http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/ Engadget Comments for The Morrison Digital 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/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/anyway Kenny G still the best. wonder if he would like to use this. most probably, he will stick to the more natural way. that's original...meaning it is wonderful]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
Louis Armstrong, though, would definitely roll over in his grave.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
And it sounds a lot better than Kenny G. You can bet cats like Miles Davis would have been ALL over this.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
Looks like a prototype. An ugly prototype.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
I thought Kenny G was a saxophone player, what does he have to do with a digital trumpet?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
I swear some of Yamaha's tech even back then (1995) on physical modeling with a great breath controller... it could be as expressive as any other kind of instrument out there such as portamento, extreme dynamics and tonal range, and even harmonies.

This link is where there is a demo (qt) of some musicians playing it with the newer MDT.

http://www.patchmanmusic.com/mdt.html

Here is where you can find out more about wind synthesis:

http://www.ewi-evi.com

It sort of looks hideous but I imagine it has a way better feel than the olders EVI's that are currently out there.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
If you think the MDT looks strange, have a look at the MutanTrumpet! http://uea-io.de/breathcontrol/controlers.html

James Morrison is a great Jazz player and I remember seeing him experiment with the Akai EVI back in the late 1980s...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
So that would be a blue glowy midi trumpet.

And for reference it's sitting on top of a Yamaha VL70-m, which is the synth module designed to accompany Yamaha's WX5 (saxophone) wind controller.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/
I was just about to post about that, and I think you mean assault rifle, not machine gun.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/the-morrison-digital-trumpet/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM