Just picked up a keytar!

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ssj71
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Just picked up a keytar!

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I just got a used PS3 rockband keytar for $3! It has midi out, but once I get a usb bluetooth module I'll write a driver to run it wirelessly. Its kind of a frivolous buy since I rarely play live any more (and never keys) but I've wanted one for over a decade so I'm pretty stoked.

Anyhow, just had to tell somebody.
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Re: Just picked up a keytar!

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I'm double posting 'cause I'm like that. I hooked it up to amsynth, the Cellular Automaton synth, and calf monosynth this morning. Fun, fun, fun! It's not perfect: the expression slider isn't super responsive, but it's workable. Well worth $3. Probably worth the $30 new on amazon too.

Oh ya, I found out its supposed to have a USB wireless dongle (it doesn't work with bluetooth), but I couldn't find it anywhere in the thrift shop when I went back. Oh well, the midi out will do just fine.
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