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The Kia Instrument
- CharlesW 4y agoThe supposed "story behind its creation" strikes me as unsatisfactory, pseudo-scientific marketing bullshit. That said, I'd love to know the real story of how such a random project got this far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4egz2QiKzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4egz2QiKzE
- tootie 4y agoProbably a digital creative agency pitched it
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- systemvoltage 4y agoOh god, if there is anything I despise in marketing, it is bullshit like this. It is just insulting.
- sergiomattei 4y agoImagine being this mad over… marketing copy. I thought it was well written.
- s3p 4y agoThat makes one of us.
- lawkwok 4y agoPolestar released a video with similar bullshit. They said their turn signal sound was inspired by nature. They recorded a twig snapping in Sweden. The result nothing special and something you would just create on a computer.
- akira2501 4y ago> They recorded a twig snapping in Sweden. I had to google this. Apparently, and they're very proud of this, it was 300 twigs before the found the _right_ one. [1]: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31071094/volvo-xc40-recharge-ev-sounds-revealed/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31071094/volvo-xc40-recha...
- pbronez 4y agoLincoln did something similar with the Aviator. They worked with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to record sounds for the car. I’m a fan! I think it sounds pretty good, and I like the extra touch. I care about sound though… for a luxury car I expect the acoustic environment to be notably pleasant. > Unique chimes recorded by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will provide musical alerts for drivers of the all-new Lincoln Aviator; the musicians recorded symphonic chimes for about 25 features in the Aviator https://media.lincoln.com/content/lincolnmedia/lna/us/en/news/2018/11/05/aviator-in-a-minor-lincoln-dso-bring-orchestral-experience-to-vehicle.html https://media.lincoln.com/content/lincolnmedia/lna/us/en/new...
- lupire 4y agoThat's the sort of thing you do just to say you did it, not because of the actual quality. Like hiring "Ivy League" consultants to generate fake credibility.
- tgv 4y agoThe page has a lot of bull-shit. This phrase had me flummoxed: To induce the flow state further, every composition should be arranged following these 4 neuroscientific parameters: And then it turns out they mean "do 120 bpm", as if that fits every musical style, and, even better: Harmonic variations are better remembered by the listener and activate certain areas of the brain. As opposed to what: writing with a single chord?
- sparrish 4y agoWhat? Why is Kia (a car company) releasing software (Windows/Mac) to create loop music featuring nature samples? I'm clearly missing something.
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- next_xibalba 4y agoWhy not? Maybe it sucks. Maybe it's great. Whatever the case, it's cool that they're trying something weird.
- seanp2k2 4y agoWhy does Tesla sell surfboards and The Boring Company flamethrowers? I’m guessing this R&D will show up in vehicles eventually as some sort of selectable custom soundscape.
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoI almost wonder if someone was making the background sound for a car commercial and ended up building this, and of course, that would make it Kia IP to release.
- all2 4y agoThis sounds like the Portal Company selling shower curtains and... portal guns.
- croddin 4y agoThey do what they must because they can.
- BHSPitMonkey 4y agoIncidentally, Tesla cars come with a music production app called Trax [1] pre-installed, which is actually just a re-skinned fork of LMMS [2]. Perhaps Kia might port this to their in-car infotainment systems in a similar way? [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-beat-with-teslas-trax-video/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-b... [2] https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1 https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1
- mikae1 4y agoSo, for anyone asking the "why" question... It's called marketing and this is an attempt to make Kia look like they care about "the nature". It's obviously trying to appeal to a younger demographic that does no longer care about cars and are worried about the future of our planet.
- bombcar 4y agoAnd it worked; it got onto Hacker News, though that may not be the target demographic. Kia has done some nice things, I like the styling on their minivan.
- rcpt 4y agoHuh yeah those minivans sure look nice. I bet they have attractive financing available at my local Kia dealership. I'll check it out today!
- mikae1 4y ago> And it worked; it got onto Hacker News, though that may not be the target demographic. Exactly. > though that may not be the target demographic. I'm thinking this is exactly one of their target demographics for a campaign like this. Aware, forward-thinking and often young to mid-life consumers. To Kia, every car buyer is a good car buyer. To the planet, it's quite the opposite.
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- kube-system 4y agoWorks great with MIDI input too... but... why? Edit: too bad it's not polyphonic.
- pigtailgirl 4y agowhen thinking about attracting those you want to care for your products - for top of funnel - often smart to start by creating experiences that appeal to them - & helps you easily refine the messages in your product marketing -
- xbar 4y agoA good monosynth is a lovely thing.
- harel 4y agoGreat. Now if only they managed to produce enough (electric) cars so that a delivery date is not years ahead, that would be terrific.
- cush 4y agoWhat a strange product. Is it software or hardware or both? And it features... Sine! Wow.
- goatcode 4y ago"...particularly connecting the occipital and frontal parts of the brain, where our emotional control center is situated, and the areas connected to increased creativity and flow states." Just.. just stick to making cheap cars? This is the kind of thing that makes cars not cheap: things that have nothing to do with cars. Why are there people being paid to do this? Just make cheap cars.
- RajT88 4y agoI do not see any fine print about the samples being Creative Commons. Oversight? Or will they sue anyone who starts making good money using this software and loops?
- gmueckl 4y agoYou usually get appropriate usage licenses in the fine print of the legalese. Otherwise, the whole thing would be pretty useless.
- djxfade 4y agoI couldn't find any details on the website. Is this a VST/Audio Unit or a standalone application?
- whycombinetor 4y agoJust downloaded it, seems to be a standalone app for both windows and mac
- Gaelan 4y agoLooking at the contents of the macOS installer (I haven't tried to run it), it seems to be both. Looks like it's based on https://www.cabbageaudio.com https://www.cabbageaudio.com?
- rektide 4y agoI'd be in favor of letting mandatory vehicle noisemakers use something this. That'd be a nice selling point. "Our electric cars dont sound like shit!" Cool.for users, cool.for the world. A lot of electric vehicles sound like coil whine. Shrill high pitched whine. The new Amazon backup sound is, i think, chirps of pink noise; could be much worse I dont want arbitrary sound- because folks have no taste & would pick obnoxious garbage- but letting folks mix together some decent ambient sounds- that sounds acceptable, to fulfill mandatory minimum pedestrian notification requirements.
- Sebb767 4y agoYou need some kind of engine sound, a bird chirping faster won't get pedestrians to realize that there's a car approaching. Unfortunately, we kinda associated whining with electric/futuristic cars - it's basically the coconut effect [0]. Additionally, you also need to be able to modulate the sound to the speed. Some manufacturers (like Porsche) get quite creative within those bounds, but it's going to be hard to create something really exotic given these constraints. [0] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCoconutEffect https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCoconutEffect
- rektide 4y agoI did specifically think of birds as a pretty obvious exception. Even things like waves crashing, volcanoes bubbling, cafe chatter would have to be region specific, in case that matches the background. Limiting ourselves to abstract sounds is an interesting limitation. Had no idea that there needed to be modulation based on speed, but that totally makes sense, matches what I hear. Thanks for sharing!
- thaumasiotes 4y agoCars making their normal combustion engine noises are already a serious source of noise pollution. The solution can't be to make noise pollution required by law. That's one of the stupidest ideas in the world. Stop running cars in areas that are easily accessible to pedestrians. There are already plenty of streets pedestrians have to use an overpass or underpass for. It's even safer and doesn't ruin the auditory environment.
- motohagiography 4y agoVery smart and admirable for taking a risk. When you look at what Kia has done with their cars in the last decade, they really are an ascendent company. I go on about Yamaha as a company a bit, but when I saw this, I saw a future Yamaha level of design. Cars are just rolling smartphones now anyway, and even if this instrument becomes a loss leader, it may move Kia from a car company to a lifestyle brand. The pink noise stuff is more interesting than the woo implied by it, since it's the basis for lofi beats, and ambient/minimalist music in general is arguably hitting a new crest probably not seen since the early 90s. I just paid an unreasonable amount of money for tickets to see Olafur Arnalds, and saw a symphony do a Philip Glass premire just the other week. The old musique concrete concept was full of pretentious silliness, but the core idea of 'music as an experience' seems to be blooming just now. If you listen to electronic music and DJs, a lot of it is ephemeral, and this Kia instrument for personal sound design seems like a tool for that same experiential music. Their appeal to science on this one is neither here nor there for me, but I've done some reading on the topic to support my own music experients. These were the papers that I used to justify buying more VCOs for my modular rig, and they may be on to something: meta analysis of effect of binaural beats on cognition, anxiety: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00426-018-1066-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00426-018-1066-8 effect of binaural beats for asmr effects on sleep: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900908/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900908/ Worst case, it's a spectacular flop, a bunch of them end up going for pennies on ebay, and a few years later some poor kids somewhere pick them up and use them the way they did the Roland 303.
- emptysongglass 4y ago> The old musique concrete concept was full of pretentious silliness This is really cruel to the very smart, creative people and quite a lot of spirited women who led that movement. Éliane Radigue's works alone are a monumental achievement in music. The entire power electronics and noise genres owe a huge debt to the pioneers of musique concrete. They were playing with new media and giving voice to the industry of cities. I don't see anything pretentious or silly there.
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- mrkramer 4y agoSo ambient mixer in Kia? Cool.
- agluszak 4y agoThat reminds me of this joke: Me: I would like to buy a piano Yamaha: Here you go Me: Hmm, but I'd also like to buy a motorcycle... Do you know perhaps where I can find a good one? Yamaha: You're not gonna believe this...
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- mardifoufs 4y agoI've always wondered what's the reason Yamaha is so big in music. Like I get that Japanese big conglomerates are known for being, well, conglomerates with tons of different product lines. But how did Yamaha (which is not really that big) become a big player in niches that are so different?
- epolanski 4y agoIt's separate companies sharing a name and owner, but de facto independent one from another. E.g. Yamaha motors is completely split from yamaha (even tho they are the biggest shareholder).
- zwieback 4y agoAlso speakers, PAs, etc. and really nice saxophones.
- SauciestGNU 4y agoTheir guitars are sleeper greats too. They punch way above their weight class in the budget range, and their high end stuff really holds its own against Gibson, Fender, and even PRS.
- missedthecue 4y agoI'd like to buy a smartphone Samsung: here you go I'd also like to buy a 155mm self propelled howitzer Samsung: you're not going to believe this...
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- agluszak 4y agoInitially I thought it was something which allows you to choose the fake engine sound your electric car makes
- rootusrootus 4y agoI would support that, as long as I get to choose Jetsons sounds. But really I'd rather just make the sound go away entirely.
- asdff 4y agoHonestly its the road noise thats even louder than the engine in new ICE cars. All I hear when cars pass is the rushing wind sound from a 4000lb chunk of steel rolling on cement, maybe a small hum. Old beater cars, dudebro trucks, and ricer/sports cars are the exceptions of course, but EVs aren't going to quiet the freeways like people expect imo.
- josephcsible 4y agoWind noise is highly correlated with speed. EVs might not quiet the freeways much, but they'll definitely quiet the neighborhood streets.
- rootusrootus 4y agoThey would except for the federally mandated noisemakers.
- asdff 4y agoI mean I hear this road noise on my 25mph residential street too. Commercial roads that go 35mph are downright loud too from that constant drone of road noise.
- i80and 4y agoI agree that the sound difference is likely overstated, but there are two additional factors: * Drag coefficients are significantly lower in EVs, partially because you smooth out the undercarriage and generally get more freedom in aerodynamic design. * Due to range concerns, EV tires tend to be more focused on low rolling resistance. Both of these should gently reduce road noise, if I were to speculate?
- smoldesu 4y agoIt's not a particularly great instrument, but it does work on Linux if that's your bag. Just need to install it into a Wine prefix simulating Windows 8 or later.
- dannyphantom 4y agoOh, wow; this was certainly unexpected. How neat. Hopefully something similar makes it into their vehicles. Imagine how interesting it would be to play around with making music (safely!) while you drive.
- lupire 4y agoTesla was ordered to recall because they had video games playable while driving.
- evo_9 4y agoFor those that are wondering, this is actually a soft-synth. You can download it and run it on Windows or Mac, and it's actually pretty nice, they included a VST version so you can use it in your DAW of choice. I just loaded it into Live 11 without issue, and it sounds pretty nice. I'm a sucker for these kinds of self-contained synths (think OP-1, I owned 2 at one point), and it would be neat if Kia actually made this. Doesn't look like the plan(?) but maybe i missed it?
- smoldesu 4y agoI don't know what there is to make. It's a dirt-simple subtraction synth, any Model D clone and a digital sampler could do the same thing (if not more). I would be really surprised if something like this took off in the greater synth market.
- dotancohen 4y agoAnd recommendations for something that will run on a Debian system? This looks like something that I'd like to try, but it doesn't have to necessarily be the Kia implementation.
- ck45 4y agoThere are lots of free software synths out there. One of the best is https://vital.audio/ https://vital.audio/ Another really good one is https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/
- dotancohen 4y agoTerrific, thank you.
- smoldesu 4y agoBoth of those are excellent introductions and exactly what I'd recommend for Linux users too. I'd also add VCV rack if you want to get more experimental with stuff, it's very deep/complicated but also quite rewarding to tinker with.
- davidthewatson 4y agoThis is what happens when you hire a German designer from Audi and promote him to CEO when the design thinking he brings along with him actually generates remarkable results without the soul killing side effects of the business people before him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schreyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schreyer I'm OK with a car company doing things that are not aimed expressly at making cars. I happen to like what they've done with the last ten years of cars leading up to: https://www.kia.com/us/en/ev6 https://www.kia.com/us/en/ev6 despite the fact that I prefer biking, motorcycling, or trains. My dog doesn't fit into those other modes very well.
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- user_7832 4y agoI just wanted to add on to your comment - if someone's looking for a high-quality design house/organization (though not in the typical sense), I'd highly recommend looking at Type7. They're based off Porsche from what I understand, and while most of their content appears to be on Instagram (and in some ways they're more a collaborator rather than a design studio), they've got an absolutely amazing aesthetic.
- sho_hn 4y agoHere's a nice recent interview with Schreyer about his career in Korea (in English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG3CP4hQsqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG3CP4hQsqQ
- someweirdperson 4y agoWhen I read "instrument" and "kia" in the same headline I was expecting something creating music of creaking, ratting, flapping, grinding, whistling, or scratching sounds.
- seltzered_ 4y agoWell there's the Nissan & Ming + FS commercial (2003) that samples car noises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKFH9rwb63M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKFH9rwb63M
- robbrown451 4y agoDisappointing that for all the work they did, they didn't look at an actual piano to get the key geometry right. Specifically, black keys aren't centered between the two adjacent white keys, they are offset to allow all keys (white and black) to be approximately equal width at the back of the keyboard. It looks weird and awkward the way they do it. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29941801#29943285 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29941801#29943285
- SamBam 4y agoHuh, interesting, I hadn't realized. This link here was a very quick, straightforward description of the actual proportions: https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/drawing-a-flat-piano-keyboard-in-illustrator-de07c74a64c6 https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/drawing-a-flat-piano-keyboard-i...
- robbrown451 4y agoI started to point out that that one isn't correct either (notice how the back part of the E key is significantly wider than the back part of the F key, which is wrong), but then I noticed that the article says this (mentioning me): "Update 13 October 2021: This method is great for getting piano key proportions very near accurate with a few very simple steps. Thanks to Rob Brown who added more details in the comments that will be helpful to anyone looking to make a highly accurate model (e.g. if you’re trying to align a drawing with a photo)" The actual proportions are described in the link above (I wrote a little algorithm to do it accurately for my music app)
- giantg2 4y ago120 BPM heart rate is calm? That seems really high.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y agoMy resting heart rate is 120 since I had covid.
- tartoran 4y agoHow long have you had this heart rate? When did you have covid? I hope you’ll go back to a lower baserate, 120 is way too much and alarming.
- collinvandyck76 4y agoThat is super high. My resting rate is usually 80+, and I think about that a lot.
- fumar 4y agoMy resting heart rate is on average 48. I can't imagine resting at 120 BPMs. Although most dance music is in that area 120-140 bpms.
- SauciestGNU 4y agoAre you a marathon runner or other extraordinary athlete? I do consistent rigorous cardio and have for the last decade and can barely get under 60.
- tmountain 4y agoMine is usually around 50-52 and that’s the result of 30 minutes of “orange zone” peloton above 5 times a week for roughly 4 months.
- SauciestGNU 4y agoThis sounds about equivalent to what I do. Last time I was at the doctor I was measured at 56, but when I measure myself I usually come in closer to 60.
- pavlov 4y agoThis is the kind of thing Nokia used to put out when their main product was stagnant and they were inept at software, but also paying hundreds of millions to ad agencies and design consultancies to come up with brand coolness band-aids.
- dr_ 4y agoTheir Telluride is one of the hottest selling SUVs, it's pretty difficult to buy. Hyundai/Kia seem to be on a tear right now with their newer vehicles.
- Flemlord 4y agoI just bought a Telluride on Monday and love it. It is the highest ranked car on Consumer Reports across all vehicle types. I don't think this is an indicator of a company in trouble. My last 3 cars were Teslas.
- Gunnerhead 4y agoDo you still have a Tesla too or got rid of it? Why? If you don't mind me asking, of course.
- SkyPuncher 4y agoI've had a Palisade for 2 years (same car basically). Extremely happy with it. The lane centering is fantastic for high way driving.
- skellera 4y agoAre you happier with it than your teslas?
- 2143 4y ago> My last 3 cars were Teslas. You bought 3 Teslas back to back?! You must really love it. Why did you then move to the Telluride? I thought Tesla lasts really long. So why 3?
- ssharp 4y agoKia's updated logo looks vaguely like the Nine Inch Nails logo so maybe this is the next step in their industrial rock band pivot.
- cfeduke 4y agothe first time I saw one on the road I was like "that person is REALLY into Trent Reznor"
- Gunnerhead 4y agoTo me it looks like it's screaming "KN"!
- mkhpalm 4y agoWhile I do think the new kia logo is an improvement over the old one. Every time I see it I think its the Nine Inch Nails logo. I've never said it out loud but my wife mentioned the same thing to me one day.
- perardi 4y agoThis is…a little weird…but car companies have all sorts of goofy branding exercises, like fashion collaborations with Louis Vuitton and…uh…steak knives. https://shop.porsche.com/us/en/steak-knife-p15-set-4-pieces-each/p/%24P-P7307-24/4046901040154 https://shop.porsche.com/us/en/steak-knife-p15-set-4-pieces-... So, having some music app is odd, but I’m sure you can find 20 stranger ideas car companies have tried at some point to increase brand awareness.
- LudwigNagasena 4y agoPorsche is a luxury brand like Louis Vuitton, no wonder they collaborated. Porsche even has a subsidiary Porsche Design that designs luxury goods. Louis Vuitton has made coffee cups, dumbbells, pizza boxes, etc. Fashion houses and luxury brands are notorious for those sort of things more so than any car company.
- Hamuko 4y agoBig fan of the $4000 Porsche 911 muffler soundbar. https://shop.porsche.com/us/en/911-soundbar--limited-edition--porsche-originals/p/%24P-WAP0501130NSBF/WAP0501130NSBF https://shop.porsche.com/us/en/911-soundbar--limited-edition...
- civilized 4y agoA little off topic, but I have a Kia and I feel like they made all the locking and unlocking behavior as unintuitive as possible. I always find myself pushing more buttons than I think should be necessary. And at the same time, if I walk behind the thing with the keys in my pocket, half the time it opens the trunk completely unbidden. Also, the infotainment system is constantly yelling at me about contact downloading from my phone and I have no idea how to turn that off. Weird combination of hard to operate and way too proactive. I wonder what kind of team would produce this Frankenstein behavior. The stuff that needs to work does work though, and the price worked for me.
- queuebert 4y agoCan you reprogram any of that through the OBD port? I had this issue on a BMW and fixed it through reprogramming some settings.
- deepspace 4y agoI love the car itself; it is cheap to run and reliable, but, oh, boy, does the software ever suck. I have never seen a car with so many software bugs. Two examples (out of many): The car is set to unlock the doors when I shift to Park, but if a passenger manually unlocks a door while I am still in Drive, it does not unlock the other doors when I do select Park. I need to shift to Park, back to Drive, and then back again to Park to let the rest of the passengers out. If my phone's Bluetooth is connected to the car stereo, and I forget to turn off the head unit before turning off the ignition, then next time I start the car, the radio starts playing at maximum volume.
- jhugo 4y ago> If my phone's Bluetooth is connected to the car stereo, and I forget to turn off the head unit before turning off the ignition, then next time I start the car, the radio starts playing at maximum volume. I'm renting a Fiat at the moment and it has this same bug. It's so infuriating that I stopped playing music in it entirely.
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- TOGoS 4y agoI downloaded and installed it so you don't have to. Review: It has 8 built-in samples that play continuously. It also has a knob to add filtered white noise, which also plays continuously. Then there's a monophonic subtractive synthesizer, which I was unable to get to make any particularly nice sound. If I hold down a key for a while and then press a different one the sound unexplicably stops. This a pretty lame instrument, which is beaten-out in both features and quality by the stock instruments that your DAW came with. Even if that's the 2002 version of Fruity Loops. My impression (not having read about the history of this thing) is that this was some Kia employee's side project that some genius executive was impressed by, in the same way that my mom is impressed when I put two windows side-by-side on her computer.
- quickthrower2 4y agoShe is an xmonad fan presumably?
- exodust 4y agoFor noise generators, "MyNoise" is still top dog, at least I've not seen better/easier and more accessible for the amount of control and quality on offer. https://mynoise.net/ https://mynoise.net/ Dial in your distant thunder and rain on roof with the mixer controls. Free on web, and there's native apps. Interesting technical details about the recording and microphones too if you explore the website.
- lostgame 4y agoI tried this. It’s unfortunately particularly unimpressive. There’s a total of 8 samples, they’re all just nature samples - it’s a basic subtractive synth, it did work ‘out of the box’ in Logic; that’s kinda my whole review. It’s nothing I could see using for anything, unfortunately - though it is small, so I don’t see myself removing it. And am I the only one who thinks the website makes it look like a hardware synth? It took me a while to even get it was a VST.
- Jerry2 4y agoInteresting concept but I'd just like to add that the UI is a complete rip-off of Logic Pro's plugin UI. You can compare the two: Logic Pro: https://i.imgur.com/A7el6vh.png https://i.imgur.com/A7el6vh.png And Kia: https://i.imgur.com/bEhz7S2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/bEhz7S2.jpg
- lordofgibbons 4y agoMaybe, but the Kia UI looks so much nicer and more polished
- Jerry2 4y agoI's literally the same thing but in monochrome.
- account_created 4y agoKnob UI for sound applications are like what buttons are for web applications. I can't see it being a "complete rip-off".
- tgv 4y agoYeah, that style has been pretty common for what, ten years now?
- Toutouxc 4y ago> Download Mac OSX Oh, one of my tiniest pet peeves. The last time the OS was called "Mac OS X" was ten years ago, and even that was spelled differently.
- just-tom 4y agoI couldn't see whats more in it than a super basic synth with nature samples as a background layer. What am I missing? They have like 5-6 seconds in the video pitching envelope components such as sustain and decay, so it gives me the impression that there isn't much innovation here.
- jhki 4y agoExactly, sampling and software synths have been around for a while. The research on the asserted brain effects of the songs seems unlikely to be too rigorous. I guess the point of the product is to have an accessory in the car for average consumers to easily play around with.
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- nathan_f77 4y agoI made a short track that only uses sounds from this Kia instrument. Was fun to play around with it. https://soundcloud.com/ndbroadbent/kia-instrument-demo https://soundcloud.com/ndbroadbent/kia-instrument-demo I might use this again just for the background sounds (rain, forest, etc.)
- andyjohnson0 4y agoThis seems pretty nice, but it seems an odd choice to release it for two platforms that typically don't have touch input. Using a cursor (even on a laptop touchpad) feels clumsy to me. I wonder if they plan an Android or iOS version, or even (unlikely I know) a physical device?