Misa Tri-Bass MIDI Controller / Digital Guitar White

The Misa Tri-Bass is a MIDI controller. It makes no sound of its own, so you need to connect it to a sound generator (like a synthesizer, or a computer). It has two main parts: touch sensitive neck, and touch screen.

How it works
To play a note, you hold down a note on the touch sensitive neck to designate which note you want, and then you press the touch screen. When you release the touch screen, the note will stop playing.

In the standard playing mode, the touch screen is divided up in to four sections. Each section corresponds to a different MIDI channel.

When you play a note, the channel it will play on depends on the section on the touch screen that was tapped. You can tap multiple sections simultaneously.

Typically you will assign a different synthesizer to each MIDI channel, so you can control up to four sounds at once. For example, you may assign channel 1 to a synth lead, channels 2 and 3 to variations on a bass patch, and channel 4 to a sound effect.

If you want a sound to continue playing even after you have lifted your finger off the touch screen, you can sustain the note. To do this, drag upwards on the particular section you want to sustain until it turns white. Later, drag upwards again to turn the sustain off. Any pressed notes on the neck will be sustained when the section is tapped.