Ready Your Acoustic Piano for the Digital World with Moog PianoBarAccessory Connects Any Acoustic Piano to the World of MIDI
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PianoBar Installed
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PianoBar Control Module
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July 18, 2003
At the Summer NAMM show, Moog Music introduced the Moog PianoBar, a
three-piece accessory that enables the musician to play a wide variety of
musical sounds from any acoustic piano keyboard. Priced at $1199, the Moog
PianoBar will be available in September worldwide.
According to Adams, the Moog PianoBar will have applications for everyone
who uses a piano:
For professionals, it turns a piano into a MIDI controller, with capability
for sound enhancement and music composition;
for educators, it's a teaching aid, providing evaluation of a
player's skill;
for the religious market, it's sound accompaniment;
for owners of acoustic pianos, it's an opportunity for both adults and
children to reinvigorate interest in playing by exploring sound creation.
The musician can select sounds from the Moog PianoBar's self-contained
library of more than 300 instruments and effects, or use its
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) capability to access the world
of contemporary music technology through a source of choice.
The Moog PianoBar is made up of the Scanner Bar, the Pedal Sensor and the
Control Module. The Scanner Bar - a slim device that sits over the keys
immediately in front of the piano fallboard - uses patented infrared sensor
technology to register the keys' motions without touching or affecting their
feel. It can be set in place in a few minutes, without tools and without
affecting the piano itself. The Pedal Sensor is placed on the floor under
the piano's pedals, and registers their motions. The Control Module - a
small box placed at a convenient spot on the piano - ties the Scanner Bar
and Pedal Sensor to a MIDI output/input, and includes a library of internal
sounds.
Moog Music is accepting deposits on initial production units of the Moog
PianoBar on its web site. For more information, visit their web site at www.moogmusic.com. | 
