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Programming on a Piano Keyboard

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Re: Programming on a Piano Keyboard

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Post by kybernetikos »

gcb0 wrote: post #12
JoshTriplett wrote: post #11

Fun idea! The note mappings shown at the end of the article seem quite specific to producing the code written for the demo, but I could imagine a more general mapping. Velocity also allows for some interesting possibilities, such as uppercase/lowercase. Rather than mapping chords to individual letters, notes could map to letters and chords involving those letters could map to common patterns with the letters as mnemo…

watching it i thought the opposite would be better playing the piano i would often struggle with not enough finger opening/movement. i seeing how slow he 'typed' that code, i think the other way around would make more sense. i.e. learning the piano with a matrix keyboard. We just need pressure sensitive switches. but after that, you would get much more agility. not to mention be able to play pieces that are impossibl…

You can use the eigenharp as a matrix, pressure sensitive 'piano' http://www.eigenlabs.com/

Re: Programming on a Piano Keyboard

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Post by nullc »

Typing via a mapping to the keys is a normal feature in some integrated synthesizers. E.g. the K2600 does it... certantly beats entering in labels for patches via a little wheel or 9-key.

Re: Programming on a Piano Keyboard

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Post by lotyrin »

gcb0 wrote: post #12
JoshTriplett wrote: post #11

Fun idea! The note mappings shown at the end of the article seem quite specific to producing the code written for the demo, but I could imagine a more general mapping. Velocity also allows for some interesting possibilities, such as uppercase/lowercase. Rather than mapping chords to individual letters, notes could map to letters and chords involving those letters could map to common patterns with the letters as mnemo…

watching it i thought the opposite would be better playing the piano i would often struggle with not enough finger opening/movement. i seeing how slow he 'typed' that code, i think the other way around would make more sense. i.e. learning the piano with a matrix keyboard. We just need pressure sensitive switches. but after that, you would get much more agility. not to mention be able to play pieces that are impossibl…

As someone who regularly uses such a device, I agree fully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIovU2tpNWg

Re: Programming on a Piano Keyboard

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Post by NoodleIncident »

quarterto wrote: post #17
totoroisalive wrote: post #5

Refreshing hack news, after all that startup BS.

My God, you'd think this were a news site, run by a startup accelerator, that used to be called Startup News!

What's your motivation for making this comment? Do you actually think that this approach will change anyone's opinion on a subject you (clearly) feel very strongly about? Or are you just trying to post what you think the most passers-by will agree with, as loudly and as noticeably as possible?
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