Wow ToyKeeper! That’s really good! I’ve always loved Electronica. Where can I download a permanent copy? :innocent:
Thanks! Things like this are another way I like to entertain myself. Lately I’ve been trying to motivate myself to actually finish songs though, instead of just jamming and throwing it away, so it really helps to hear that someone actually likes some of it.
I put a copy here: http://toykeeper.net/tmp/music/Perspective.mp3
hey, what is that thing with the hexagonal buttons?
drum pads or chromatic keyboard?
i play CBA to some extent if you know what that is…
wle
Axis-49 midi keyboard. It uses a harmonic table layout. So, one axis is 3rds, one axes is 4ths, and the final axis is 5ths. It’s isomorphic and very intuitive to play. Unfortunately, they’re no longer made or available… and I only have one.
The traditional piano layout is nice for songs which use only the white notes, but pretty subpar otherwise.
There are, at least, several guitar-like key instruments though… like the Linnstrument. It may not be quite as nice as the harmonic table layout, but it’s close… and much easier to obtain. Also has some other benefits, like being able to do smooth slides since chromatic notes are still next to each other. Doesn’t do single-finger chords though.
can you reassign all the notes to make your own though?
weird
i never heard of it
the CBA [chromatic button accordion] layout is this
http://www.thecipher.com/cba_c_system_spelling.html
logical and consistent but totally different from your axis thingy
wait it might be partly the same - i see one row in minor thirds…
wle
not the same as CBA, CBA does not have that minor-third major-third relation
it has a half-step whole-step for the other directions
anyway, not flashlight related, can continue in PM, like is there an in-production alternative?
you only need hex key layout and reassignable notes
there are computer accordions but they do not do notes in that arrangement
not sure you can conveniently remap them either
Roland makes several computer accordions
wle
This made me smile sooooo hard….
Thank you for that.
The closest I’ve seen is software. Like, for Android there’s Hexboard, Hexiano, and IsoKeys. But with only a touchscreen, it’s no good for actual use.
If you have a CBA device, you might be able to rotate it 90 degrees and remap it… but it’d still be a little different than intended.
I hope my Axis-49 lasts a long long time because I like it so much, but if it dies I may be okay with a Linnstrument or a Continuum Fingerboard or maybe even a Deluge synth. They’re all so pricey though!
I’m not sure if it’s still possible to get an Opal Chameleon, but it’s also very expensive.
BTW, here’s one interesting use of the hex layout:
Same guy doing piano improv on it:
Oh, there’s also the Hyve synth, but it doesn’t do midi and it’s flat and it only makes one sound so it’s kind of irrelevant as an input device. Neat, but severely limited.
Oh, you’d have to remap it. But if CBA is turned 90 degrees it’s at least a similar physical layout. Or if the Axis / Sonome / harmonic table layout is rotated 90 degrees, it could be remapped as CBA or the jammer layout or a few others.
It’s okay, this thread isn’t intended to be flashlight-related and doesn’t have a thousand people eagerly waiting for updates. 
Like it for some reaon made me think of Orbital:
… The Girl With The Sun In Her Head?
That’s ironic.
What’s that you say? Chimes?
I made this one a few years ago, “Accidental Mega Man”, and it “chimes in” too:
Heheh @ that dancing dude
I enjoyed yesterday’s beer-and-explosions holiday by making a different kind of loud noise.
… and although I had planned to stay in, I got restless and before I knew it I found myself juggling a lightsaber for a party of elementary school kids while half a dozen fireworks shows erupted all around us.
Aside from the unshakable feeling of dread that the world as we know it is doomed and there is absolutely nothing we can do to prevent its inevitable collapse, it was a good day.
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There’s always a boom tomorrow.
— Susan Ivanova
LOL, I’ve been meaning to watch that for ages… Somehow I still haven’t. I hear good things about it though, particularly how it actually has a coherent story from beginning to end which was written in advance instead of going season by season. That’s rare.
Maybe I should watch B5 sooner rather than later. The XO sounds like someone I’d get along with. 