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cappy2112
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I'm not sure if THIS can be called an instrument because it appears to be just a playback device.
(The sounds don't seem to have much variation though.)
This isn't new, but it's the first time I've seen/heard it.
I saw it at the Y2K Loopfest, but
unfortunately missed seeing Kevin Kissinger's performance.
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Wout Blommers
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Surely it is a musical instrument or at least it is being used as one, special in Indian music. Google at 'shruti box' or 'electronic shruti box' and get a lot of hits, pictures, sound samples and prices 
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jfox
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ah a digital version of one of these..
http://www.shrutibox.co.uk/
i got one of these... 
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Wout Blommers
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:14 am Post subject:
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| jfox wrote: | | ...i got one of these... |
I think every musician must have one, at least those who are playing accoustic music. It is one of those instruments one can hand out to people not used to play an instrument (and there are lots of those around  ) and want to join in a jam-session and simple: one shacker will do
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cappy2112
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:19 am Post subject:
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| Wout Blommers wrote: | Surely it is a musical instrument or at least it is being used as one, special in Indian music. Google at 'shruti box' or 'electronic shruti box' and get a lot of hits, pictures, sound samples and prices
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It looks like the shruti box has a bellows which must be squeezed, somewhat like an accordion or concertina. This requires some skill & dexterity.
The Raagini just has buttons to select some presets(?), and a knob for male/female voicing.
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Wout Blommers
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:57 am Post subject:
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| cappy2112 wrote: | | It looks like the shruti box has a bellows which must be squeezed, somewhat like an accordion or concertina. This requires some skill & dexterity. |
Hardly... | Quote: | | The Raagini just has buttons to select some presets(?), and a knob for male/female voicing. |
Is a rhythm box (like the Korh MiniPops) a musical instrument or not? It is devrloped, made and used to make music, so I think it is. 'Raagini' is more a type name, like the Flying V electric guitar made by Gibson.
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cappy2112
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject:
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| Wout Blommers wrote: | | cappy2112 wrote: | | It looks like the shruti box has a bellows which must be squeezed, somewhat like an accordion or concertina. This requires some skill & dexterity. |
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The M1 Shruti Box is easy and satisfying to play, requiring minimal instruction to get started. The double-sided bellows system provides good control of volume and sustain. Notes can be changed on the fly and chords made in any key.
The instrument works by moving air through small metal reeds fixed inside a wooden reedboard.
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Wout Blommers
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:53 pm Post subject:
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| http://www.shrutibox.co.uk/ wrote: | | Our instrument, the M1 Shruti Box, sets the standard for sound quality, playing action and construction. It provides a portable and easy-to-use accompaniment for the voice and can be enjoyed by anyone without training. |
The question in this quotation is the meaning of 'enjoyed'. Does it mean 'being played'?
An electronic shruti box is self playing: there is no musician needed to make it sound. But is it therefor not a musical instrument? A synthesizer is, but will it lose this quality as soon as it is being controlled by CuBase?
Where to draw the line...?
Is a radio a musical instrument? Stockhausen thought so and used it in his composition 'Weltklange'.
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cappy2112
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| Wout Blommers wrote: | | http://www.shrutibox.co.uk/ wrote: | | Our instrument, the M1 Shruti Box, sets the standard for sound quality, playing action and construction. It provides a portable and easy-to-use accompaniment for the voice and can be enjoyed by anyone without training. |
The question in this quotation is the meaning of 'enjoyed'. Does it mean 'being played'?
An electronic shruti box is self playing: there is no musician needed to make it sound. But is it therefor not a musical instrument? A synthesizer is, but will it lose this quality as soon as it is being controlled by CuBase?
Where to draw the line...?
Is a radio a musical instrument? Stockhausen thought so and used it in his composition 'Weltklange'.
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Well, I only got to hear drone playing, and the artist was just holding the box to a mic. Not really a performance.
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Wout Blommers
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| cappy2112 wrote: | | Well, I only got to hear drone playing, and the artist was just holding the box to a mic. Not really a performance. |
Indeed, no performance at all, really. As rewarding as a drummer ticking only his two sticks.
The instrument wasn't designed for that.
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