A one-octave keyboard chord machine teased by Kevin Parker’s (Tame Impala) new company.
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I’m assuming its a chord progression generator and looper for putting down song ideas.
AI not so dumb after all.
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It actually looks fun to play, play the root on the left hand and the chord type on the right. With inversions and midi putput I’d be into it.
I love Kevin’s sound. This will come packing with some goodies. Curious on the price point…
Looks like the bottom left keybed of a Farfisa organ
Good use for the low refresh rate but high contrast epaper display.
Was thinking at first of functionality similar to Nopia but this seems headed a different direction.
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I love the look! Reminds me Shell Chair for some reason. Even though I don’t need this, i will probably buy one depending on the price of course.
Shell Chair FYI:
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I like the idea of Nopia, these types of devices having an arp is a plus I think.
Nopia should have a screen to quickly show what chord is being played though. I like that Orchid has that. Midicake Arp is perhaps another device in this realm that helps create chord progressions and melodies.
I think Orchid needs to be no more than $400 or so for it to be worth trying.
Unfortunately is giving me TE vibes…
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$499 on the tin.
Way too soon to wrangle about price since we don’t know features, and have only heard a snippet in the video above.
I saw in another forum someone suggest it might be comparable to the Omnichord by Suzuki ? ( Omnichord thread )
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Feature-wise I think it looks pretty cool. Supposedly the first 1,000 units will be $549.
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I’m…struggling to see it.
It looks good in the design department. But …
Isn’t it just a fancy beatstep32 with less utility? (Ok it does have 3+2 synth engines)
I mean, you don’t need even basic understanding of chords…but you could just as well download one of those open source cord Packs and use them.
I’m not sure if there is a product “just like it”… But it seems so limited in the moments after you found a nice cord, that… The whole point is lost.
I do hope that for example move adds some of the utili as midi effects. But a 500$ device for that…reeks of “chompy”. (Another device I yet have to see again after the initial videos)
Oh, Kevin parker… That explains the production values and the track in the video. Hm.
Yeah, if it would have been 300$ I would get it (not in I would buy one, but I would get the appeal), but for that price… Nah.
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If the synth sounds is good I see a lot of people interested in this (including myself).
If you are for example a guitar/bass player that alteady knows a lot of music theory but is not as good playing keys this is a really good way to put your knowledge in practice with sifferent sound sources… They already know how to put chords together, the only limitation is learning another instrument that the may not be interested in. Having an intuitive interface sounds really appealing to me.
certainly fills the prevailing desire/needs of the majority of the current music community…
Looks good
Makes ideas
Sends your ideas somewhere (* extra special feature* )
It’s a sketch pad, so you won’t be threatened by songs
Has the most important features musicians need
Underpowered. Underfeatured. Limitations
Should sell like hotcakes
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So after the 1000 units @ $549 it will cost more or less? 
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Wish AKAI put some of these chord bits into the note screen. The MPC chord mode is great but being able to slightly offset / strum the chords or edit them more easily would be wonderful and certainly possible in the interface.
Bak to this, I think the best use of this is some sort of Omnichord / autoharp thing for singers to have as accompaniment.
Starting to get annoyed at another bit of single use plastic that could have been an app.
Not knowing is a feature
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