eTar digital tar

Traditional string instrument modified for the digital era

eTar is a fully digital professional musical instrument which is small, light and portable. The etar is based ergonomically on a long-necked lute called a setar, which is a traditional Persian string instrument evolved over thousands of years. A person who plays the etar gets the same feeling as playing a setar while the sound is generated completely digitally. The etar is very easy to learn, can be played by anyone, any where, any time.

from Yaser Kerachian
24-Aug-2011
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BoosBoos

I knew something like this was coming ... awesome.

by BoosBoos on Wed Aug 24, 2011 04:45 PM PDT

... but don't stop playing a real Setar.   

It looks like it's more for hooking it up to your computer to generate sheet-music for a song than for actual performances.  I noticed that the right hand doesn't strum strings, but switches.   

Any way, good job ... I'm sure we'll see a digital Ney soon.   


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Faramarz

iTar, Not eTar!

by Faramarz on Wed Aug 24, 2011 04:42 PM PDT

eTar is so 90's guys!


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Ari Siletz

Cool!

by Ari Siletz on Wed Aug 24, 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Went to the website, balute.com.No sound samples yet. will keep checking. 


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Red Wine

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by Red Wine on Wed Aug 24, 2011 07:42 AM PDT

منظورِ جالبی‌ است،بدین نحو نمیتوانیم بگوییم که آیا خوش دست هست یا خیر،ردیف جات (بندِ ردیف و دیگر نغمات و تطبیقِ آن با دگر کلّیاتِ موسیقی‌،شعر و دگر و همخوانی با دگر سازها ) را میتوانیم بدان پیاده کنیم یا خیر،و مهم قضیه آن است که مقام چه میشود ؟! و آیا برایِ شیوه پارسی بداهه نوازی،میتوان به این ساز اعتماد کرد یا خیر.

امید داریم که در آینده نزدیک،یکی‌ از این ساز‌ها را به دست آورده و جویایِ این احوالات (ذکر شده در خطِ بالا) را شخصاً شویم .

 


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