Welcome to the world of the otamatone

Gail Sherman

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The Otamatone is an electronic synthesizer shaped like an eighth note.

What is an otamatone? The otamatone is a cute Japanese synthesizer shaped like an eighth note with a face. You move your fingers along the stem to produce notes and squeeze the sides of the mouth to open it and add effects to the notes. Some people are ri…