Together inst....CHROMATONE

[tehDalahast]

I used a program that allows me to map keyboard keys to MIDI notes to make my computer keyboard one of these. I use it to be able to play music without carrying a real musical keyboard of some sort with me, it's awesome.

[Vantazzy]

Is this piano for the blind? A sort of braille?

sorry, kiddin' but I have no idea

[DAKMAIN]

@Vantazzy LMAO! A piano for the blind! You fucking rule dude. No joke, i gave you a thumbs up. I'd give you 5,000 if i could.

[NailaX]

@Vantazzy A piano for the blind is called a PIANO.

...

Fucking idiot.

[JaikkiRocky]

ヤンコピアノと構造は同じなのでしょうか？

[uk761]

@JaikkiRocky

基本的に同じです。

[HATUNEMIKUDAISUKIDA]

むずかしそう

ｂｙまっちゃん

[killakid443]

平野綾!!??

[KikiChanchi]

Kawaii

[Yuri1118m]

すごい・・・難しそうだけど、欲しいです。

普及するのでしょうか？今は限定で¥185000だそうです。

普及とともに値段も下がるとは思いますが、今は入手が

困難のようです。でも欲しい・・・。

[ryuusinnm]

なに、この楽器！難しそう。

[mrrrks39]

looks like typing music

[c33r0k33]

I've gone from a traditional keyboard layout to a janko system like this one and this is far cooler. I just wish I could afford to purchase one a chromatone. Rubenstein felt this was a superior system. ...maybe one day...

[c33r0k33]

@spectralmusic

Nevertheless, If I ever get your way, I'd love to try it out. ...

[fishwithoutwings]

I'd get lost on an keyboard like that... that's why I like normal keyboards with black and white keys... you always know what note you're going to play... this is really cool though

[Worldofwheelz]

That is the coolest s#!t ever!!!

[normloman]

I have always wanted to play piano, but I hated stretching my fingers so far. This instrument, with its smaller buttons and convenient arrangement of keys would be perfect for me.

[KingToe]

So... seeing as button accordions already OWN piano accordions in their capabilities, and if this thing's come out... is there any reason for people to keep learning the traditional piano keyboard? I'm not biased--I play piano accordion--I'm just asking.

[yayitswei]

Thing is, who's going to teach this? I think few piano teachers would care to relearn how to play the keyboard, even if it is a superior layout. By the way, the Chromatone's only available in Japan, but there are plans to bring the design to the States. See daskin.*com (w/o the star)

[heeerro]

ah, i actually sent an email to those guys today... they reveal nothing of their product on the homepage tho :(

reply to this messag or message my profil if you got any news plz! :)

-mats

[LexxaxxLove]

ok?

[syncplay]

Does it do anything that a standard piano keyboard can't?

[YragQuillo]

Of course ease of transposing, it like a guitar sort of, for sure it is a matrix which is superior to the wacko nature of piano. The keyboard operates horizontally, has no automatic functions. The guitar has many automatic functions once you memorize a shape you just move it horizontally to transpose. Old school key board is not like that at all. Piano is now obsolite except except as social context.

[syncplay]

I guess that's true - it would be easier to transpose. Of course, the standard piano keyboard is such a standard that it will be hard for this thing to catch on. Some teachers (not me) may argue that having people start out with a "C" favoring setup will familiarize them to the major scale easier, and transposing is a necessary discipline.

[heeerro]

scales look the same no matter where they start. chords do have the same form no matter what base note it has. transposing is dead simple. like on the guitar although the guitar isn't as easy as on this keyboard. and you will have a better reach.

Franz Liszt said "This invention will have replaced the present piano keyboard in fifty years' time!" (about the janko keyboard) too bad he was wrong in this prediction. standards are hard to break with. espcially for expensive instruments like pianos

[YragQuillo]

For guitar players it much easier, the piano is like one big string that you can pluck multiple times it very confusing, this thing is like short diagonal strings tuned in 2nds, I checked out tuning on internet, it way cool but overly priced 2k for cheap model on ebay, 1500 + 400 shipping, that pretty high for cheap synth I already know music theory i just can't get used to piano, solo guitar has it limitations unless your lenny breau

[DragunovJ]

Looks like the same 88 keys on a piano, just stylized to look like a typing keyboard.

Very cool.

[paulchandz]

agreed... even the black notes are raised... the strands of buttons are connected too...

[joih7]

Looks like the buttons on the side of an accordion

[goats4sheep]

WTF is that?I've never seen one of those before!

[EclipseWebJS]

Looks like something from Star Trek.

[Clairebearloveskatt]

Whoa! confusing much?!

[PatriarchK]

Maybe it works like a button accordion. Then i can play that strange instrument too :)

[Tankot2000]

What in the hell. . . I'd get so confused. And I'm a keyboard player too. -_-

[Cortni521]

looks like a type writer

[SlumphTehDirector]

true

[Negrocheetah]

OMFG I want one, WTF isit when did it come out

[dennisthebadgr]

ugly instrument... but hey... if someone can learn to play it... guess its okay...lol

[AngelMashi]

what is that?

[fionad88]

wtf is that?! it's the first time in my life i have seen one of those.... oh my.

[uruvilo]

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[travisclark999]

ほ、欲しい。。。

[McKack]

omg how on earth do you know where to put your fingers in that mass of tangents or whatchawouldcallit for an instrument like that.

[chuuta2003]

ほ、欲しい。。。

[gladsSU]

wow! amazing. :-)

[comp987654]

BUUUUU

[lover7cutie]

whooo

is that like japenes piano???

[YukihiroKitazaki]

"CHROMATONE"

it's a new world

Ahhhhh, yeahhhh!!!

[spectralmusic]

@YukihiroKitazaki Hello! I have older (red) 'Wholetone Revolution' keyboard. Does your new white Chromatone have bigger keys? Thanks! :-)

[nobiagarister]

何ていう楽器？

[Dzakku]

エッ、クロマトーン？初めて見た。凄い！

[yakuza987]

何これ？Ｏ.ｏ

[pozzie08]

何だこの楽器!?

[pppllluuummm]

chromatic keyboard, right? オモロイ！上手！ ^o^

[chatoXvato]

wow,what is that?sounds like a piano but looks like an accordian

[lauraemylee]

pretty ^^