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Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? #2445409 07/29/15 06:05 AM
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OP Groove On 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,966	I'm wondering what other acoustic sound making technology has been used with keyboards aside from the traditional strings? I know we have organs, but anything else? We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams.

Re: Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? Groove On #2445410 07/29/15 06:19 AM
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R_B 500 Post Club Member R Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 972	Squeeze box.

Re: Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? Groove On #2445426 07/29/15 07:40 AM
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wouter79 5000 Post Club Member W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 5,870	A number of them quickly come to mind * glass * vibrating metal pins (tuning fork like). Also exists with amplification * bowed strings * reeds (accordeon)

Re: Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? Groove On #2445460 07/29/15 10:28 AM
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Jeff Clef 5000 Post Club Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,218 San Jose, CA	Celesta Clef

Re: Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? Groove On #2445477 07/29/15 11:49 AM
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BDB Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member B Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 32,060 Oakland	Maybe we need a list of the instruments and the sound: Piano, clavichord: struck strings Hurdy-gurdy: bowed strings Harpsichord: plucked strings Celesta: struck tone bars Reeds: organ, harmonium, accordeon and variations Flutes: organ Semipro Tech

Re: Other Ways To Get Acoustic Sounds? BDB #2445504 07/29/15 01:10 PM
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iLaw 500 Post Club Member I Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 824 Chicago	Carillon: struck bells

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