http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/ Engadget Comments for Yamaha's digital EZ trumpet http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/
To get people to have a go using 'kazoo' skills to play encourages the marginally musical - an automatically 'nice' tone (haven't heard it, can't be sure) keeps 'em going when they might give up on making their own music. I'd rather the world had a go (however basic) at making music rather than _just_ playing other peoples recordings.

Remember the Stylophone? Awful, no? But so many stylo-kids progressed to keyboard, or whatever. Eventually.
I'll certainly give this beast a fair go - with my rusty recorder and (sadly lost) DH-100 'skills', and I hope others do too. Ben

PS many years ago we built some true 'electric kazoos' with analogue swept filter/envelope shaper. Surprisingly good fun to play for all, and versatile, too.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/I wonder how many have even read the reference manual?
As a continuous midi controller with a pitch bend capability of 24 semitones (2 octaves) for that price - it seems good.
at the end of the day it is the sound that matters.
it cannot be judged from the perspective of an actual horn but as a synth.
What would the sound be like if it is connected to a synth module such as the vl-1 or vl70m?
Most wind synth such as the yamaha wx5/wx7 akai ewi3020 need 2 hands to play. This needs one or none - freeing up the other hand to use a keyboard controlller etc.
I wonder how this all would work together. Yamaha uses physical modelling to create patches that sound really good.
Based on the specs: uses battery, does not require a synth module, can be connected to an external midi synth module, 16 channels, 24 semitone pitch bend (unheard of in most midi instruments) , etc
this instrument may require further investigation before people judge it too harshly.
The pitch conversion allows the instrument to play chromatic notes or even notes between the chromatic notes. this is regulary used in eastern music.
I would like to hear from someone who has used it.


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I am sure people had the same reaction to electric keyboards, guitars, CDs, MP3s, etc. Digital music is an approximation of the real thing but it is darn good these days.. If you discerning ears and you have heard these instruments, I accept your criticism.

I do not think however that these instruments are attractive.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/18/yamahas-digital-ez-trumpet/I think there will be a good market for this easy to play instrument. There is already some positive feedback on the japanese support/fan site and one opinion site where most users rate it 5 stars...

I have read the manual and will buy one shortly...

Herb Alpert here I come!

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