Living the dream with a self-playing SEGA Grand Piano

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2024

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  • @Krshna28
    @Krshna28 4 роки тому +862

    5:11 Rick-Rolled again. Never thought it would be on Techmoan's channel.

  • @Saroyus
    @Saroyus 4 роки тому +809

    Imagine playing a dark MIDI on that.

    • @buranflakes
      @buranflakes 4 роки тому +36

      That's exactly why I want a real self playing piano someday

    • @gryd3461
      @gryd3461 4 роки тому +25

      you mean black midi

    • @wesleyesq7306
      @wesleyesq7306 4 роки тому +24

      Most keys are silent in a black midi

    • @nolankanski9116
      @nolankanski9116 4 роки тому +15

      You know, the crappy thing is, black midis are often larger than 2 gigs, so they wouldn't fit on the SD card

    • @nolankanski9116
      @nolankanski9116 4 роки тому +8

      @@wesleyesq7306 Well, he mentioned the piano only takes 2 gb SDs, so unfortunately, not possible.

  • @JimRicardi
    @JimRicardi 4 роки тому +2156

    This thing is so useless, and I absolutely love it because of it.

    • @Mike-nf6nf
      @Mike-nf6nf 4 роки тому +40

      It's right up there with the Sega Game Gear's TV Tuner, which only accepts now obsolete analog UHF and VHF signals.

    •  4 роки тому +42

      @@Mike-nf6nf
      Yeah but that as an add on when we did have analogue wasn't useless. Only the killing off of the old signal.
      When the signal was available it was actually a pretty neat idea.

    • @Hat-
      @Hat- 4 роки тому +3

      Same

    • @deadaccount4411
      @deadaccount4411 4 роки тому +11

      Why the hell is your comment 6days ago?

    • @LowdownBoy
      @LowdownBoy 4 роки тому +4

      @@deadaccount4411 Dude yeah..

  • @ChrisKogos
    @ChrisKogos 4 роки тому +173

    I'll take your entire stock

    • @nosleep8236
      @nosleep8236 4 роки тому +2

      Chris Kogos lol ur verified with 11 likes

    • @Ibbys_space
      @Ibbys_space 4 роки тому +1

      @@nosleep8236 ikr i was the 17th

    • @nickplj12
      @nickplj12 4 роки тому +1

      I want to say something random, so my computer’s processor is ARM

  • @StevenOBrien
    @StevenOBrien 4 роки тому +505

    1:25 Missed opportunity there to play Chopsticks with chopsticks.

    • @ianforfun1
      @ianforfun1 4 роки тому +7

      That comment made my day.. cheers!

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +8

      Omg. That would of been Perfect. Gonna search if anyone has done that

    • @Christopher-N
      @Christopher-N 4 роки тому +3

      More like toothpicks, or wooden skewers, but essentially the same thing.

    • @ianforfun1
      @ianforfun1 4 роки тому +5

      @@Christopher-N Never heard of tunes called 'toothpicks' or 'wooden skewers' but the irony of the tune 'chopsticks' has a certain ring and notation!

    • @hypnotoad1933
      @hypnotoad1933 4 роки тому

      Just was I was thinking.

  • @ZekeGraal
    @ZekeGraal 4 роки тому +192

    I liked it, and then I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT when it started playing "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers! 3:30

    • @doggodoggo9385
      @doggodoggo9385 4 роки тому +2

      Thank u for this! Was trying to find out what song it was

    • @C0unterattack
      @C0unterattack 4 роки тому +1

      thank you! came down to the comments exactly for this!!!

    • @skelecrine
      @skelecrine 4 роки тому +8

      No kidding, was not expecting what a fool believes. My jaw dropped when I heard it, too.

    • @Orkey
      @Orkey 4 роки тому +3

      same omg, I did not see that coming. I almost jumped out of my seat, It's one of my favorite songs lol

    • @rommee
      @rommee 4 роки тому +3

      3:31 That tune sold it for me too 😁👍 Imagine if you could time the player... that would be my morning wake up song 🤩

  • @springsteenguy
    @springsteenguy 4 роки тому +84

    One of the pre-installed songs is “What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers?!?! I’m sold. Also, I’ve been rick-rolled by tech moan in some of the most elaborate ways. RESPECT

    • @ILikeStyx
      @ILikeStyx 4 роки тому +1

      The Japanese have a great appreciation for Western music ;)

  • @dkproductions3851
    @dkproductions3851 4 роки тому +415

    Finally a piano that my tiny desk engineer can use

    • @noahhughes2501
      @noahhughes2501 4 роки тому +17

      Wonder how many people will actually get this lol

    • @imadziyadatan8837
      @imadziyadatan8837 4 роки тому +7

      Introducing, The Tiny Desk Piano by Tiny desk Company and SEGA

    • @yamira.737
      @yamira.737 4 роки тому +3

      Hahaha i get it

    • @matthewrayborn8557
      @matthewrayborn8557 4 роки тому +1

      If a tiny desk engineer had this what sorta music would he play?

    • @imadziyadatan8837
      @imadziyadatan8837 4 роки тому +3

      @@matthewrayborn8557 Country music

  • @Will-fn7bz
    @Will-fn7bz 4 роки тому +220

    Seems like it fits into that 'executive desk toy' market that used to be all the rage.

    • @klausstock8020
      @klausstock8020 4 роки тому +18

      Yes, must be for the CEOs. I guess it's still too large for the average flat in Tokyo.

    • @iantaggart3064
      @iantaggart3064 3 місяці тому +1

      @@klausstock8020 Yeah. CEO's most likely. If you're familiar enough with money management to afford one as a cubicle worker, you deserve a better job.

  • @Nimmo1492
    @Nimmo1492 4 роки тому +75

    I kind of want to see 8 Bit Keys have a crack at this

  • @BobbyOxygen
    @BobbyOxygen 4 роки тому +278

    A large part of the manufacturing costs went into capturing the tiny ghosts that play the piano.

    • @raychambers3646
      @raychambers3646 4 роки тому +5

      I think you'll find its miniature monkeys.

    • @peterg.8245
      @peterg.8245 4 роки тому +8

      Couldn’t they’ve stolen them from Nintendo? They were putting thousands in Mario Bros games

    • @Nolroa
      @Nolroa 4 роки тому +1

      @@peterg.8245 I think we've all seen how Boos are only effective behind the player's back and how shy they are up front ... they wouldn't do for a piano.

    • @davids6898
      @davids6898 4 роки тому +1

      Look up Irma the piano playing ghost on Google. I was lucky to have seen this in person. Amazing!

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 4 роки тому +1

      As a former indentured tiny ghost, I can attest.

  • @HudieJun
    @HudieJun 4 роки тому +75

    5:11 How dare you Rick Rolled us like that.

  • @astrocapsule
    @astrocapsule 4 роки тому +882

    Again: SEGA does what Nintendon’t

  • @Zillants
    @Zillants 4 роки тому +336

    Today i learned that the "rollie wheelie circles" are called casters

  • @FrankDad
    @FrankDad 4 роки тому +498

    I woke up at 5 in the morning with a hangover just to get rick rolled by a Japanese piano

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool 4 роки тому +13

      What would past (And future) generations think of such a quote I wonder? XD

    • @peterg.8245
      @peterg.8245 4 роки тому +6

      It’s “what fool believes”
      Sorry raised in the 80s

    • @usermanico
      @usermanico 4 роки тому +1

      Living the dream

    • @Firelife3
      @Firelife3 4 роки тому +2

      Amateur, that time you should still be drinking 😜😅

    • @thatoneguy808
      @thatoneguy808 4 роки тому +2

      I read your comment and proceeded to get Rick Rolled by a Japanese Piano

  • @PetiPolk
    @PetiPolk 4 роки тому +45

    I issued my first ever EP on a miniCD thanks to you.

  • @majorskies7091
    @majorskies7091 4 роки тому +156

    Damn. Was hoping it would come preinstalled with some Sega video game songs.

    • @AzrialAlaria
      @AzrialAlaria 4 роки тому +12

      That's seriously what I thought too!

    • @filipz7181
      @filipz7181 4 роки тому +1

      Maybe they wanted to do something different than games and which gamer would buy this lol.

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 4 роки тому

      Major Skies yeah lol

    • @EthanAndTails
      @EthanAndTails 4 роки тому +7

      I wanted it to play Green Hill Zone

    • @filipz7181
      @filipz7181 4 роки тому +1

      @AlyCatVR Yeah but still that isn't targated for gamers

  • @3v068
    @3v068 4 роки тому +1

    A little bit of a sad fact but its an interesting one. In a certain area of New Orleans, theres a hospital by the name of Oschner. When my grandmother was in there after she went into a coma (she died shortly after, it was 2006 so ive had some time to cope) I would always go to the main area of the hospital where all the vending machines and gift shops were on the main floor. They had this piano always playing some beautiful tune and i can never stop thinking about it. I want this piano just for the memory of my grandmother. Even in the harshest times, it brought the sweetest memories of her. Baking and gardening all the time, I miss her dearly.

  • @bennygaming123
    @bennygaming123 4 роки тому +620

    5:10 I can't believe I just got rick-rolled by a robot piano...

    • @donaloflynn
      @donaloflynn 4 роки тому +33

      That's the second time he's rick-rolled us with Midi recently! ua-cam.com/video/QYBv6KXSfGI/v-deo.html

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +4

      Right lol

    • @djemergency512
      @djemergency512 4 роки тому +11

      Your comment said it was posted a week ago, I must be time traveling....

    • @CrashOut7
      @CrashOut7 4 роки тому +6

      @@djemergency512 I think the video was unlisted or private before it got re uploaded again

    • @Retro_Royal
      @Retro_Royal 4 роки тому +2

      Just my thoughts...

  • @markforde3103
    @markforde3103 4 роки тому +42

    The perfect accessory for my Action Man Liberace.

    • @vooveks
      @vooveks 4 роки тому +1

      Good one. 😃

  • @DontWalkRUN
    @DontWalkRUN 4 роки тому +98

    That reveal at the beginning was perfect. Well done!

  • @_BozoBehavior
    @_BozoBehavior 4 роки тому +36

    5:10 I never thought I would be Rick rolled by a heckin self playing piano

  • @SomePeopleCallMeWulfman
    @SomePeopleCallMeWulfman 4 роки тому +75

    I went from "this is stupid" to "I need one right now" within five seconds.

    • @JoshuaMilrad
      @JoshuaMilrad Рік тому

      Did you ever get your hands on one?

  • @ChicaLocaGB
    @ChicaLocaGB 4 роки тому +31

    6:45 Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme. 🎵when you get caught between the moon and New York city🎵
    7:35 The Girl From Ipanema

    • @dashcamandy2242
      @dashcamandy2242 4 роки тому

      Thank you! Arthur's Theme sounded familiar, but the slower tempo was tripping me up.

    • @Orkey
      @Orkey 4 роки тому +1

      I love Arthur's Theme so much

    • @talli-studios
      @talli-studios 4 роки тому

      2:25 Music name?

    • @greatsource5405
      @greatsource5405 4 роки тому

      @The Big
      I think that's A Lover's Concerto.
      m.ua-cam.com/video/FmJ1AqtTuyo/v-deo.html

  • @101alexs
    @101alexs 4 роки тому +110

    Just right to go with the 12 inch pianist I got from the hard of hearing Genie.

    • @drewdane40
      @drewdane40 4 роки тому +13

      I knew someone would have beaten me to the 12 inch pianist joke

    • @niafer9444
      @niafer9444 4 роки тому +1

      haha :)

    • @DarkWr4ith
      @DarkWr4ith 4 роки тому +1

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembered this joke.

    • @MrGeoffHilton
      @MrGeoffHilton 4 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @NewFalconerRecords
      @NewFalconerRecords 4 роки тому +1

      Boom Boom!

  • @COBOL
    @COBOL 4 роки тому +83

    Missed opportunity: playing classic Sega tunes with the Sega Piano 😁

    • @michael1234252
      @michael1234252 4 роки тому +14

      Green Hill zone act 1 theme would be the best.

    • @cjsan96
      @cjsan96 4 роки тому +11

      I was waiting for at least the SEGA startup jingle

    • @stpidstuff
      @stpidstuff 4 роки тому

      no, it wasnt made by SEGA just by another company that shares the same name

    • @COBOL
      @COBOL 4 роки тому

      @@stpidstuff Sega Toys?

    • @greatsource5405
      @greatsource5405 4 роки тому +3

      Isn't SEGA Toys part of the SEGA video game company? I always thought so

  • @djemergency512
    @djemergency512 4 роки тому +371

    SEGA: Screw it, let's make a self-playing piano while we're at it....

    • @slaughterround643
      @slaughterround643 4 роки тому +6

      now THAT'S what I call "fuck around and find out"

    • @digiowl9599
      @digiowl9599 4 роки тому +12

      Got to love Japanese conglomerates. They have a massive captive to play around in, and don't care sticking to one niche.

    • @slaughterround643
      @slaughterround643 4 роки тому +3

      @@digiowl9599 I can't tell if that's a compliment to Sega or not...

    • @thesensur6214
      @thesensur6214 4 роки тому

      Slaughter Round
      It’s a... fact?

    • @slaughterround643
      @slaughterround643 4 роки тому +2

      let me reiterate: I don't know if that comment was made in spite and sarcasm or not

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 4 роки тому +19

    This is so beautiful... Simple and nice

  • @SpartanMJO12
    @SpartanMJO12 4 роки тому +106

    "grand pianist envy"
    Thanks I'm going to go flagellate myself for laughing at that

  • @seto007
    @seto007 4 роки тому +31

    What would've been really cool is if something like this came out in the early 90's, and if Sega let you hook up your Sega Genesis to the piano so that the game audio could be played back by it.

    • @unripetheberrby6283
      @unripetheberrby6283 Рік тому

      That's what I imagined it was like before hearing when it actually came out 😂

  • @ve2vfd
    @ve2vfd 4 роки тому +61

    The click-clack of the keys with the volume turned off sounded like a performance of Riverdance!

  • @CHiLDiSH01
    @CHiLDiSH01 4 роки тому +8

    to be honest, that clacky feel and sound is what we truly want in the keyboard

  • @JacGoudsmit
    @JacGoudsmit 4 роки тому +94

    Brilliant! I would have liked to see a teardown but still. Brilliant!
    This is the kind of piano I would have wanted to build myself. Plays MIDI files, looks real with all the keys working, can be taken with you when you relocate, and doesn't cost a fortune (Arguably).

    • @mdasilvac
      @mdasilvac 4 роки тому +2

      Just imagine it playing black midi tracks!

    • @giefuser
      @giefuser 4 роки тому +5

      Yes, how the heck are the keys actuated? It’s a lot of keys in a small space!!

    • @Techmoan
      @Techmoan  4 роки тому +9

      *There’s more information in the video description.*

  • @bsperoz
    @bsperoz 4 роки тому +16

    3:15 What is Chicago's Hard To Say I'm Sorry doing on there???
    3:59 Ah. That explains it...

  • @SwitchAndLever
    @SwitchAndLever 4 роки тому +21

    It would be really interesting to see how it looks like disassembled. If you ever replace the caps inside I'm sure people here would love to see the other parts of it's operation. I'm really curious how it manages to actuate that many keys in that small of a space.

  • @joshuaneel9639
    @joshuaneel9639 4 роки тому +2

    So close to 1 mill
    Been here since 20k
    I am so impressed
    So amazing, I love all your videos.
    Keep up the good work, so few UA-cam ers are dedicated like your self
    From the anxiety issues that I have have been diagnosed with, you have helped me much by your videos thank you so much for all of the therapy of given me God-bless you.

  • @Ekusupuroshon
    @Ekusupuroshon 4 роки тому +276

    I like to imagine there's a small ghost playing the piano

    • @SalmonPaella
      @SalmonPaella 4 роки тому +20

      It'd need to be a 9-inch pianist

    • @markmiwurdz202
      @markmiwurdz202 4 роки тому +3

      Reminds me of an old joke about a young man given one wish by an elderly fairy. She was a bit hard of hearing and Dudley Moore suddenly appeared! (RIP Dud.)

    • @averagebritishguy7082
      @averagebritishguy7082 4 роки тому +3

      It's the ghost of Alex Kidd.

    • @sdrape4964
      @sdrape4964 4 роки тому +1

      A pac man ghost 👻!
      😁

    • @sdrape4964
      @sdrape4964 4 роки тому +1

      Corporal Wagstaff
      It's not the size of the pianist that matters. It's how you use the pianist that gets you the best results! 😂😂😂

  • @unsoundmethodology
    @unsoundmethodology 4 роки тому

    There are a few wonderful archives online of piano rolls - the paper rolls with punched holes to tell player pianos when to play which notes - that have been scanned in by volunteers and converted to MIDI files. Some amazing stuff, like ragtime pieces recorded directly by famous performers. A search for "piano roll midi" should turn them up.
    My grandparents had a player piano years ago, and I always wanted my own, so good lord, does this thing stir my gear lust.

  • @o-d-cole4088
    @o-d-cole4088 4 роки тому +32

    Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry at 3:11, and the Doobie Brothers, this piano has quite the selection of music.

    • @clarencek3658
      @clarencek3658 4 роки тому

      Right lol

    • @kefkafloyd
      @kefkafloyd 4 роки тому +4

      It looks like it has several Yachtski-approved yacht rock tracks.

    • @v3xman
      @v3xman 4 роки тому +2

      For some reason I keep seeing Hard to Say I'm sorry on Japanese instruments. Even my Japanese Casio lighting keyboard has that song.

    • @batlin
      @batlin 4 роки тому +1

      @@twqwhy6763 literally the exact same here... it reminded me of Charlie Puth's performance of "We don't talk anymore", but I'd forgotten he was covering the Doobie Brothers, and got stuck there until I found this comment after literally an hour of frustration. Great song!!

    • @unclemarksdiyauto
      @unclemarksdiyauto 4 роки тому +1

      ODCOLE, doobie brothers! Cool!

  • @gtoger
    @gtoger 4 роки тому +37

    We all have our dreams, Mat. Way to realize yours. :)

  • @FreihEitner
    @FreihEitner 4 роки тому +26

    5:28 - Sing us a song, you're the piano, man. (note the comma/slight pause)

  • @FewFilmsHD
    @FewFilmsHD 4 роки тому +56

    4:13 so you're telling me that I am able to put "il vento d'oro" on an sd card and the piano plays it by itself? Nice.

  • @MP-Fin
    @MP-Fin 4 роки тому +18

    Let me be among the first to say in advance:
    Congratulations on the 1 000 000 subscribers!
    You’ve *earned* them!!!

  • @jamesduncan6309
    @jamesduncan6309 4 роки тому +126

    Did I just get casually Rick Rolled lol

  • @paulevans5822
    @paulevans5822 4 роки тому +56

    “Grand Pianist envy” cracked me right up.

  • @jbed6
    @jbed6 4 роки тому +52

    I made a midi for Metallica's One, and once I get my hands on this..
    I will do great things.

  • @ThomasGoedecke
    @ThomasGoedecke 4 роки тому

    I remember watching your videos religiously for years and then I forgot why I stopped! So glad this came up in my recommended. Subscribed again! What a cool gadget.

  • @JamesMossR33
    @JamesMossR33 4 роки тому +26

    4:32, I almost lost my tea! What a cool device, and I was very pleasantly surprised to hear What a Fool Beleives is in there. Thanks for making this video. Bravo!

  • @Muscleduck
    @Muscleduck 4 роки тому +2

    This is probably my favourite piece of hardware you've ever shown. Love it!

  • @video99couk
    @video99couk 4 роки тому +99

    I wonder what the mechanism is, presumably lots of small solenoids.

    • @sirkristoferTV
      @sirkristoferTV 4 роки тому +3

      off I go on a google hunt to find out

    • @stormchaser300
      @stormchaser300 4 роки тому +23

      Most likely with tiny electromagnets under the keys activated by an electric DC current turning on and off.

    • @sirkristoferTV
      @sirkristoferTV 4 роки тому +2

      @@stormchaser300 Could be. My google foo came up with nothing

    • @petethedrummer
      @petethedrummer 4 роки тому +8

      It's a system of levers and pulleys.

    • @stormchaser300
      @stormchaser300 4 роки тому +20

      @@sirkristoferTV hi there here is the info you need you will need google translate to view it it shows how it works.link here www.nax.ne.jp/~rider/piano/index.html

  • @cebo494
    @cebo494 4 роки тому +5

    If your speaker and the piano are connected to the same power source (which they probably are) there can be interferance in the audio. You may need a ground loop isolator to prevent the noise if its not the input/output sockets themselves

  • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
    @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +10

    I'm in California and its 1:30Am well worth the wait , my favorite British channel for sure

    • @bayareanewman1566
      @bayareanewman1566 4 роки тому +1

      Same! I’m always hoping for an upload in the middle of the night!

    • @lyndon2487
      @lyndon2487 4 роки тому

      Dude it's 4:40am

    • @shelbeehive
      @shelbeehive 4 роки тому +1

      Washington here notification startled me

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +1

      @@lyndon2487 I'm in California so you must be in the east coast

    • @lyndon2487
      @lyndon2487 4 роки тому +1

      @@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo correct!

  • @DeathracerXD
    @DeathracerXD 4 роки тому +1

    looks at the piano CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST PLAYED YOURSELF

  • @robertdolby
    @robertdolby 4 роки тому +29

    I had no idea such a device existed! Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing the level of detail they went into, as you said. Can the strings be "plucked"? I know they don't make sound; I'm just curious.
    I've been playing keyboards/piano for a long time. Not well, but I try. I work for a TV/Radio network, and we're lucky enough to have a Yamaha Disklavier -- I think it''s a 7 foot model. It is an incredible machine. You can turn off the piano mechanism such that the keys trigger MIDI notes. I can finally practice on a grand piano with no one hearing me! Plus, it comes with a General MIDI sound module, so it'll play multi-timberal MIDI files and have all of the channels for the proper instruments (drums, bass, keys) play just fine. And it's worth $28K USD, so it's out of my price range! Anyway, hello from Maine, USA and my day is always made better by a Techmoan video. Especially if it has puppets. But no pressure.

    • @Techmoan
      @Techmoan  4 роки тому +11

      They can - they’re thin metal rods. Although I found they resonated/vibrated/rattled with certain notes, so I had to wedge them down.

    • @jimkatz1
      @jimkatz1 4 роки тому

      No string- plucking - just threads for looks, but they really did recreate a 6ft. Yamaha in miniature pretty well here. I have had one for ten years - still working fine.

  • @nicholasloman
    @nicholasloman 4 роки тому

    Fabulous, the production quality that you put in your videos is really professional. I am not a UA-cam video publisher by any means, but I really enjoy when content providers such as yourself include more about their personal life and involvement with the products and electronics. I really enjoy your videos thanks for everything

  • @CJ-rf9jm
    @CJ-rf9jm 4 роки тому +8

    I remember a mall based chain of music stores had full size versions of pianos like that from Yamaha (aka real player pianos with proper midi connectivity) back in the 90's. Dunno if any are still made like that but that music store chain is long gone (nearly, down to a single store among several big box stores)

    • @pearse1072
      @pearse1072 4 роки тому

      You can connect midi devices to normal acoustic pianos now with enough patience

  • @JoshuaMilrad
    @JoshuaMilrad Рік тому

    Just ordered one from Ebay! Shipping now from Japan to California! Cant wait to start making and sharing midi files!
    Very exciting for me as my 83 year old father is a retired professional NYC pianist. I'll be converting his piano recordings to midi and getting this little miracle machine to play them much like he does.
    SEGA 2007 tech for the win!
    Has anything like this been made/updated since??? :D

  • @userPrehistoricman
    @userPrehistoricman 4 роки тому +7

    6:32 Probably I'm the wrong age to recognise this track from the key sounds. I thought it was Smash Mouth - All Star

  • @OGNuggz
    @OGNuggz 4 роки тому +1

    The fact that all keys are real and playable is just incredible. They had no reason to do it, but still done it.

  • @IvansPersonal
    @IvansPersonal 4 роки тому +140

    Me: "Mum, I want a grand piano!"
    Mum: "We have a grand piano at home."
    Grand piano at home:

  • @FCV0511
    @FCV0511 4 роки тому +1

    Scott Joplin, Chicago, and The Doobie Brothers? Whoever did the song selection deserves a medal.

  • @williambrown319
    @williambrown319 4 роки тому +32

    While awesome, and absolutely lovable, the clacking of the keys would really annoy me after a bit.

  • @_mikemike
    @_mikemike 4 роки тому +5

    5:10 the rickroll was inevitable.

  • @NomadOfNorad
    @NomadOfNorad 4 роки тому +4

    I for one found myself picturing "Borrowers" sitting down at this piano and actually playing it. :D :D

  • @seanc2482
    @seanc2482 4 роки тому +1

    This is GREAT. Wish they would have released this here. My only quip is the keys are noticeably loud, but you said you can that off, but I think it's pretty cool seeing the keys manipulated.

  • @Andy-pu2iv
    @Andy-pu2iv 4 роки тому

    You just gotta love that authentic keyboard clatter sound. Andre Previn would be proud.

  • @henrold__
    @henrold__ 4 роки тому +4

    Song List based on Everything I Recognized:
    3:31 It plays Hall and Oates
    5:11 It plays Rick Astley
    5:28 It plays Billy Joel
    5:36 It plays JAY-Z featuring Alicia Keys

    • @SpycBean
      @SpycBean 4 роки тому +1

      at 3:31 it actually plays "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers

    • @olliestola5805
      @olliestola5805 4 роки тому

      There was also "It's hard for me to say I'm sorry"

  • @bastien-
    @bastien- 4 роки тому +1

    I thought it was kinda cute, but then it played What a Fool Believes. Now I think it's amazing.

  • @KorgmasterKlax
    @KorgmasterKlax 4 роки тому +8

    7:15 Gliiiitch a e s t h e t i c

  • @itme999
    @itme999 4 роки тому

    I can't get over how little and cute it is. Totally impressed at the tiny moving keys.

  • @majorskies7091
    @majorskies7091 4 роки тому +11

    If I ever acquire this piano I will have to make it play all the songs from OutRun.

    • @eduardoml1498
      @eduardoml1498 4 роки тому +1

      Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

  • @ZeedijkMike
    @ZeedijkMike 4 роки тому +1

    What's not to like about this video. Brilliant filming and as usual very interesting (and fun)

  • @sonicfastfoodenjoyer
    @sonicfastfoodenjoyer 4 роки тому +4

    3:43 "Unique contribution"

  • @Bussiness_account
    @Bussiness_account 4 роки тому +1

    Congratulations, you played your self

  • @hairoftehdog
    @hairoftehdog 4 роки тому +23

    3:39 I laughed hard

  • @mauchkimberly
    @mauchkimberly 4 роки тому

    Omg I totally want this! Of course I won't buy it, but I love it. This is a very enjoyable channel. You find some great stuff, Thanks for sharing.

  • @zsigmondkara
    @zsigmondkara 4 роки тому +20

    I was really hoping for a teardown. It would be so nice to see, how the actuators work for so many small keys...
    Amazing video nevertheless!

    • @Number-tf7ce
      @Number-tf7ce 4 роки тому

      This. I REALLY need to see the mechanism that works all those keys. Is there a solenoid for each one?

    • @ZeroViruzz
      @ZeroViruzz 4 роки тому +2

      Video description has a link to a teardown

  • @gioben5444
    @gioben5444 4 роки тому +1

    Every SimplyPiano ad is filmed using it

  • @MrGeneralissimus
    @MrGeneralissimus 4 роки тому +32

    But the real question is:
    Does it play Cruel Angel's Thesis?

    • @peterg.8245
      @peterg.8245 4 роки тому

      Is that the one that’s impossible for a human to play needing more than 2 hands?

    • @MrGeneralissimus
      @MrGeneralissimus 4 роки тому

      @@peterg.8245
      No. The other one.

    • @Ray-mw1fx
      @Ray-mw1fx 4 роки тому +3

      @@peterg.8245 it's the opening theme song to Neon Genesis Evangelion.

  • @vivanecrosis
    @vivanecrosis 4 роки тому

    Aaawwww, thats the cutest piano I've ever seen. Sure i've seen toy ones, but not one that actually can play itself. Very amazing :D

  • @fcubeboy4959
    @fcubeboy4959 4 роки тому +6

    5:11 NOOO HE RICK ROLLED US

  • @znzp250
    @znzp250 4 роки тому

    Grand pianist envy 🤣 your videos are awesome man!! I've been on a bigtime binge! Keep killing it my dude!

  • @wisemen8290
    @wisemen8290 4 роки тому +1

    Finally a piano that fits my home

  • @Christopher-N
    @Christopher-N 4 роки тому +12

    (3:37) "... By adding your own unique contribution ..." hilarious, loved that bit. ^_^
    I think you're supposed to reduce the midi files down to just piano, eliminating any unnecessary instruments for it to sound right. I can think of several copyright songs I'd love to hear play... (5:28) yes, like "Piano Man". Are you able to play that song because it's in the United States National Recording Registry?

    • @rayprill2883
      @rayprill2883 4 роки тому

      Probably because the cheesy sound can't be matched by the IP bots.

    • @MarioManTV
      @MarioManTV 4 роки тому +1

      Ray Prill content ID is actually really good at identifying covers and doing a proper revenue split.

    • @peterg.8245
      @peterg.8245 4 роки тому +1

      Usually a few seconds is considered fair use but we will see

  • @matthewhilty4209
    @matthewhilty4209 4 роки тому

    Your videos are always interesting. Every time I think you have run out of weird gadgets to show you find another that is even more weird and interesting. I look forward to every new video.

  • @FuzzballRenakitty
    @FuzzballRenakitty 4 роки тому +10

    I saw YMO's Rydeen in that list.. a lil sad you didn't play it! :(

    • @keiyakins
      @keiyakins 4 роки тому

      Isn't that the one in Super Locomotive?

    • @FuzzballRenakitty
      @FuzzballRenakitty 4 роки тому

      It was used in Super Locomotive yes! But didn't from from it~

  • @sulaymanfaghirzadah8680
    @sulaymanfaghirzadah8680 Рік тому +1

    Wow, my dad is such a good pianist!

  • @xyanide1986
    @xyanide1986 4 роки тому +21

    "pianist envy" lmao

  • @mistermatix8241
    @mistermatix8241 4 роки тому

    No matter the external speaker issue, that's an absolutely lovely little item

  • @junighp8752
    @junighp8752 4 роки тому +3

    I love how humanly impossible some of these songs look to play on a real piano.

  • @emidroob
    @emidroob 3 роки тому +1

    ‘Congratulations, you played yourself’

  • @EvilErwin23
    @EvilErwin23 4 роки тому +57

    me: *seeing the self playing piano* "he has to play Cuba Baion on that thing"
    techmoan: *plays Cuba Baion on that thing*
    me: 😆
    me: "please make a sketch with the muppets and the the self playing piano"
    in my head: "even for me the keys are to small" / "playing music as midi on a self playing piano is the most hipster way to play music"
    techmoan: ...
    me: 😫

  • @WaltechYT
    @WaltechYT 4 роки тому +1

    3:14 Ahh “Chicago - Hard to say I’m sorry” Glad to see you are also a man of culture.

  • @mrsandman3611
    @mrsandman3611 4 роки тому +3

    Finally a piano that can automatically rick roll someone

  • @Ruffi0
    @Ruffi0 4 роки тому

    My new favorite channel

  • @DaveWithMS
    @DaveWithMS 4 роки тому

    In the beginning you said you had a small house ... now you got a small piano that's perfectly fit for it.
    If I had the money, I would buy one for the same exact reason you did.

  • @retrovideogamejunkie
    @retrovideogamejunkie 4 роки тому +5

    06:40
    Sound like some tap dancer XD

  • @TheMadisonHang
    @TheMadisonHang 4 роки тому +2

    this could be a really good retirement gift, with said person's favorite song or something hahah

  • @TheCarDemotic
    @TheCarDemotic 4 роки тому +4

    I can put my own music on this? Hmm I need one.
    Nevermind... just looked at those prices on eBay.

  • @woodhonky3890
    @woodhonky3890 4 роки тому

    Another good one Mat, as always thanks for sharing!