{"items": [{"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635401148882", "anchor": "fb-635401148882", "service": "fb", "text": "Hey, cool!  I've only seen a few of those, most notably John Hartford's board.  In the hands - uh, feet - of someone who's good at using it a board can really add to the rhythm.  (Or it can be overdone, as is true of all drums.)  Of course, you'd play your mandolin at the same time, and we'd make jokes about whether you can simultaneously chew gum.  But I suppose calling a dance while drumming and mandolining would be enough of a show of multi-tracking virtuosity.", "timestamp": "1384264012"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635402007162", "anchor": "fb-635402007162", "service": "fb", "text": "The engineer facilitating art.  Looks good!", "timestamp": "1384265010"}, {"author": "Christopher", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635416093932", "anchor": "fb-635416093932", "service": "fb", "text": "Wow! Nice to see the vision become a reality.", "timestamp": "1384275568"}, {"author": "Christopher", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635416108902", "anchor": "fb-635416108902", "service": "fb", "text": "... so I gather the piezos came?", "timestamp": "1384275590"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635422670752", "anchor": "fb-635422670752", "service": "fb", "text": "@Christopher: \"so I gather the piezos came?\"<br><br>Yup!  When you're up here (soon?) you should take some back.", "timestamp": "1384280862"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635423449192", "anchor": "fb-635423449192", "service": "fb", "text": "@John: \"I've only seen a few of those, most notably John Hartford's board\"<br><br>From a bit of reading it sounds like John Hartford used a board amplified via contact mic while I'm using the contact mic as a trigger for a drum module.  Have you seen one of these before?  I haven't been able to find one but it's simple enough that it's probably not new.<br><br>An amplified board is going to get you more control over the quality of the sound with careful variations in timbre, while drum triggers trade that for more choice over what category of sounds you get.  It's a mixture of new technology (really cheaper technology; we've had drum modules since the 80s) making new things possible and http://www.jefftk.com/p/instrument-complexity-and-automation", "timestamp": "1384281493"}, {"author": "pouprep", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcpv97", "anchor": "r-cdcpv97", "service": "r", "text": "I want to build one too!\n", "timestamp": 1384283782}, {"author": "olesteffensen", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcs5o0", "anchor": "r-cdcs5o0", "service": "r", "text": "That was awesome! This is me right now.\n", "timestamp": 1384288777}, {"author": "Walrus_Whisker", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdd4j90", "anchor": "r-cdd4j90", "service": "r", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;Sick!\n", "timestamp": 1384317260}, {"author": "s4in7", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcsjxs", "anchor": "r-cdcsjxs", "service": "r", "text": "Nice! Now I needs me one.\n", "timestamp": 1384289625}, {"author": "xasey", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcskhr", "anchor": "r-cdcskhr", "service": "r", "text": "Nice!\nI taped a piezo thingy to a soccerball... worked perfectly!\n", "timestamp": 1384289656}, {"author": "duffmcshark", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcu9qh", "anchor": "r-cdcu9qh", "service": "r", "text": "The true brilliance of this instrument will be seen when it&#39;s being played by someone who isn&#39;t actually doing anything with their hands and is just standing there like a shitty tap dancer.\n", "timestamp": 1384293220}, {"author": "anotherthrowaway4599", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcvbmn", "anchor": "r-cdcvbmn", "service": "r", "text": "Isn&#39;t this similar to the set-up used by Rick Allen? \n", "timestamp": 1384295528}, {"author": "[deleted]", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcx7gq", "anchor": "r-cdcx7gq", "service": "r", "text": "I just Velcro an acoustic pickup to my shoes\n", "timestamp": 1384299805}, {"author": "[deleted]", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcxc8x", "anchor": "r-cdcxc8x", "service": "r", "text": "Electronic tap shoes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=F8T32zix8yc\n", "timestamp": 1384300117}, {"author": "Shredder13", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdcxdgx", "anchor": "r-cdcxdgx", "service": "r", "text": "Ah! I always wanted to make this but didn&#39;t have the know-how! Bravo!\n", "timestamp": 1384300200}, {"author": "hdawg19", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdczndg", "anchor": "r-cdczndg", "service": "r", "text": "that is pretty awesome\n", "timestamp": 1384305561}, {"author": "Turbo_swag", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdd2tcg", "anchor": "r-cdd2tcg", "service": "r", "text": "This is sort of is what I am designing for a lighting set up (I am a DJ/producer) that uses midi triggers...gives me some ideas. Thanks for posting!\n", "timestamp": 1384313029}, {"author": "kickingpplisfun", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cdd4idx", "anchor": "r-cdd4idx", "service": "r", "text": "I&#39;m not that technically inclined, but I really want something like this.  While I might not be able to coordinate both my hands and feet in the same instrument(I&#39;m a really shitty drummer, but then again, I&#39;m not a drummer), this would be miles beyond the step sequencer I&#39;m using atm for midi recordings, allowing me to give a more dynamic peformance for recordings.\n\n<br><br>If you were to build another one, how much would you charge for it?\n", "timestamp": 1384317197}, {"author": "cbr", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cddarj4", "anchor": "r-cddarj4", "service": "r", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;They&#39;re not hard to make; you could make one yourself.\n\n<br><br>If you&#39;re not up for that I guess I could make one like this for maybe $100?\n", "timestamp": 1384347471}, {"author": "Hollis", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635485629582", "anchor": "fb-635485629582", "service": "fb", "text": "AWEsome.", "timestamp": "1384321304"}, {"author": "alejandus", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/1qh1zs#cddc58h", "anchor": "r-cddc58h", "service": "r", "text": "Love it!\nI just made a footswitch for my amp using a broken unfixable jack and a lamp floorswitch....  I think I&#39;m developing a new addiction...\n", "timestamp": 1384353079}, {"author": "Christopher", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635519232242", "anchor": "fb-635519232242", "service": "fb", "text": "I'll be in Burlington for Thanksgiving. Not sure how much time I'll have, but will you be around then?", "timestamp": "1384360256"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=635534396852", "anchor": "fb-635534396852", "service": "fb", "text": "@Christopher: I'm leaving for Richmond on Thanksgiving day; will you be up here on the Tuesday or Wednesday?", "timestamp": "1384369422"}, {"author": "Jay", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/635397825542?comment_id=640003261212", "anchor": "fb-640003261212", "service": "fb", "text": "Hi Jeff - this is great, and I want one too! I've also been learning to play drums with my feet this year, but without midi triggers or pedals. Here's a youtube video of what I've put together so far, and I'm improving my technique with each passing month... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su5seE2z_mw", "timestamp": "1386212655"}]}