{"id":9809,"date":"2019-03-28T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T10:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2019-03-29T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:44:19","slug":"build-a-paper-piano-with-nintendo-labo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/build-a-paper-piano-with-nintendo-labo-9809\/","title":{"rendered":"Build a Paper Piano with Nintendo Labo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not enough space for a piano? A foldable paper piano may solve that particular problem, but don’t expect to ne able to play your favourite piano pieces<\/a> on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nintendo surprised many last year when it first revealed the initial set of cardboard-based constructible toy-sets that are a part of its Nintendo Labo product line. These \u2018Toy-Cons\u2019 have accumulated a split reputation, with some being quite fond of the concept – like elementary school children and their teachers – and others feeling as though it\u2019s a waste of time. <\/p>\n

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One of the toys you can build with the “Variety Kit<\/a>” is a playable cardboard piano \u2013 including keys and knobs \u2013 that can even be used to record tracks with a simple DAW. It’s part of a legacy of music-making on Nintendo devices that stretches back to the music editor on Mario Paint on the SNES in 1992 and continued with the Korg DS-10 for the DS in 2008.<\/p>\n

It is encouraging to see that a toy replica of an acoustic piano is included in a mainstream toy set, but can it be used as some kind of serious musical instrument, or at least as a source of musical inspiration comparable to Apple’s iOS app GarageBand? FACTmagazine have been seeking answer:<\/p>\n