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For electronic instruments (synthesizers), there is, in theory, absolute freedom for the pitches anyway — not in practice, though. But nowadays, many synthesizers have a built-in retuning functionality. | For electronic instruments (synthesizers), there is, in theory, absolute freedom for the pitches anyway — not in practice, though. But nowadays, many synthesizers have a built-in retuning functionality. | ||
A potential source for troubles is the traditional keyboard design, the [[Halberstadt keyboard]], which is optimized for diatonic scales and 12 tones per octave. For microtonal music with not more than 12 tones per octave, this is not such a problem — fingerings for non-standard scales can be learned. But it can become a problem if you need more than 12 tones per octave, or even want a [[nonoctave]] tuning, such as [[ | A potential source for troubles is the traditional keyboard design, the [[Halberstadt keyboard]], which is optimized for diatonic scales and 12 tones per octave. For microtonal music with not more than 12 tones per octave, this is not such a problem — fingerings for non-standard scales can be learned. But it can become a problem if you need more than 12 tones per octave, or even want a [[nonoctave]] tuning, such as [[Bohlen–Pierce]] or one of [[Wendy Carlos]]'s equal-step scales. Fortunately, there exist several solutions to this problem. | ||
== Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave == | == Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave == | ||
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! Product | ! Product | ||
! Manufacturer | ! Manufacturer | ||
!layout | |||
!No. of "keys" | |||
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| [http://www.hakenaudio.com Continuum Fingerboard] | | [http://www.hakenaudio.com Continuum Fingerboard] | ||
| Haken Audio | | Haken Audio | ||
|Halberstadt | |||
|69 | |||
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| [http://www.doepfer.de/R2M.htm R2M Ribbon Controller] | | [http://www.doepfer.de/R2M.htm R2M Ribbon Controller] | ||
| Doepfer | | Doepfer | ||
|One-dimensional | |||
|N/A | |||
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| [ | | [https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument LinnStrument] | ||
| Roger Linn Design | | Roger Linn Design | ||
|Square layout | |||
|128 or 200 | |||
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| [http://madronalabs.com/hardware SoundPlane A] | | [http://madronalabs.com/hardware SoundPlane A] | ||
| Madrona Labs | | Madrona Labs | ||
|Rectangular layout | |||
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* [https://www.dodekamusic.com/learn/education-hub/playing-dodeka-keyboard/ Dodeka keyboard] | * [https://www.dodekamusic.com/learn/education-hub/playing-dodeka-keyboard/ Dodeka keyboard] | ||
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[[Category:Instruments]] | [[Category:Instruments]] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||