So- if a theremin and a violin had a mutant baby with a rubber resonating chamber for a mouth... the result would be the Otamatone?
Kind of a wacky/cool take on the mono-synth idea- you basically slide your finger up and down the 'neck' violin-style to generate the tone & modulate the pitch, and then squeeze the sides of the 'face' to open and close the mouth for a sort of living wah/filter at the bottom.
There's loads of hokey Otamatone = vocals videos on youtube- (I particularly like the brootal ones like Disturbed - Down with the Sickness, etc.) but I'm trying to fit it in a bit more of a serious instrument role- we'll see how that goes in the full-band setting when the Covids are defeated.
Anyone else got their hands on one of these?
Otamatone, anyone?
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Re: Otamatone, anyone?
One of my friends has one. Its like a more tactile piano tie. Fun though.
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Re: Otamatone, anyone?
used that exact model in the studio on my bands last record, put a whack of delay on it and did some crazy background noises on a track. super fun.
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Re: Otamatone, anyone?
Did you use the output jack, or did you mic it?lunaticjaguar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:57 amused that exact model in the studio on my bands last record, put a whack of delay on it and did some crazy background noises on a track. super fun.
(reason I ask is the rubber "mouth" thingy adds another variation to the internal speaker tone, but has no bearing on the line-out sound. Probably my one complaint about this as a serious instrument)
any sound links?
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Re: Otamatone, anyone?
my dad has one. i play it sometimes when i'm there and it's super fun. there's also a great youtube channel that does otamatone covers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6h5kJKtgg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6h5kJKtgg
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Re: Otamatone, anyone?
most likely line out. there was so many FX on it I dont think it mattered.SignoftheDragon wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:58 amDid you use the output jack, or did you mic it?lunaticjaguar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:57 amused that exact model in the studio on my bands last record, put a whack of delay on it and did some crazy background noises on a track. super fun.
(reason I ask is the rubber "mouth" thingy adds another variation to the internal speaker tone, but has no bearing on the line-out sound. Probably my one complaint about this as a serious instrument)