Re: [MMM] Digest Number 512

MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>

If one was really into the 9 vs 13 thing in 22
you could have ....
(w = white
b=black)

w w b w b w w b w b w w b w b w w b w b w b

>
> From: "wallyesterpaulrus <wallyesterpaulrus@...>" <wallyesterpaulrus@...>
> Subject: Re: Keyboard Modifications
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Kalle Aho <kalleaho@m...>"
> <kalleaho@m...> wrote:
> > Hi Folks!
> >
> > I'd like to share my keyboard modification experiences.
> >
> > My Roland (Edirol) PC-180A Midi Keyboard Controller had originally
> 49
> > unweighted velocity sensitive keys (no aftertouch). I managed to
> > change the order of the keys so that I now have 22-tone keyboard
> with
> > 44 keys in Steve Reszutek's layout. The only thing I needed was a
> > screwdriver! After removing the keys (which was easy) I reassembled
> > them in this order:
> >
> > C/F, black, C/F, black, G, black, A, Black, B/E, Black, B/E
> >
> > This was repeated four times until I ran out of suitable keys. No
> > filing of the keys was required. I covered the remaining five empty
> > keyslots with anti-static plastic which came from a plastic bag for
> > computer components. I'm very satisfied with the result. It looks
> > pretty decent.
>
> all i can say is, wow. some people thought steve was insane for doing
> this, kudos to you for doing it to. what i think would be very
> helpful to others would be a *photograph* of your finished product --
> as a sort of "proof of concept". could i beg you to take such a
> photograph and upload it here? i might be the next to go "insane"!
>
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--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Kraig Grady <kraiggrady@a...>
wrote:
>
>
> MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> >
>
> If one was really into the 9 vs 13 thing in 22
> you could have ....
> (w = white
> b=black)
>
> w w b w b w w b w b w w b w b w w b w b w b

there are many fine scales in 22 . . . another is herman miller's
porcupine scale, which i had used in my piece "glassic" -- on the
black keys there are four 5-limit triads and an 8:9:10:11:12, nice
chromatic links through the 7-limit:

w w w b w w b w w b w w b w w b w w b w w b

also graham breed's magic scale is pretty loaded with good
stuff . . . magic works in 19, 41, 60, etc. as well as 22. this has
the major third (7/22 oct.) as generator -- see if you can work out
what b/w arrangements this implies.

but one is probably going to rearrange the keys on one's keyboard
only once, or at most once for each tuning system . . . but hell, i
don't want any screwdriver-happy musicians to be discouraged from
daily rearrangements of their keys!