The Most "Aspie" Instrument?

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Marimba.

just want to remind everyone that its about what makes YOU feel good

yep its drums for me, but thats what I like. it fits me

> love the repeating patterns and find them easily
> rather do enjoy the punch pop n crash
> got ALOT of energy
> wont be up front n center

Im not very good and only been playing a short time. I try to practice 1-2hrs/day. some beats just seem un-natural to me so Im workin on those.

on a side note; 1/2 my left hand is numb from bad break as a kid (pinky n ring finger) I tried guitar....aint gonna happen

Guitar Hero

about the only thing i can play well are CDs. IMHO, the 'traps are only for the highest-functioning aspies who are fluent multitaskers, same for console organ. i would love to have the native ability [reflexes, presense of mind, multitasking ability] to play such as effortlessly as any true musician plays anything. i think it would be neat to have an octo-contrabass fipple flute [recorder]. i just like the way they sound [deep like a 16' organ pipe], plus they don't require reeds or the ability to blow across an aperture. and one doesn't have to multitask playing a recorder.

If you can't play fluidly that's where sampling comes in. Take your own notes from midi and layer them, loop them and you've got a song. As long as you like it that's all that matters.

As for instruments make it percussion group.

yes, MIDI is the app which can also help the untalented masses become musically expressive as well. i will have to try it sometime. i'd love a wurlitzer pipe organ MIDI app that goes beyond Miditzer and has the user-friendly graphic note interface, so a "solo" pipe organ performance could be cobbled together "paint by the numbers" style by the least of us.

Although technically I've seen this class of instrument in the list, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the sack of er, and plumbing I am working on learning...

How's this?


A little too much ringmod on oscillators 2 and 3 and I think there's a break in the bikini wire. Lemme get the ladder.

The thing in the top photo is a Moog modular synthesiser. Know what the most Aspie thing about it is? See if you can guess. Is it the hundreds of knobs and switches? The bird's nest of wires and patch cords? The fact that it takes up a complete wall's worth of studio space? The fact that it has no pre-set sounds and no way of storing and recalling a sound once you've painstakingly created it by plugging in all those patch leads and carefully tweaking the knobs and switches? The fact that the heat generated by the electronics constantly sends it out of tune?

No, it's none of the above.

It's the fact that this half-ton behemoth, costing thousands of dollars can play precisely ONE note at a time. And that, sadly is completely true.

You got me kinda curious though, don't think I've ever gotten around to watching an original piece tutorial on it. Apparently its not in the best shape but you at least get a fair enough operational overview:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sun-mb_qZYc[/youtube]

i just had a thought- wurlitzers [theatrical pipe organs] were the original synthesizers.