Synth Use Survey

jsnydes · Joined: Apr 30, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Princeton, NJ

Hey all,

I'm a jazz pianist and an undergrad at Princeton University majoring in computer science. This semester for an independent research project, I'm making a hybrid digital/analog micro-sized subtractive synth. As part of the writeup for this project, I'm doing a short, 5-minute keyboard/synth use survey of electronic musicians. The link to the survey is here: http://goo.gl/8A4XQ . I would really appreciate hearing your opinions!

If you have any questions about the survey, or are interested in the results or my project, either post here or shoot me a PM. All the hardware and code will be open-sourced at the end of the academic year (early June).

Jeff Snyder

andrewF · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:57 am Post subject:

Hi Jeff

to e-m

I did your survey, thought the Q about when did you start learning to play a keyboard was funny as i never have learnt to play tho i have been making blipblop noises on synths for ... Embarassed

18 years now.

bubzy · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:12 am Post subject:

also completed. welcome aboard Smile

jsnydes · Joined: Apr 30, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Princeton, NJ

Thank you so much for taking the survey and welcoming me so kindly! If anyone's interested, I'll post the data here when done. I have 76 responses so far after just 12 hours (go internet!) It would be great if you could pass the survey onto any opinionated keyboard player or electronic musician friends you might have, as well.

Thanks again,

Jeff Snyder

thefunk · Joined: May 04, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Orlando, Fl

done. Don't forget to share the results Smile

Blue Hell · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject:

Inventor · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:53 am Post subject:

I broke your survey!

I used the back button to recheck an answer and it got in an infinite loop about "Looks like you need to answer a question" on that page, despite the fact that all questions are answered. I break a lot of forms on the web with the back button, amazing.

Anyway, cool survey and welcome to em.

Les

Ojd · Joined: Feb 22, 2008 Posts: 65 Location: Ua Audio files: 1

good survey. Maaaan I really want to play jazz piano, though I've never had piano in my house Crying or Very sad

So I play organ instead. I think you must think about user interface first (you are a piano player after all, not a tech!). Alternative MIDI controllers maybe? I think things like continuum are the future of keyboards. I really like the way Richard Pinhas of Heldon says about synths - they are like pallette of sounds I lay in background on which I can improvise on guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB4zmAoIyOU

macumbista · Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:09 am Post subject:

Done. I figure I'll probably screw up your statistics pretty good, being a non-(traditional)musician who's totally uninterested in keyboards. But what the heck Wink

LektroiD · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:26 am Post subject:

Completed