Rudess Meets Tenori-On 

The beauty of this instrument is that the graphic interface inspires very different types of musical ideas. It also is able to output MIDI so you can control and MIDI sound source. Its wonderful to see people designing instruments that merge the world of sight and sound!

Have not used this one yet!!

Jordan Rudess is the keyboardist of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, and he works as a solo artist, too. He is truly BADASS! Check him out ;)

Wow thats freaking wasome!

@Slashe50 Yes he does and I remember him using it in the intro of Schmedley Wilcox during the Chaos in Motion tour !

Jordan is a Alien for me!:)

It's good for a vintage videogames effects! :-)

"a 16 by 16 grid of pixels, which basically control the entire world." - Give this man some pixels, and he is god.

probably not something i would just jump into buying one of those things i'd like to try first still have to give it credit as it looks pretty cool and is a nice concept.

It seems that Yamaha is following one of the market's gold rules: IF YOU WANT A SYNTH TO HAVE SUCCESS, PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF JORDAN RUDESS.

What an awesome instrument. It's a wonderful time to be alive and a musician.

This is the game boy of musicians haha

What a great gadget and a great performer! I want to get one of those

Way to go! :D

@slashe50 yes i saw him demo one at NAMM

Jordan Rudess is keyboard player of Dream Theater, if youre intrested

oh jordan rudess

It looks like a digital etch-a-sketch. I'm sure it was play a game of paddles at around 0:33.

yep :D

reminds me of an etch a sketch for some reason

This is a good démo, but also these are the typical sound you just can't stand anymore once you use one.

@Hammett11 It's only 999 in th US... That's not so bad.

how 'bout playing the Octavarium solo here Jordan? LOL!!!

This is brilliant! Such a creative mind Toshio Iwai has, Jordan Rudess aint half bad also!

Has Jordan ever used this instrument live with Dream Theater before? I think I seen a video on it here, but I can't seem to find it! :( Sounds amazing nevertheless.

If you used an Radias R to open more opportunities could you then make the Tenori-On work like something as the continuum or the Bebot?

1:35 "a 16 by 16 grid of pixels that basically CONTROL THE ENTIRE WORLD." I couldn't have put it better. ;-) This is a great video, perhaps the clearest description of what is actually HAPPENING behind that awesome grid of lights... makes me want one even more ;-)

i would get bored of that pretty soon!!!

i agree i mean i would get a lot of other stuff for cheaper imean to me it's just am toy it is cool but, i mean if it was 250 i would be ok

too bad no one can afford the damn thing!

can it play orchestra sounds like the Memotron?

Does Jordan have a Kaoss Pad? I'd like to see him work on one of those.

This is an amazing thing, I have the cheaper Orange, I love it. Its a shame its not popular

999 USD

4:12 de de de de de de de de

LOLWUT. Awesome.

Did a alien crashed near jordan rudess's home and he found this?

When music instruments meets new technology. I like that sound he makes at 4.12 when he says: "dururudurudede!". LOL!

how the hell does that work???

stoner's paradise...

haha yea because I probably just didn't get home from playing with my band nope. I was sitting here all day didn't even go to class because I was posting comments on youtube all day. Sorry if I made fun of you but you don't understand how much Dream Theater is to me and when someone doesn't know who they are I get pissed but oh well.

I don't get it. What's this FOR?

don't you mean lite brite? lol ;P

Meh.. I prefer the Kaoss Pad, to be honest!

only? lol.

Jordan Rudess is a God of keyboards and sounds. If he can´t make this "instrument" sound decent then we all can be shure, The instrument really sucks. It's confusing and anoying.