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"Inventor Roger Linn is famous for creating the drum machine as we know it today, so there's good reason to be excited about his latest creation. It's a multi-touch surface not all that dissimilar to an iPad. Take a look at the video here to see for yourself.\nThe instrument \u2014 which Linn calls the \"LinnStrument\" \u2014 can take input from all of your fingers, so you can form chords in addition to sounding individual notes. Each space is pressure sensitive to allow for maximum range of expression. Sliding your finger vertically adjusts the timbre while horizontal motions change the pitch.\nThe final product would take the best elements from the layouts of the piano (chromatic increments) and the guitar (\"parallel rows of semitones offset by fourths\"). It will look a little different from the prototype, and it'll be wearable vertically over your torso. You could also just leave it on the table like this prototype, though. We've included the render of what Linn imagines below.\nThe LinnStrument looks like an improvement over those fun-but-limited iPhone instrument apps, and you can be sure that you'll be able to play \"Poker Face\" on the LinnStrument too... if you really want to.\nVideo Demonstration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinished Product Design\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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