![]() ![]() A companion app has been developed to activate playing modes, serve up follow-the-lights tunes or scales, automatically record sessions, launch games or allow for the adjustment device parameters such as "string" sensitivity, pitch or LED behavior. The device also connects to a laptop or smartphone over Bluetooth LE (with latency reported to be in the region of 8-10 ms) or via USB cable. The instrument's internal 5,000-mAh battery is reckoned good for up to 12 hours of music on the move, and users can take advantage of the cooked-in synthesizer to voice more than 70 instrument sounds through cabled headphones or a portable speaker. The lights can show left- or right-handed students where and when to place their fretting fingers during lessons, provide a visual aid when composing tunes, light up interactive games or play eye-catching animations while players show off their chops. Users pick or strum six "string" velocity sensors on the deck area while pushing down colorful pressure-sensitive LED buttons at fret positions on the Kitara-like neck. ![]() The Sensy Guitar project has launched a production bid on Kickstarter. ![]() Imagine a versatile musical gadget that fits in a backpack and enables anyone to effortlessly play any instrument." "Now, everyone can do it using just a smartphone. "Do you remember, not too long ago, in order to take high-quality photos, you had to have skills and an expensive camera?" said Sensy co-founder, Dmitriy Dudarev. The Sensy Guitar is the latest to aim for the latter. Though hard work and dedication should pay off eventually, we've seen numerous gadgetry designed to ease folks in – such as following lights on a guitar fretboard or a special piano keyboard, or even combining the two. Learning to play a musical instrument can be tough going, with many would-be rock stars abandoning efforts as their finger ends cry for mercy, in the case of the guitar for example, or they hit a learning brick wall when faced with the drudge of music theory. Startup Sensy has launched a guitar-shaped electronic instrument featuring a fretboard crammed with follow-me lights designed to get noobs playing tunes quickly, but can also be used by seasoned pros as a MIDI interface or eye-catching melody maker. ![]()
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