Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano
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Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano
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#2>>> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework.
So really everything you would expect from hanging a speaker from a drone, noisy and power hungry.
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#4>>> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework. So really everything you would expect from hanging a speaker from a drone, noisy and power hungry.
My immediate thoughts. If only pianos were typically positioned in the same spot for a long time, allowing to do those measurements once and hang the speakers appropriately from the ceiling. Or make a speaker array in the base and do all sorts of spacial Fourier/phased array madness.
I guess if you want a gimmick piano you can have it.
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#5I've been thinking about building a planar wave speaker, but now the idea of an integrated planar wave speaker music desk sounds fun!
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What a lousy comment.
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It's PR and it's obviously serving its purpose :)
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#8>>> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework. So really everything you would expect from hanging a speaker from a drone, noisy and power hungry.
My immediate thoughts. If only pianos were typically positioned in the same spot for a long time, allowing to do those measurements once and hang the speakers appropriately from the ceiling. Or make a speaker array in the base and do all sorts of spacial Fourier/phased array madness. I guess if you want a gimmick piano you can have it.
It’s a concept piece. Gimmicks (or, more charitably, exploring out-there ideas) are the whole point.
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#9>>> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework. So really everything you would expect from hanging a speaker from a drone, noisy and power hungry.
DJI has made a shocking amount of progress at making its drones quieter over the past few years. What used to sound like a loud swarm of bees 20 feet overhead is now almost imperceptible.
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#10Over the last several weeks I have been deep in research for a new digital piano, spending a lot of time looking at Roland, Kawai, and Yamaha models, and seeing this made me giggle. I doubt I would ever buy even one of the less traditional-looking production models (like the Kiyola), but I am glad they have fun with creating wild concepts like this.