Comments on: Terpstra MIDI Keyboard – Needs More Keys http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/ Deliciously Geeky... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:25:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joh Drinda http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-372830 Joh Drinda Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:10:10 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/#comment-372830 What's the layout? Is it a W/H or C/B-system?? I wouldn't trust just any layout. What’s the layout? Is it a W/H or C/B-system?? I wouldn’t trust just any layout.

]]> By: solak http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-344937 solak Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:51:26 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/#comment-344937 oops, sorry for the mis-reference. I pasted from another discussion and clicked Submit too soon. oops, sorry for the mis-reference. I pasted from another discussion and clicked Submit too soon.

]]> By: solak http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-344936 solak Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:49:48 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/#comment-344936 For computer users, I agree with #2 flareback, but what musical instruments have you looked at lately? There's no "c#" label on a saxophone or violin. Except for pencil marks for first-year students, I've never seen labels on a piano keyboard. The black and white pattern is sufficient to locate the octaves and notes within octaves. This keyboard also has a pattern, albeit a different one, so in principle it could be a very powerful musical interface. In fact, have you ever seen an accordion? The left hand of a piano accordion, and both hands of a conventional accordion, have a hexagonal arrangement of buttons, with the only label being a different shape of the end of one or a few of the buttons. Now, whether it will actually catch on depends on many factors, some random, others that I am not qualified to evaluate. For computer users, I agree with #2 flareback, but what musical instruments have you looked at lately? There’s no “c#” label on a saxophone or violin. Except for pencil marks for first-year students, I’ve never seen labels on a piano keyboard.
The black and white pattern is sufficient to locate the octaves and notes within octaves. This keyboard also has a pattern, albeit a different one, so in principle it could be a very powerful musical interface. In fact, have you ever seen an accordion? The left hand of a piano accordion, and both hands of a conventional accordion, have a hexagonal arrangement of buttons, with the only label being a different shape of the end of one or a few of the buttons.
Now, whether it will actually catch on depends on many factors, some random, others that I am not qualified to evaluate.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-344807 Anonymous Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:41:29 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/#comment-344807 Kate: I didn't know you could play the piano. ALF: Well, I was winging it, its tough to play without the red keys. Kate: I didn’t know you could play the piano.
ALF: Well, I was winging it, its tough to play without the red keys.

]]> By: Marcelo http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-344785 Marcelo Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:14:09 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/16/terpstra-midi-keyboard-needs-more-keys/#comment-344785 Fantastic!! But must be very difficult to play it! http://file-of-the-day.marcelo7300.com.ar/ MarC Fantastic!! But must be very difficult to play it!

http://file-of-the-day.marcelo7300.com.ar/
MarC

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