The NEW Omnichord... What Does It Sound Like?

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  • @lullatone
    @lullatone  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    more Lullatone (music / sample packs / etc) here: linktr.ee/lullatone
    more about the Omnichord here:
    www.suzuki-music.co.jp/special/omnichord_om-108/en/index.html
    日本語:
    www.suzuki-music.co.jp/special/omnichord_om-108/jp/

  • @davidpowley7721
    @davidpowley7721 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

    I'll wait for the Behringer version!

    • @pinatacolada7986
      @pinatacolada7986 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Yes. Behringer don't scam people. $800 for a children's toy is ridiculous!

    • @benitobanana3943
      @benitobanana3943 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I saw this video and was like OMG THEY RELEASE AN NEW OMNICHORD
      Then I saw the price. Wtf it's a scam.

    • @HenryKing-brown
      @HenryKing-brown หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pinatacolada7986 I wouldn't say children's toy, without music theory knowledge it'd be impossible to use it as demonstrated, but yeah I totally agree 800$ is BONKERS

    • @neilvaneerde9206
      @neilvaneerde9206 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      To much money.

    • @postRMO
      @postRMO 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Naughty, but I like it. I will too

  • @Patricia_Taxxon
    @Patricia_Taxxon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    got flashbanged at 7:25 by an album i apparently heard and liked when i heard it in 2016 and then forgot about

    • @Misa_Susaki
      @Misa_Susaki 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh, I like your music :)

    • @therealwhite
      @therealwhite 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hell yeah, Taxxon spotted in the wild. Love you Pat

    • @TheTreyBombay
      @TheTreyBombay หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love your music and videos, keep up the great work!

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Flashbanged eh!

    • @freaquin
      @freaquin 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      patricia taxxon spotted in the wild omg

  • @ACE-sx8mo
    @ACE-sx8mo หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    A dozen years from now we will all regret not having bought one when they were only $800.

  • @everytongueconfess
    @everytongueconfess 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    omnichord has lost their mind with the price but this was an excellent review :)

    • @tnatstrat7495
      @tnatstrat7495 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Relative to what?

    • @morningloopsbyplanalba838
      @morningloopsbyplanalba838 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@everytongueconfess agreed! the video is 👌🏻

    • @SoulConvoy
      @SoulConvoy หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ive been playing the q chord for 5 years , i bought mine new in 2019 for 400. They stopped manufacturing that thing in 1996, 800$ for a new omnichord with modern tech conveniences is worth it.

  • @JapanReels
    @JapanReels 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I have one on order. It arrives October. So pumped!

  • @trashtonmusic
    @trashtonmusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Love to see you still have time for making videos, I wish I could watch a livestream of you playing instruments all day. Have a good day!

  • @desktorp
    @desktorp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    "$800!?" Yeah they know there is a niche market for them and they will sell all of them.

    • @LarryZinc
      @LarryZinc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Probably all back-ordered as well.

    • @Pscal
      @Pscal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@desktorp yep, all of the 50 of them

    • @tompoynton
      @tompoynton 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Better know as the “dickhead market”

    • @leocomerford
      @leocomerford 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PscalYes, to be fair, they’re probably spreading their development costs over a smallish number of actual units here.

    • @zoned7609
      @zoned7609 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The market = rich stupid people

  • @GGprods-o2x
    @GGprods-o2x 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Has been one of my fave additions to the studio in a while. Beyond it's sounds, it's an amazing midi controller.

  • @morningloopsbyplanalba838
    @morningloopsbyplanalba838 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +337

    v cute sounds but not many people are going to be able to enjoy this instrument when it is priced at $800 that is a sickening cost for the build quality.

    • @nostalgia_junkie
      @nostalgia_junkie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      😭 just build one at that point

    • @morningloopsbyplanalba838
      @morningloopsbyplanalba838 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@nostalgia_junkie for real or something way cooler

    • @thepostapocalyptictrio4762
      @thepostapocalyptictrio4762 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Honestly they have never been cheap. When I first saw them in the late 80’s, they were $200.

    • @MrEMacable
      @MrEMacable 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      To adjust for inflation, $200 in 1985 is equivalent to approximately $585 in 2024. This represents an increase of around 192.56% in the general price level over the 39-year period, reflecting the cumulative inflation rate of 2.79% per year

    • @supermcfly100
      @supermcfly100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      I got the same thing on my iPad with way more sounds.

  • @ArtLifeThings
    @ArtLifeThings 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I bought my daughter a used Q Chord a few Christmases ago. It’s similar and fun to poke around on.

  • @AngelusNielson
    @AngelusNielson 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    My parents had one of the OG ones... I remember playing with it.

  • @jessiejames2155
    @jessiejames2155 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This is perfect for playing :
    "Combayah, my Lord !"
    in Sunday school ! 😮👍

  • @LizordSword
    @LizordSword 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    love the sound of the omnichord but this couldve easily been a tenth of the price

    • @Sonnell
      @Sonnell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      it is tenth of its price, they just sell it for 800 :D

    • @hued2542
      @hued2542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be fair, analog circuitry isn’t exactly a common thing to give production lines .

  • @karladuncan4026
    @karladuncan4026 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My sister bought one in 1983. This brings so many fond memories! ❤

  • @NiGHTSaturn
    @NiGHTSaturn 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m glad I got my OM-84 during the pandemic. Also glad Suzuki made this new model!

  • @OttosTheName
    @OttosTheName 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Looks cool! I was really interested untill I saw the price. This thing has the same features as the 80's one and it still sounds like a budget 90's keyboard. How is it this expensive?

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Laws of economy: no competitors, low volumes, high price.

    • @AnnoyingOrange420
      @AnnoyingOrange420 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Nerds and idiots (like me) think its really cool despite not being very versatile or cutting edge. I got a used Korg Minilogue for about 400$, aside from lacking the drum machine and strumbar, it is better and has far more practical use for me and most musicians. But no other standalone device can make exactly the same sounds as the Omnichord, and it looks really fun. If I had any money I would own one too.
      Also, nerds and idiots who were kids in the 2010s, may have heard it a lot in Adventure Time, and nostalgia usually = big payday.

    • @ianbeepower8542
      @ianbeepower8542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not laws of economics. Just cynical marketing targeting omega hipsters.

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ianbeepower8542 As long as there are willing customers... laws of economy.

    • @whodafaqareyou
      @whodafaqareyou 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Consumerism.

  • @enmbiusfantabbles3670
    @enmbiusfantabbles3670 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    oh wow! I listen to your song "leisure gardening" all the time while i'm studying or walking and didn't know you had a youtube channel!

  • @RaquelFoster
    @RaquelFoster 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Hopefully the MIDI implementation is less weird than the original, but I still don't know who would buy an $800 reissue when you can get an original for $400. Just looking at the speaker grille and the strumplate (which looks like they got it to fit by cutting off a corner with scissors) it's obvious the new one has significantly lower build quality.

  • @Muzikman127
    @Muzikman127 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Was expecting it to be gimmicky and not particularly useful if a bit of fun, but 3 minutes in and already no it's clear some real thought and work went into this, these are some really cool sounds and the parameter adjustments are well thought out. This could actually be a really cool thing to use as a musical tool, would love one to play around with. Have to say Bravo to Suzuki on that one!

  • @ebbyjones3177
    @ebbyjones3177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent review. The best one on TH-cam .Thanks

  • @SiliconPrairie
    @SiliconPrairie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    $800? Did they only make eleven of them or something? Physically, this is an injection molded plastic case, a couple of small circuit boards, and maybe $15-20 worth of volume electronic components. It doesn't even have a display. I get that it costs money to reverse engineer and translate something old to new technology, but that's a fixed cost. They should be selling these for $149 - $199.
    It's not 1985 anymore. You don't need to hire an entire floor of an engineering firm to devise entire RAM, ROM, and ASIC layouts to create a fixed function product. There are general purpose high volume microcontrollers that can do all of this, and more, on a _single_ $4 chip. It's also much cheaper to mass manufacture things than it was then, considering not only industry optimizations but also the advancements in design simplicity.
    *replaces Batman symbol in spotlight with a Behringer logo*

    • @Antonio_Ortiz
      @Antonio_Ortiz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      People in the comments defending the price: "Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

    • @2243saru
      @2243saru 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I agree. Such a rip off...

    • @mikabreto
      @mikabreto 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      If you bought a $1200 mixer for ants, you are the target demographic for this retro encabulator.

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s nothing a $50 keyboard couldn’t do 🤷‍♂️

    • @StopTryingSoHard
      @StopTryingSoHard 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obviously you should start working on that competitor.
      This is a small batch device that the tiny company has brought back to the market because people kept asking them to.
      Also, presume the cases for musical instrument are 3d printed. Master moulds for PIM are too expensive for the volumes.

  • @nickielbasa
    @nickielbasa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review. Love that you touched on the MIDI. Thanks!

  • @XanderEwald
    @XanderEwald 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love this thing! Great video.

  • @ChrisLeeW00
    @ChrisLeeW00 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    It’s $800
    Eight hundred.
    That’s a lot of doll hairs.

    • @sslaytor
      @sslaytor 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just wait. The second hand market will soon be flooded with them. There are people who have made good music with them but very few if any for whom this is their sole or primary instrument. The addition of MIDI is nice but if you are using it for that you soon realize it would be better if they cut the price and dropped the cheesy drum patterns and Casio like tones and just provided the strumming section! Then it would be unique. Of course, some including me, like cheese! We all need cheese.

    • @ebbyjones3177
      @ebbyjones3177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thats really not a lot of dollars. You cant take a poop at Disney World for $800.

  • @devongratrix4921
    @devongratrix4921 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So cool they brought this back. I always wanted one as a kid after seeing it in the Sears Catalog.

  • @mahmoudmajzoub9699
    @mahmoudmajzoub9699 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for the vidoe mate, hope to see more vidoes soon.
    greetings from Sudan.

  • @YadaYadaBingBang
    @YadaYadaBingBang หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nicely and clearly demonstrated - thanks very much! I still can't get over that you're 42 years old... 🙂

  • @robertjamesonmusic
    @robertjamesonmusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its great. The MIDI is awesome to connect to other synths

  • @vytispuronas
    @vytispuronas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic demo! I've checked out your music - loving that eclectic gentle innocent aesthetic in Thinking About Thursdays. The Omnichord is a brilliant concept, wish more manufacturers released proper analog synths with auto-accompaniment. My substitute for the time being is pocket sized Roland J-6 into an analog polysynth. While nowehere near as flexible as an Omnichord, it's still a fantastic little chord / arp machine with MIDI out. Cheers!

    • @evilrainbow
      @evilrainbow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      teenage engineering pricing model

  • @SoulConvoy
    @SoulConvoy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive put in about 200ish hours on this thing already, i really like it, i wish it had the functionality of the Q-chord, i have put about 10000 hours learning that thing and they are close but still different beasts.

  • @ФедірЄгоров-ы5я
    @ФедірЄгоров-ы5я 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Combinations of chord buttons used on accordion left hand to play jazz, because it also has root note bass and major minor 7th and diminished chords from it)

    • @johnman6340
      @johnman6340 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same thing I was thinking about I was really expecting the chord combinations to work the same as stradella then I got flashbanged with it's own system.

  • @Chris.from.1950
    @Chris.from.1950 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG! ❤🎉😊 I’ve been listening to your music Forever, and recently saw another video “from Lullatone,” but thought to myself, “Nah, that can’t be them.” But I was wrong! Yay! ❤❤❤

  • @jairkerker2821
    @jairkerker2821 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great vid, thanks!
    I love my 84 but for the lack of MIDI.
    People told me about the imperfect and disappointing MIDI on later models but this looks to be awesome!
    Might even pick up one of these.

  • @ricandes
    @ricandes หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had an original one back in 1981. It was a lot of fun. I traded in for a Yamaha keyboard a few years later.

  • @oblitafier
    @oblitafier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The price is crazy lol

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    They did it, this is a dream for omnichord enthusiasts. I will be considering this heavily, i've always wanted an omnichord and this just seems perfect.

    • @Pscal
      @Pscal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep, i thought the same… and i saw the price

    • @RetroPlus
      @RetroPlus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Pscal The price is insane, but I can kind of understand for such a niche product, I can't imagine that many people will be buying these

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@RetroPlus I would buy one if it wasnt ridiculously expensive

    • @scharnier
      @scharnier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RetroPlus it isnt really that much of a ''niche'' instrument anymore tho, everyone knows about it.

    • @hued2542
      @hued2542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@RetroPlusthe whole instrument had a massive resurgence of popularity during covid with many Indy artists taking off by playing covers with it. They could’ve easily made two versions of this instrument one with the om-84 guts and the other with a purely digital style of the q-chord. Then you’d appease both due hards that want to play the og sounding synth or more casual players that want it for fun and to expand it with midi . It’s a huge missed opportunity . Like I’d wager it would’ve been the hit of 2024 if they halfed the price and released a digital 108

  • @demskymusic
    @demskymusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautifully done, man

  • @precodepalace
    @precodepalace หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for this video! very helpful.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The hip-hop in classic mode is especially charming. You've got trap hats but with a vintage drum machine sound.

  • @GrandCaravel
    @GrandCaravel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    For about half of that price you can buy a Casio Ctx-5000 or Yamaha Psr-E473 which gives you way more cheesy rhythm tracks to choose from and 100 times more sounds. The sounds on the omnichord are not that unique and most cheap arranger keyboards have access to very similar low-quality harp, strings, guitar, drums, etc emulations. If you really like the ribbon controller, there's plenty of kits and diy solutions for making one as a midi controller for less than $100. There's just no justification for this price outside of pure nostalgia-bait. The sad part is, I'm sure it will sell out quick anyways which will encourage companies to keep overcharging for their products.

    • @ebbyjones3177
      @ebbyjones3177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      One needs to be able to construct chords on those keyboards. Some knowledge of piano is required. Not so with the omnichord. Different market. Less is more so to speak, just like Apple products.

  • @robletcher2131
    @robletcher2131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!

  • @smashrhythm
    @smashrhythm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    What about the Clint Eastwood beat?

    • @lukasketner
      @lukasketner 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      lol my first thought too. It better or they're missing out on the bagged sunshine market share.

    • @MusicbyKabe
      @MusicbyKabe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Different Omni chord model

  • @AaronHendu
    @AaronHendu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Katie Dill has the best Omnichord recording on TH-cam with her cover of "The Storms are on the Ocean" imo, of course.

  • @UncleBoobieCosmicOverlord
    @UncleBoobieCosmicOverlord 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It came out in 1981 like you and if you press it’s happy and sad button at the same time it becomes diminished like me! 😂

  • @PitWChannel
    @PitWChannel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    You know you did something right when you can release a 1985 upgrade to your old devices in 2024 and people are still excited

  • @Efigenius
    @Efigenius 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the video. Now my toy is on the way. By the way, where did you buy the knobs for the minilogue? It looks great.

  • @alastairfraser8177
    @alastairfraser8177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the omnichord sound

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just in time for my "Electric dreams" cover song!

  • @BdotRASS
    @BdotRASS 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I really love the sound of the Omnichord, but the price is just too expensive. So gutted.

  • @TheSynthnut
    @TheSynthnut 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A cool instrument that gives you a different slant on playing. But the price! £740 in the UK is crazy for this, shame as it could be a really fun addition to many a setup.

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a niche instrument for a niche market, how much should it cost to you?

    • @LizordSword
      @LizordSword 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@jimbotron70 its a plastic box it could easily be like 120

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LizordSword Like, uhm, any electronic gadget sold on earth with 10x markup?

    • @LizordSword
      @LizordSword 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@jimbotron70 are you saying its fine to have ridiculous price mark ups because other people do it? think about what youre saying, also this is like £15-20 of electronics at MOST not £70, which is what it would be if it was a 10x mark up :)

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LizordSword I'm saying this is how capitalism work. Look at Apple with its phones.

  • @5ch3nk
    @5ch3nk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still can't believe how much they're asking for these new ones. Should be $300 tops, but even that's pushing it.

  • @PlayingInVestapol
    @PlayingInVestapol 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A Classmate of mine own a guitar repair shop. There was the Elderly couple who were dealers of the Omnichords always coming in trying get him to carry these in his store. He kept telling them, "Guys who play Guitar don't care for something this".

  • @tomfenn7149
    @tomfenn7149 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Having owned an original Omnichord for the best part of 35 years, I can say this new version looks and sounds utterly wonderful. Nice one Suzuki!

  • @raffitchakmakjian7498
    @raffitchakmakjian7498 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    couple of observations: 1. the Cordoba nylon string sounds amazing. 2. you've aged much better than I have.

  • @wisecoconut5
    @wisecoconut5 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    An electric autoharp is way cool. My kindergarten teacher played an autoharp, so I have some fond memories. But now I am wondering what an electric hurdy gurdy would sound like.😂

  • @Music_is_Breathing
    @Music_is_Breathing หลายเดือนก่อน

    WOW!!!!! Oh, this is so cool! Why did I buy a Theremini??? This is so much more like what I would want. I do love collecting different instruments.

  • @freesk8
    @freesk8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So cool! Thanks! :)

  • @pau4899
    @pau4899 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    loved this, what a great intro

  • @DorkyThorpy
    @DorkyThorpy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice. Well done

  • @Illogical_Tales
    @Illogical_Tales 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I play this on my own. Shame it doesn’t have keyboard mode, but it’s still really cool

  • @basmatine
    @basmatine หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As an Omnichord maniac, I am glad they brought it back, but most of those presets are pointless. Also the drum machine should be programmable, with user memory slots. Way too expensive for what it does. Anyway, I developed a killer way to play these in tandem with another piece of gear and it’s one of my secret weapons!

  • @cosmowerkstapes
    @cosmowerkstapes หลายเดือนก่อน

    These are cool.😎😎 they also make an interesting midi controller if you use it with a sound module. one of our artists has an om-300. that one, has string sound...seems to be missing on the new one. they are really cool when played thru guitar pedals (they play theirs thru a chorus and flanger and a crystal matrix module) and thru an amp.

  • @nedavine
    @nedavine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've always wanted on of these but never actually got to try one out.

  • @kangrisan06
    @kangrisan06 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Marceline it's just you me and the wrecked of the world

  • @PrimitiveInTheExtreme
    @PrimitiveInTheExtreme 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, that's really interesting.

  • @cloud9savagehenry
    @cloud9savagehenry 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Suzuki Q chord which is similar . I know the combination chord presses work. I'm hoping th alternates work as well. Quite interesting.

  • @postRMO
    @postRMO 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are bad for the bank account. Couldnt want to jam this live any more.

  • @bobareeniobobareenio2935
    @bobareeniobobareenio2935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a very old Casio miniature keyboard that sounds the same. Nice toy for a little kid.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you have a vocoder, I would love to see a demo with the Omnichord!

  • @flower5185
    @flower5185 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tempted to pick one of these up (particularly for the midi out) but $800 is more than the value I'd get from this. Maybe I'll buy a used one in a couple years

  • @jsteele07189
    @jsteele07189 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is any other company making an "electronic synth/autoharp?" I don't even know how to look for such a product. I don't need the drum beats or its historical connection, I just love the "press button for chord" idea

  • @OuchMyHooves
    @OuchMyHooves 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "non-dominant chord hand" is scary cuz i play guitar with my non-dominant strumming. i find that it gives me more precise fretting hands while giving my strumming more "oomph" because i dont have as much control over it, leading to more powerful playing

  • @FRMTHREE
    @FRMTHREE 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The secret button combos tho 🤯

  • @Agg1E91
    @Agg1E91 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember owning and playing one of these back around 2000-2001. The strum pad wore down and became unreliable.
    Mine did not have keyboard mode.

  • @harryjones5260
    @harryjones5260 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really better than expected drum machine and then he goes back to preferring the 8-bit 1984 version.

  • @The_Lore_of_Seas
    @The_Lore_of_Seas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video! Question: When in midi mode - Midi Channel 1, If you press the chord buttons and strumm simultaneously, will that be translated accurately to the external synth you are connected to, or it is just limited in only strumming the plate?

  • @cuttingedge1987
    @cuttingedge1987 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video, for my part I can’t managed to get the strumpart playing by itself. I always gotta press a chord with send big chord sustain. Do you know why it’s happening ? I’ll try to look up in the manual

  • @lesleynelson7708
    @lesleynelson7708 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You didn't explain the obvious bit which is how to use the strumming bit. Near the beginning of the video (48 seconds in) you seemed to be able to play individual notes on it too.

  • @therunawaycamper
    @therunawaycamper 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When they first came out in 1981 I bought one they were like $300 then. I had it for just a couple of weeks when someone stole it. It really upset me now I'm saving my pennies because the price is gone up but I will have another one

  • @TotallyNuss
    @TotallyNuss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    $800?!?!?! You've got to be kidding.

    • @azurefog
      @azurefog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You can buy an actual Autoharp for less than $200 🤣🤣

    • @saggygnaw
      @saggygnaw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I know I really wish we lived in a communist state that provided electronic musical instruments to all citizens free of charge.

    • @azurefog
      @azurefog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saggygnaw ooooohhhh - I’ll take an expressive E osmose, please.

  • @btaylo24
    @btaylo24 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    TheThe "this is the day"

  • @jdjdbsjyyyy
    @jdjdbsjyyyy หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is this dude's accent? Serious question. He has a unique voice

  • @timacrow
    @timacrow หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Q Chord that is very fun to play, even when you can't play well (like me).

  • @CraftyOldGit
    @CraftyOldGit 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I want one! A bit shocked to see if costs UK£699 here in UK.

  • @golafs
    @golafs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if you use the synth/keyboard as midi controller, can you use that to make the chords and then strum on the omnichord?

    • @golafs
      @golafs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ok. there is no midi in! thx anyway:)

  • @rhk4680
    @rhk4680 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you plug the midi directly into a computer running Logic Audio? Or do you need an extra keyboard like in the video?

  • @djbille4283
    @djbille4283 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How funny to see this again! I had one in the early 80’s and paid around $150 for it, which at the time seemed like a million dollars. If I had known they would be $800 someday, I would have held on to it. Oh well…..

  • @echodelta9
    @echodelta9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd expect another octave and longer strum pad.

  • @ParkerRoberson-jf8ew
    @ParkerRoberson-jf8ew 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Instant Runescape soundtrack machine

    • @SiliconPrairie
      @SiliconPrairie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Those are literally the chords from Newbie Melody xD

  • @Mopantsu
    @Mopantsu หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bontempi still going strong I see.

  • @SuzyF-df4iw
    @SuzyF-df4iw 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm struggling to get my head round the attraction to this.🤨 It"s from the past... surely?!!!

  • @vilecorrupt
    @vilecorrupt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bummed every time I remember I sold mine in high school 😢

  • @ludovicoivaldi7191
    @ludovicoivaldi7191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where did you get the custom knobs for the korg sinth?

  • @samp488
    @samp488 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. Can anyone help me confirm whether there is an option to program a chord progression through chord memory like on the OM-84. I’m not seeing any information about whether 108 has a chord memory interface at all (even checking in the manual). Anyone have any updates on this? This is my main sticking point about the unit…

    • @hued2542
      @hued2542 หลายเดือนก่อน

      theres no chord memory :)

    • @Illogical_Tales
      @Illogical_Tales 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sadly, no :( But I do wish they made a second version with chord memory someday

  • @angelicamendoza5348
    @angelicamendoza5348 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    where can i buy this one? 😍

  • @ronnieblanchet4072
    @ronnieblanchet4072 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So dope dude!
    God bless you!!!
    SOLI DEO GLORIA
    (To The Glory Of God Alone)
    Father, Son & Holy Spirit
    -Ronnie

  • @ageshero
    @ageshero 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    ain’t no way they charging 800’dollars for a Casio Toy

    • @SpawnoftheEd
      @SpawnoftheEd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was thinking the same thing. I really don't understand the price tag at all.

    • @Hiitsmerobyn
      @Hiitsmerobyn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@SpawnoftheEdjust listen to Clint Eastwood from gorillas you’ll see why it’s so expensive. Plus I think it was quite expensive for the time in the 80s. From what I heard it was expensive to develop with expensive electronics. It was overbuilt for what it was and I don’t think they cheaped out on this version either but due to notoriety and being built like a tank you either buy or don’t buy.

    • @TeleviseGuy
      @TeleviseGuy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a very powerful tool, sure. But, at the same time, a more reasonable price for this would be $300-$500.

  • @Claydood
    @Claydood หลายเดือนก่อน

    The website doesn't even say how to get one

  • @msirhk
    @msirhk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This instrument is from the 80s. My buddy has one of the originals