Hey, what's that sound: Tenori-on

Each week, we look at the tools behind the tunes. Today, it's a Japanese pop toy you'll need to remortgage your house to play withWhat is it? Good question. It looks like some sort of futuristic Speak & Spell/Etch-a-Sketch hybrid – a square of silver tubing framing a translucent grid, upon which an eye-tickling array of lights are constantly rearranged into patterns. The Tenori-on is actually part-live sequencer, part-synthesizer, part, well, toy.How does it work? The main instrument is a...

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