similar.

[@rich1051414]

Good thing this isn't a piano then. It is a seaboard, or more broadly, a synthesizer. It is NOT a piano. It just happens to use a piano inspired layout. People were already doing this with pedals and jogwheels, this is just a combination.

[@wakaoo111]

How is this different than the Haken Continuum?

[@jordanzish]

At first glance, the sharps and flats are in a more tradition arrangement, sort of above the white keys rather than in between them. They are definitely very similar, although I'm sure they both have a different feel in terms of what it's like to actually use them. I'm sure the slippery freedom of the Continuum versus the gooey resistance of the Seaboard lend themselves to different playing styles. So I think they're similar but both very cool, or were you hoping for a fight?

[@wakaoo111]

Oh not at all. Thank you for the answering. I think seaboard will have a shorter learning curve as well. I would love to get a hand's on. What you said made a difference.

[@jordanzish]

Sudhir Tatavarthi Definitely think it would have a shorter learning curve, and no problem, but definitely don't take my word as gospel; I haven't used either, nor am I much of a pianist. Most of my musical experience is on guitar.

[@cimmik]

But they are so expensive!

[@drumstick74]

Every new invention is expensive...

[@slap_my_hand]

How much? €?

[@Erikon14]

for one with 37 keys, $2,000. one with 61 keys, $3,000. and for the limited first edition one with 88 keys, $8,888.88

[@stividrum8427]

Erikon14 On Saturday i was at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. They said the little one costs 20.000€ ^^

[@Erikon14]

StiviDrum wow... i got my prices off of their website...

[@stividrum8427]

Erikon14 okay then I guess they told me shit xD

[@aldenhozbo3000]

Well now, they are up to 1999$

[@vtownhood]

How the fuck can you justify a $2,500 price tag on this though? I could literally engineer these sounds...

[@ShaunMcCready]

have you ever played with the controller??? I just tried it yesterday and im telling you... its fun enough that you could play with it for 2500 hours, thus makin it $1 per hour.. I think its the instrument of the future

[@vtownhood]

Shaun McCready Maybe, but dude I could literally engineer every single sound he made verbatim on FL Studio VST's. It may take me a little longer but I can do it for free as opposed to spending this much money on it. If you want this for live performance and have the money, I understand. However, for people like me that don't do live performance, (anymore) it's HIGHLY unnecessary.

[@GlazzedDonut]

Pocket Seaboard please with built in WOOFERS

[@cahedger1230]

So badass

[@salvaponti]

Ciao

[@samuelbehfarshad2892]

I always thought the seaboard was amazing