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Misa Digital KitaraItem ID: Kitara144-key USB MIDI Controller with Touch Screen and Onboard Polyphonic Synthesizer It's Arriving Soon!We've confirmed with Misa Digital that more of this item are on their way. Please call and place your order now. We will ship it immediately, the very same day we receive it from Misa Digital.Get more value at Sweetwater
From Our Research Team:A MIDI Controller for Guitar PlayersLooking for the evolution of MIDI and guitar? Look no further than the Misa Digital Kitara. The Kitara is a solution for musicians everywhere wanting a guitar fretboard-oriented controller, but the Kitara also has an onboard digital synthesizer and an interactive multi-touch screen. Now you can use the traditional guitar playing techniques you know and love and use them to create digital sounds only dreamed of, until now. Select the notes you want to play on the fretboard and then use the touchscreen to trigger the sounds. The Misa Digital Kitara opens the world of MIDI like never before.Misa Digital Kitara at a Glance:
The future is here With looks right out of a futuristic vision, the Misa Digital Kitara not only brings style but a huge cool factor to musicians everywhere. The touchscreen not only gives you unheard of control, but also provides a very cool light show for all those watching.The limits of using the Kitara are only set by your imagination. Is it a guitar? A MIDI controller? A synthesizer? You decide. Arguably one of the most flexible and innovative instruments in modern history, the Kitara is a chameleon of many colors. Built-in polyphonic synthesizer A full-featured polyphonic synthesizer is built into the Misa Digital Kitara, making it a self-contained instrument. An 8" multi-touch screen gives you massive and innovative control over the features and playability of this unique fretboard controller. You trigger notes and sound by touching the screen, how you place and move your hand determines how the sound is processed. Strum, tap, drag, multi-touch, whatever, every touch is control over a parameter, instrument, or effect. You get to choose how the instrument functions. The Kitara fretboard lets you choose the notes, much like a keyboard, except there are 144 keys to choose from. You can assign all six strings to play one sound, or designate a different sound per string. The Misa Digital Kitara can also control compatible MIDI devices. Guitar feel and familiarity The Misa Digital Kitara has a layout that is very familiar to guitar players. The fretboard features 24 frets, but instead of strings each fret space is a button. Now all those chord voicings and arpeggios you know on guitar can translate directly into MIDI devices with ease. The Kitara's built-in synthesizer has tons of great tones and even built-in effects. You get a range of effects from distortion to delay to modulation. Jump into the MIDI realm with a fretboard controller that is as familiar as your guitar. Misa Digital Kitara Features:
The future of fretboard controllers is here with the Misa Digital Kitara.
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Reviewsbased on 10 reviewsA new world of sound possibities
by Gary Johnson from Encinitas, CA
I bought the Kitara in hopes that I could create new sounds and go places no guitarist has gone before. The Kitara delivered. I work in ambient/electronic music and have used midi guitar/guitar synthe... read more [+]sizers in many ways. But, the tracking of guitar synthesizers has always been slow and sloppy. The Kitara has no physical strings, it has midi sensors on each fret on each virtual string so the tracking and response is immediate and accurate. I've experimented with the internal synth sounds, I've run it via midi to external sound modules, the possibilities are mind blowing. For the price, this is a must buy for any guitarist who wants to take their sound possibilities to vast reaches of the sonic universe. I'm sure Robert Fripp is noodling with one at this moment. close [-]
November 30, 2011 Music Background: Pro Musician, Recording Artist Kitara ROCKS!
by Brad McKechnie from Houston, Texas
I have had my Kitara for a couple of months now and it is an incredible instrument. I have been a guitarist for many years and have owned (and been frustruated by) many generations of other guitar sy... read more [+]nthesizers (I have owned four generations of one particular guitar synth). The Kitara gives you real time control over your sound, unlike most current guitar synthesizers and provides endless options to change or refine sounds obtainable through the Kitara. The Misa Digital customer service team is fantastic, and, unlike other brands of guitar synthesizers that provide no customer service and require that you buy newer units to get newer sounds or features, the firmware upgrades are available online (I have done four firmware upgrades in past month). The programs are very intuitive and I have adapted to play via the touch screen user interface. The Kitara is a must-have for anyone interested in exploring new synthesis territory who is tired of the "processed cheese" nature of other guitar synths out there! close [-]
November 14, 2011 Music Background: Guitar enthusiast, semipro Kitara the guitar of the FUTURE!!
by Alejandro Salazar from Miami, FL
I preorder the kitara from misa digital 6 months ago, received it about two months ago. It is awesome, worth every single penny!! The capabilities are end less. I am a seasoned guitar player, with m... read more [+]inimal keyboard skills. I am now able to bring synth sounds to my recordings. With this you can do anything!!! At first it is very overwhelming, but in a short amount of time you'll get it. I own number 74 :) close [-]
November 12, 2011 Music Background: Guitarist/Producer Really rad
by Ivan from Valdosta, GA
The digital kitara is a true guitar with some serious fun attached. Best thing is that I do not have to tune the thing before I play, which is real plus when you just want to play. November 11, 2011 Music Background: Hobbyist Many differ... read more [+]ent configs for the sound and You have options for everything. Simple setup and everything. Takes very little time to setup. close [-] Amazingly Powerful as a midi controller
by Richard Barley from San Francisco, CA USA
I am a musician and audio engineer; running a macbook pro with pro-tools, logic, qlab, and a few others. My primary instruments are various stringed varieties, so I was very excited to find out about... read more [+] the Kitara when it was unveiled earlier this year at Namm. I've had mine for about two weeks now, and I'm still working out some of the playing technique. Like it says - it is definitely not a guitar, and you'd better be prepared to spend some time programming if you want to take full advantage of this device.May 21, 2012 Music Background: Audio Engineer, Musician My interest in purchasing the Misa Digital Kitara was multifaceted: I was interested in use of the device to expand my own music, as well as utilization in collaborative projects with other studio musicians/engineers. Lastly, I hoped to use the Kitara as both an instrument and control surface simultaneously in a live environment. My first impression upon receiving mine, was that the on-board synthesis was a little lacking. The presets that come with the Kitara aren't anything to write home about; HOWEVER: if you get into the synthesis engine, it goes pretty deep. For each "string" you can build up to 6 layers of synthesis, thus providing a vast number of voicing possibilities for each and every patch. Secondly, the Kitara also supports modulation of just about any parameter via one of several avenues. (Touch X, Touch y, Drag X, Ball X, Ball Y.) Which means you really have absolute control over both the voicing and performance possibilities of each patch you create. Where the Kitara really shines is in the ability to utilize the device as a midi controller. Each "string" can be customized to send midi data on discrete midi channels. (IE - I had a drum machine (Ch1) hooked up to the top "E" string, the middle 4 (Ch2) were playing a pad, and the bottom E (Ch3) was routed to a bass patch.) Furthermore, the Kitara can be customized to allow a user to have up to 6 "Scenes," available at the touch of one of the buttons on the 24th fret. Thus, if properly configured, this device is capable of FULL show control in a live environment. Furthermore, coupling this device with outboard synthesis engines such as Omnisphere, Kontakt, Absynth, or even the ES2 is guaranteed to give you amazing sound possibilities with a great performance device. My only qualms with the Kitara thus far are minimal. If you desire advanced midi configuration; and create, for instance, a cc message for some expression parameter. Then you realize that the synth has that particular CC message assigned to another non-editable parameter, you have to delete your cc message in the midi configuration menu on the Kitara. There is no edit button. Secondly, there is no usb-midi support as of yet. I've contacted the developer about these things, and it looks like there will be software fixes for both of these things in the future. So: If you're looking for an amazingly powerful midi controller that also happens to have some onboard synthesis: buy this thing. It freakin rocks. close [-] Also popular
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