Artiphon Instrument 1 White
Multi-instrumental MIDI controller
Latest User Reviews
Very versatile and fun. Though could be more comfortable to play.
This is a very interesting and versatile piece of kit. But it takes a bit of getting used to. I don’t see it as a midi guitar as it doesn’t sit on your knee and the fretboard doesn’t sit comfortably in your hand as when you play a guitar. That’s because it can also be played as drum pads and a keyboard, as well as a violin or cello if you use your smartphone for the bow. It is fantastic for what it is, a multi-purpose, and really innovative, midi controller. My one criticism would be that it may be trying to be too many things and falls short in being comfortable to play. I use a guitar strap with it and that helps. It doesn’t mimic playing another instrument such as a guitar or a piano so it has its own learning curve. However, when you hook it up to its standalone app it’s fun and customisable but when you connect it to a daw then the possibilities are endless. It’s also really well made, sturdy, lightweight and portable.
Technical Data
- Manufactured by Artiphon
- Released in 2021
- Average price : $406
- For guitarists, finger drummers, keyboardists or violinists
- Touch-sensitive, velocity-sensitive fingerboard and rubber pad
- Enables musical gestures such as pitch bending, polyphonic aftertouch, playing drum samples and microtonal slides
- Motion sensor for mod wheel and bends
- 8 preset instrument presets (guitar, violin, keys, drum pad, smart strum and 3 different arpeggiators)
- Octave / Capo - Up / Down switch
- Multifunction switch for preset selection and volume (incl. LED ring)
- Ergonomic, compact design (for left- & right-handers)
- 2 channel audio interface with 24 bit / 96 kHz
- Detailed hardware editor for PC / Mac to create your own presets & instruments
- Artiphone app for iOS incl. sounds and presets
- Integrated stereo speakers
- Headphone output: 3.5 mm jack
- Multi-ChannelMIDI MPE compatible with up to 7 MIDI channels (1-7)
- MIDI / audio via USB
- Up to 6 hours battery life
- Compatible with iOS, Windows and OSX
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 597 x 81 x 53 mm
- Weight : 408g
- Colour: White
- Incl. Power supply, USB type A cable and Lightning/USB cable
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