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Ztar Musings : Myles de Bastion - Romantic Jazz Etude

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Ztar Musings : Romantic Jazz Etude from Myles on Vimeo.
Here’s a short piece utilizing my Ztar MIDI controller. I am getting more accustomed to the legato technique. I can use the string triggers but generally find a double handed tapping technique to be a little more expressive and also as you can […]

The Baby-Z, A new Ztar model is born

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

This news is hot off the press. Harvey Starr who builds custom MIDI instruments and sells them direct from his website www.starrlabs.com has unveiled a new web site design and also an attractive small-form Ztar called the Baby-Z.

There has been some small yet excited murmurings about the new compact model as it promises some […]

Oddities - The only site worth visiting for NAMM info.

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Among all the hype, boring product demos, glitzy million-dollar budgets and scantily dressed booth girls, there probably is only one site worth visiting for news from the NAMM floors and that’s
NAMM Oddities.
Where else are you going to read about Egyptian God Guitars, Toilet Seat Covers made out of Guitars, Rock vs Jazz chess […]

StarrLabs Ztar Z7-s MIDI Controller Instrument - Sneak Preview

Monday, October 8th, 2007

After a many month wait for my custom built Ztar Z7-s to be constructed and delivered, it arrived last week direct from Harvey Starr at StarrLabs and I have been getting to grips with the way it feels and plays, not to mention the depth of complexity in splits, zoning and setting up the way it interfaces with […]

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