"Open Labs has introduced Mimik, a new keyboard cloning software application that enables users to sample the sounds of virtually any MIDI-enabled keyboard or sound module directly into an Open Labs NeKo or MiKo keyboard station."
Hmm... Sounds like sampling to me.
"Open Labs tell us that, in addition to sampling actual sounds, Mimik can virtually replicate intricate nuances, including keyboard after-touch, at up to 128 velocities, as well as any note range and length, and note-off sound at up to 96 KHz/32 bit samples, in both stereo and mono."
Hmm... Still sounds like sampling to me.
Title link takes you to more on Sonic State. When I first saw this I thought it could be a realization of the PPG Realizer or some sort of resynthesis like the Hartman Neuron. But... It just looks like a sampler with sound editing capabilities. If anyone knows more, please feel free to comment.
sounds like sampling to me too! ;-)
ReplyDeleteonly thing i remember about openlabs is this very high priced "daw in a keyboard" called Neko. i don't expect much from them to be honest ...
Isn't there already something named robosample or something that does the same thing for pc ?
ReplyDeleteRecent workstation keyboards can separate samples automatically and then map them all over the keyboard. Not far from what this thingie does.
Anyways as soon as you want to edit the sounds, this thing's gonna be useless. No knob tweaking that's for sure...
Bonus rant:
check the price for an open labs keycomp thingie + software. It'll cost you more than a dedicated workstation. Roland Fantom, Yamaha Motif, Korg Triton and others all provide tons of stuff for less money...
Ahh yes, but can it mimic itself?
ReplyDelete*poof* it dissolves in a puff of logic.
Also: Hey: Why do I keep seeing videos of people setting fire to these things?