AI tech reproduces realistic music from silent piano-playing videos

It’s perhaps not much of a stretch to imagine a computer program that could visually identify which pieces of music were being performed in silent piano-playing videos. A new AI system goes further, however, by digitally reproducing the sound of that p… Continue reading AI tech reproduces realistic music from silent piano-playing videos

Yamaha makes learning piano EZ with follow-the-light keyboard

We’ve seen a few learning systems that help students to learn at their own pace by having them follow lights to form chords on a guitar or nail songs on a piano keyboard. The latest from Yamaha to do so is the EZ-300, which comes with songs built-in.Co… Continue reading Yamaha makes learning piano EZ with follow-the-light keyboard

AR app puts a virtual classical piano jam in your living room

Augmented reality has previously allowed us to place furniture in a room before buying, bring photos to life and go gaming on the streets. Now you can have a life-like avatar perform an upbeat version of a Beethoven classic in your front room.Continue … Continue reading AR app puts a virtual classical piano jam in your living room

Fail Of The Week: Putting Guitar Strings On A Piano

The piano is a bit of an oddball within the string instrument family. Apart from rarely seeing people carry one around on the bus or use its case to discretely conceal a Tommy Gun, the way the strings are engaged in the first place — by having little hammers attached …read more

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Bottle Organ Breakdown

A keen-eyed commenter pointed us to a homemade bottle organ that plays like a piano. The complexity gets turned up with foot-powered bellows and custom keys, but the magic of [Mike] and [Simon Haisell]’s garage-built instrument is not lost in the slightest. We also have the video below the break …read more

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Roli swaps soft keys for solid with Lumi learning platform

The Seaboard Grand offered a pretty impressive take on expressive keyboard playing when it was revealed back in 2013. Instead of separate black and white keys, the Grand’s whole spongy surface was available as the playing area. Now Roli has c… Continue reading Roli swaps soft keys for solid with Lumi learning platform