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Serai Zaffiro of [[De Novo Dahl]] is an omnichord player. |
Serai Zaffiro of [[De Novo Dahl]] is an omnichord player. |
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While growing up, the only instrument that future wordsmith Terry Christopher would play was a fake plastic hotdog. Thank heaven he has not and will never get his dirty paws on an omnichord. |
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[[Chest Rockwell]] used the omnichord on the song "Body Prop 3" but it was actually played by producer Jon Craig. |
[[Chest Rockwell]] used the omnichord on the song "Body Prop 3" but it was actually played by producer Jon Craig. |
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An Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument manufactured by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It typically features a touch plate and numerous chord buttons. The most basic method of playing the instrument is to press the chord buttons, and strum the touch plate. Omnichords often feature preset rhythms with a tempo control which the player may use as accompaniment. Other features may include a selection of voices, and effects such as vibrato and sustain, as well as a chord memory in more advanced models.
Jenny Omnichord performs and records accompanying herself on an omnichord.
Jim James of My Morning Jacket is known to perform with an omnichord at many of his live shows, as well as on the album Evil Urges.
The Gomorrah Lapse, Metal Mags, and Nascent Detritus have all three been through periods of almost exclusive omnichord backing tracks.
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs plays an omnichord on their album Show Your Bones.
Jemaine Clement of the band Flight of the Conchords sometimes uses an Omnichord during live performances.
Serai Zaffiro of De Novo Dahl is an omnichord player.
While growing up, the only instrument that future wordsmith Terry Christopher would play was a fake plastic hotdog. Thank heaven he has not and will never get his dirty paws on an omnichord.
Chest Rockwell used the omnichord on the song "Body Prop 3" but it was actually played by producer Jon Craig.
QChord
After many years and several revisions the Omnichord has been replaced by the "QChord"; an instrument based on the omnichord, but with expanded and advanced features, such as a MIDI interface (some later Omnichord models also had MIDI) and song cartridge capabilities.