*아이폰으로 기타 배우기 gTar digital educational guitar

마음에 결정만 하면 될 것 같습니다. 미국달러로 450달러면 이제 당신도

멋쟁이 기타리스트가 될 수 있습니다. 물론 연습은 각자의 몫이죠...

아이폰과 연계된 '지기타'는 기타를 배우기 위한 초심자를 위한 각종 연주코드 지원과

다양한 음원및 반주 지원모드로 이용한 다양한 연주가 가능하도록 설계 되었습니다.

이러한 디지털과 아날로그의 만남은 새로운 환경을 만들고 새로운 분야을 만듭니다.

점점 경계는 무너지고 있습니다. 그중에서도 아이폰은 다양한 분야로 확장되고 접목되는

디바이스로 이번 '지기타'와 같이 새로운 환경을 만들어 내고 있습니다.

훌륭한 연주는 조금더 있어야 겠지만 어디 한번 시작해 볼까요?

reviewed by SJ

'gTar' by incident tech is a digital guitar designed to help beginners learn the instrument by integrating with an iPhone
to teach users to play songs in realtime.

the system comprises a digital guitar with an amplified slot in its body to hold an iPhone. by loading the 'gTar' app onto the phone,  users can select songs to learn and follow along with illuminated LEDs along the fretboard.

'gTar' lacks pickups, instead using sensors to detect in realtime what users are playing and relay each note to the iPhone, which is responsible for producing the actual sound (itself or via connected speakers or headphones). as a result, the device can play sounds that resemble a range of different guitars and also drums, keyboards, and other instruments. effects like reverb, echo, and distortion can also be adjusted.

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three playing modes guide users in different ways as they learn. all display the correct notes via illuminated lights on the fretboard, but in 'easy' users play only the open strings; in 'medium' they must hit the string along the right fret; and in 'hard' they play normally. a feature called 'smart play', functional in the 'easy' and 'medium' modes, prevents wrong notes from being sounded; instead users just hear silence.

hands-on testers have noted the resemblance of the instrument-- which is composed of wood rather than plastic--
to a real electric guitar, in contrast to existing similar devices.

having just been presented at techcrunch's disrupt NYC conference, as part of the 'battlefield' startup competition,'gTar' is expected to be in production by september 2012, retailing for an estimated 450 USD.
through june 25th, 2012, the guitars can be preordered via the 'gTar' kickstarter campaign, beginning at 400 USD.

from  designboom