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otamatone

The otamatone is an electronic syntehsizer that is in the shape of an eighth note, made by the Japanese toy company CUBE. It is playe with two hands, one which controls the pitch usine pressure on a ribbonstrip on the tail and the second hand controlling vibrato and volume by squeezing the sides of the head to open and close the mouth. Like stringed instruments, pitch of the note is varies logrithmically along the tail (or neck). Amazingly difficult to play.

 

Focus stack (12 images) Shot with two off-camera strobes. Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bare bulb, mounted to overhead boom. bounced off 32 in white umbrella. Flash B bare bulb in 24 inch octagonal softbox, camera left, 45 degrees, 45 degrees above table, angled downward.

 

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Uploaded on January 5, 2025
Taken on January 5, 2025