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Re: Medieval

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Post by Nition »

spencerflem wrote: post #50
bbor wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Someone please help this little skeptic: is that video real, or Midjourney? The short cuts make me think Midjourney, but then they have a shot with their product in it.

The video is 11 years old fwiw

I assume they're asking about the video from the Teenage Engineering link (which is not AI, but is at least new content).

Re: Medieval

#62

Post by boguscoder »

Website design made me click the buttons for good several seconds until I realized this a photo of a real deal, not a web replica of the instrument. Nicely done, wonder if web trial would be possible and attract more “I probably want this” fans/consumers

Re: Medieval

#63

Post by jdgoesmarching »

whatshisface wrote: post #39
stitched2gethr wrote: post #31

I'm a fan of Teenage Engineering. I think they make some really cool products but they have a few that really makes me wonder, who is this for?

I think their target audience are well-heeled Apple customers who like to imagine that they are musicians. Hacker culture doesn't have a "collector of expensive African originals" role, so "amateur who collects equipment far out of proportion to the time they invest in using any of it" has formed to collect the same psychological energy. It's about the combination of the creator fantasy on the surface backed up by th…

I don’t think they make cranes tall enough to get you off that high horse. This thing is cheaper than my crappy middle school beginner trumpet was and professional musicians don’t have a monopoly on making or experimenting with music.

Re: Medieval

#64

Post by [deleted] »

jahewson wrote: post #51
whatshisface wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think their target audience are well-heeled Apple customers who like to imagine that they are musicians. Hacker culture doesn't have a "collector of expensive African originals" role, so "amateur who collects equipment far out of proportion to the time they invest in using any of it" has formed to collect the same psychological energy. It's about the combination of the creator fantasy on the surface backed up by th…

Seems a bit harsh. There’s surely more dimensions to their market than this?

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Re: Medieval

#65

Post by whatshisface »

jdgoesmarching wrote: post #63
whatshisface wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think their target audience are well-heeled Apple customers who like to imagine that they are musicians. Hacker culture doesn't have a "collector of expensive African originals" role, so "amateur who collects equipment far out of proportion to the time they invest in using any of it" has formed to collect the same psychological energy. It's about the combination of the creator fantasy on the surface backed up by th…

I don’t think they make cranes tall enough to get you off that high horse. This thing is cheaper than my crappy middle school beginner trumpet was and professional musicians don’t have a monopoly on making or experimenting with music.

I know it might come across as spoiling the fun, but I think the real story at least should appear somewhere in the threads.

Re: Medieval

#66

Post by whatshisface »

jahewson wrote: post #51
whatshisface wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think their target audience are well-heeled Apple customers who like to imagine that they are musicians. Hacker culture doesn't have a "collector of expensive African originals" role, so "amateur who collects equipment far out of proportion to the time they invest in using any of it" has formed to collect the same psychological energy. It's about the combination of the creator fantasy on the surface backed up by th…

Seems a bit harsh. There’s surely more dimensions to their market than this?

I glossed over the "Apple" dimension of elevating plastic stuff to luxury goods by being amazingly careful about injection molding marks etc, but I don't know a lot about it. I think the daring fireball guy is the recognized expert on the consumer experience side of it.

Re: Medieval

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Post by mmazing »

stitched2gethr wrote: post #31

I'm a fan of Teenage Engineering. I think they make some really cool products but they have a few that really makes me wonder, who is this for?

I love their design aesthetic. I wish that I had even the most mild musical talent so I could justify buying some of their products.

Alas, I do not. :(

Re: Medieval

#69

Post by bbor »

spencerflem wrote: post #50
bbor wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Someone please help this little skeptic: is that video real, or Midjourney? The short cuts make me think Midjourney, but then they have a shot with their product in it.

The video is 11 years old fwiw

Which video is 11 years old...? The release video for this project that seems to be copyrighted 2024? This is the most baffling response I could've received, so I'm quite curious!

Re: Medieval

#70

Post by sincerely »

maxglute wrote: post #60

Incredible, but I can't believe this came out before their TWS. https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/07/27/teenage-engineering-b...

FYI those are never going to come out, it's just a render a designer made. From the link:

>This is a fan-made concept and isn’t affiliated with Teenage Engineering

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