wholetone keyboard

http://www.chromatic-keyboard.com/

-Carl

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Carl Lumma wrote:

> http://www.chromatic-keyboard.com/

<http://www.chromatic-keyboard.com/english/information/index.html> is a
better link for those of use who don't speak Japanese. There's background
music, so make sure you mute the soundcard if you're supposed to be
working. Summary: it's a synthesizer with a generalized keyboard.

"Verification-1" shows the layout. It's the usual Wilsonian meantone
mapping. Unfortunately, the 12-equal enharmonies share a physical key, so
there are no new microtonal capabilities.

Oh well ...

Graham

--- In tuning@y..., Carl Lumma <carl@l...> wrote:
> http://www.chromatic-keyboard.com/
>
> -Carl

isn't that part of paul hirsh's website? what ever happened to paul
hirsh? i was looking forward to discussing his theory/lattice page
with him . . .

--- In tuning@y..., Carl Lumma <carl@l...> wrote:
> http://www.chromatic-keyboard.com/
>
> -Carl

From the Website:

WholeTone is that it excludes the white/black key separation based on
C major, so that you can play all twelve majors in the same stroke.
As a synthesizer, WholeTone is provided interesting performance, your
creative power would be stimulated and leads you to free expression.

It'll be your musical anniversary, when you touch WholeTone.

More Flexible features

Many people might give up on piano practice because when they played
the piano, they might feel piano playing was difficult since finger
positions changes for each majors.

Once you learn the Wholetone finger position of one code, you can use
it for other majors by simply sliding the hand. Besides, some people
may want to work around the cumbersome modulation and transposition
movements, and they can solve this issue by WholeTone.

Dynamic Functions

As a synthesizer, WholeTone prepares 1671 piano samples and drum
samples. 20 Patterns Arpeggiator enable to automatic play and an
ensemble. WholeTone is compatible to MIDI and features modulation
wheel and vendor. Also, since the aftertouch is featured, WholeTone
is capable to fully control other sound sources as a mother board.

New Theory

Then came a newly invented staff notation. "Three Line Notation". As
well as the WholeTone keyboard excluding the black keys, this
notation method eliminates sharp and flat. The semitone and the whole
tone are always shown within its logical spacing rule.

Wholetone is totally new, and a normal musical instrument, which is
not difficult and easily played. Wholetone has just been released, so
there is no difference between amateurs and professionals. You have a
chance to be a top level professional or trainer.

****Love it...

jp

>"Verification-1" shows the layout. It's the usual Wilsonian meantone
>mapping. Unfortunately, the 12-equal enharmonies share a physical key,
>so there are no new microtonal capabilities.

The octave is also very narrow. But it is an alternate keyboard, that's
being played and sold, and they're trying to bring it to America.

I'd be surprised if it's part of the website of anyone named Paul
Hirsch. Who's he?

-Carl

While i see little need for a new kind of 12-tet keyboard, it looks like it could be very useful as a controller for microtonal MIDI devices... /�

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From the specs it appears that the device still is mapped to 88 keys.
They must have multiple keys mapped to the same note. That really
limits its remapping capability for use microtonally.

John Loffink
jloffink@austin.rr.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mats Öljare [mailto:oljare@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:30 PM
> To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [tuning] Re: wholetone keyboard
>
>
> While i see little need for a new kind of 12-tet keyboard, it looks
like
> it
> could be very useful as a controller for microtonal MIDI devices... /Ö
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>While i see little need for a new kind of 12-tet keyboard,
>it looks like it could be very useful as a controller for
>microtonal MIDI devices... /Ö

Hello Mats,

As Graham and John say, this keyboard has multiple instances
of the same 12-et pitch on the same physical key (Ab goes
down when you press G#). However, I think it is possible to
improve the 12-et keyboard, though on this design it looks
like the keys and octave span are too compact, and I don't
favor hexagonal keys. Still, I think it's significant that
something alternate is being made, marketed, and used on stage!

-Carl

--- In tuning@y..., Carl Lumma <carl@l...> wrote:
> >"Verification-1" shows the layout. It's the usual Wilsonian
meantone
> >mapping. Unfortunately, the 12-equal enharmonies share a physical
key,
> >so there are no new microtonal capabilities.
>
> The octave is also very narrow. But it is an alternate keyboard,
that's
> being played and sold, and they're trying to bring it to America.
>
> I'd be surprised if it's part of the website of anyone named Paul
> Hirsch. Who's he?
>
> -Carl

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