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Ovation iDea, world's first mp3-recording guitar

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Techno-guitarmaker Ovation just came up with another great idea. This one's aptly named the Ovation iDea, the first guitar ever equipped with a built-in mp3 recorder, snagging your best ideas anytime. Besides recording your playing, it can play back a song so you can play along, and also slows down the music without changing the key, making it easier to learn a song.

There's also a built-in condenser microphone, letting you record vocals along with your guitar playing. You can also repeat or loop a track for continuous practicing along with previously recorded music. When you're done recording, there's a USB port that lets you transfer your recordings to a Mac or PC.

I have mixed feelings about the Ovation guitar itself, with its composite synthetic back instead of a traditional wooden back and sides, but I like its built-in electric pickups that let you unobtrusively amplify its acoustic guitar sound. It's an acquired taste, though — some think it's ugly, and rather than a synthetic guitar, I prefer the warm acoustic sound of a Martin D-28. Either way, there's a lot of good tech inside for $600, great for rehearsing. Click Continue for a larger pic and a video of this handsome axe:

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Ovation iDea, via Oh Gizmo

 
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By Still badass at 7:22 AM ON 12/17/08

Lame.

By embryonic at 4:26 PM ON 01/06/09

Yes lame , especially 24bit multitrack recorders geting smaller and smaller and more affordable today.

By mamuka at 2:01 AM ON 07/27/09

HEY ITS FANTASTIC AND I COUD ANLY DREAM ABOUT SUCH GUITAR AND NOW IT IS MIXED UP 2 IN 1 NICE SOUN AND NEW TECNOLOGY ITS FANTASTIC

By mamuka at 2:02 AM ON 07/27/09

HEY ITS FANTASTIC AND I COUD oNLY DREAM ABOUT SUCH GUITAR AND NOW IT IS MIXED UP 2 IN 1 NICE SOUNd AND NEW TECNOLOGY ITS FANTASTIC

By Thiago Korsakoff at 10:07 PM ON 08/01/09

Good Post!
I personally love the watches from Casio. Actually, I got the first still works; D
Recently tried a good online store to give my brother with this clock, and I found that here with great prices: http://bit.ly/of0Jo
In addition to the watches of the Casio also have alarms and other products from them.
Well, there is the tip! Hugs!


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