{"id":3420,"date":"2010-03-20T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T02:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2010-03-20T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-21T02:46:39","slug":"review-the-otamatone-a-musical-note-you-can-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/03\/20\/review-the-otamatone-a-musical-note-you-can-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: the Otamatone, a musical note you can play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-3420\">\n<p>I recently bought an <a href=\"http:\/\/otamatone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Otamatone<\/a>; I had seen an ad for a show at the <a href=\"http:\/\/secure.giantrobot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Giant Robot<\/a> store on Sawtelle to introduce the instrument \/ toy but couldn&#8217;t attend. I was so happy when I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ThinkGeek<\/a> offering one a couple days later; you can purchase one from them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/electronics\/musical-instruments\/cd38\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are four controls for the instrument, two in front and two in back. The two in back are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A slider switch to select off, mid-volume or full-volume, and<\/li>\n<li>A pitch range for low, medium or high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The front of the note stem is a pitch slider &#8211; if you touch that slider, you play a sound; pitch is determined by the position on the slider. And you open or close the note body to change the volume of the sound.<\/p>\n<p>Hear are some pictures of the instrument:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.alephnaught.com\\\/Blog\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/20\\\/review-the-otamatone-a-musical-note-you-can-play\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:37193943}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 186px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"186\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 133px; height: 186px;\" data-original-width=\"133\" data-original-height=\"186\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"129\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"182\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3420\" data-attachment-id=\"3422\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,846\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1269136913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.92&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Otamatone Folder Front\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?fit=212%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?fit=600%2C846&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?w=129&#038;h=182&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?resize=106%2C150&amp;ssl=1 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderFront.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w\" width=\"129\" height=\"182\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"129\" data-original-height=\"182\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Otamatone Folder Front\" alt=\"Front and back of the package\" style=\"width: 129px; height: 182px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The front and back of the package <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 186px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"186\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"182\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3420\" data-attachment-id=\"3426\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"565,284\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Otamatone Header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?fit=300%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?fit=565%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?w=363&#038;h=182&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?w=565&amp;ssl=1 565w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneHeader.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"363\" height=\"182\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"182\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Otamatone Header\" alt=\"A picture of a white Otamatone\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 182px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A picture of a white Otamatone <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 161px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"161\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"157\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3420\" data-attachment-id=\"3423\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,839\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1269136878&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.92&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Otamatone Folder Inside\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?fit=214%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?fit=600%2C839&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?w=157&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFolderInside.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"157\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Otamatone Folder Inside\" alt=\"The inside of the front and back, containing the instructions\" style=\"width: 157px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The inside of the front and back, containing the instructions <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 170px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"170\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"166\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3420\" data-attachment-id=\"3425\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,793\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268652856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.16666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Otamatone Rear\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?fit=226%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?fit=600%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?w=166&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneRear.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" width=\"166\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Otamatone Rear\" alt=\"A detail shot of the rear of the Otamatone\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A detail shot of the rear of the Otamatone showing the controls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 169px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"169\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"165\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3420\" data-attachment-id=\"3424\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268653041&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.16666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Otamatone Front\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?fit=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?w=165&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OtamatoneFront.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"165\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Otamatone Front\" alt=\"The front of the Otamatone\" style=\"width: 165px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The front of the Otamatone <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Its a fun instrument to play but not easy to control &#8211; like a Theremin, its hard to hit an exact pitch without a lot of practice. 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