The first notes of Michel Jonasz's Vacances au bord de la mer are scattered with an application, filling the room with a very special softness, coated in a subtle reverberation. At the keyboard and microphone, singer Kaina unfolds the text with sensitivity. Suddenly, change of atmosphere: the game is harder, more alert, and the Jacksons 5's I Want You Back invites us to tap our feet to accompany its relentless groove.
We have just discovered in action the digital piano of the French Alpange. This sublime piece of cabinetmaking and electronics is based on a traditional-looking keyboard of 88 keys. The difference is that here, no hammer comes to hit ropes. Instead, an optical sensor measures the sensitivity of the pianist's playing to translate his movements into HD MIDI signals. In a second step, a revolutionary algorithm reproduces the sound of a grand piano (movement of the strings, resonance of the soundboard, vibration of the furniture ...) and the...
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