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Re:Show HN: A saxophone with keyboard keys, in Rust by ruleforty on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:46PM (#33684538)
Before I’d do any of that would be vibrato. Without it it is a emotionless keyboard with a blowtube.
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Re:Show HN: A saxophone with keyboard keys, in Rust by postalrat on Sunday November 20, 2022 @04:08PM (#33685319)
I don't know. Looks kinda easy to do vibrato through your blowtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtsZZKZcNC4
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Re:Show HN: A saxophone with keyboard keys, in Rust by oriolid on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:20AM (#33690548)
It's tremolo, vibrato would be oscillating pitch. Real woodwinds can do both. And yes, Fender got them the wrong way.
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Re:Show HN: A saxophone with keyboard keys, in Rust by code_runner on Sunday November 20, 2022 @04:16PM (#33685401)
If I had the knowledge/ability/skills to build an “emotionless keyboard with a blow tube” I’d be pretty damn happy. I don’t think a lack of vibrato diminishes what is going on here.

Am open sourced wind synth made with a custom keyboard? Pretty sick IMO

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Re:Show HN: A saxophone with keyboard keys, in Rust by schappim on Sunday November 20, 2022 @04:32PM (#33685590)
Pretty challenging to do vibrato w/ momentary switches (discrete). For vibrato you need something like flexforce pressure sensors[1].

[1] https://www.tekscan.com/flexiforce-load-force-sensors-and-sy...

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