Hey I just got a Buttercream ax!

[Psycho Ward]

Ok, Ok I know it ain't a lefty Bongo. but they ain't out yet and besides this thing still pays for my bass addiction

This is a white Yamaha WX5 one of only a 100 or so made, I had to pay thru the nose for it. But I thought it would look nice on church gigs.


... when do the lefty Bongo come out???


Psycho

 

[maddog]

OK, what the hell is it!?!

Some sort of saxamaphone, as Homer would put it?

Seriously curious.

MD

 

[Psycho Ward]

It’s a Music Instrument Digital Interface Wind Controller or MIDI wind synth. It’s a synth controller based on a saxophone and has sensors for breath pressure (usually to control volume) and pitch is controlled by lip pressure. It makes no sound of its own and is a very sensitive controller for what ever synthesizer is connected to it.

If I’m controlling a sampler with drums called up I can do buzz rolls or any articulation. If you have a guitar patch called up I can play guitar parts, it’s only limited by the synthesizer you have. I use physical modelers that really scare the hell out of horn guys because I can do sections. It’s a blast to play, but since I got into bass I’m having way more fun! But I’m still quite a bit more at home on the WX5 than bass, but that is changing fast.

Psycho

 

[maddog]

Awesome!!!

MD

 

[midopa]

Cat: "Hm... new toy!"

 

[stingrayplayr83]

I wonder if the tenor player in my jazz quartet got one if we could make his sax sound like a trumpet or some other crazy midi instrument. Oh the possibilities. Midi is just simply amazing.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Trumpet, you bet! The cool thing is that not only can you do tenor but the whole sax family, I've got a really great bari patch. I've been working on muted trumpet lately. Plus I'm doing an all cello gig for a wedding next month. My cello patch makes you think you smell rosin.

It takes a lot of work to keep my chops up on the wind controller, since I practice bass guitar so much any more.

Lots of fun here at the Psycho ranch.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Oh, the cat thinks I'm taking pictures of him, he's such a movie star.

 

[alansan]

Pay through the nose or Play through the nose?

Looks cool, like one of the instruments from the Cantina on Mos Eisley.

 

[AnthonyD]

Cat: "Hm... new toy!"

Funny...

Real question, though - is that a left-handed model!?

 

[sandaas]

ooohh my...


MIDI's really amazing..
Congrats Psycho!

 

[cgworkman]

Is that an EWI?