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Another way to generalize the Halberstadt layout is to use a different [[MOS scale]] to determine the layout of white and black keys. [[Stephen Weigel]] has used such layouts in several of his YouTube videos, including [[hanson]] ([[4L 3s]]) and [[porcupine]] ([[7L 1s]]) layout for [[15edo]], [[mavila]] ([[7L 2s]]) layout for [[16edo]], etc.
Another way to generalize the Halberstadt layout is to use a different [[MOS scale]] to determine the layout of white and black keys. [[Stephen Weigel]] has used such layouts in several of his YouTube videos, including [[hanson]] ([[4L 3s]]) and [[porcupine]] ([[7L 1s]]) layout for [[15edo]], [[mavila]] ([[7L 2s]]) layout for [[16edo]], etc.


For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, see following list.
For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards, see following list.
 
== List of alternative keyboards ==
'''See also this giant <big>[https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=594460 List of MPE Hardware Controllers (www.kvraudio.com/forum)]</big>'''


== List of synthesizers with alternative keyboards ==
=== Generalized keyboards ===
=== Generalized keyboards ===
{| class="wikitable sortable center-4"
{| class="wikitable sortable center-4"
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! Price
! Price
|-
|-
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20060101074917/http://www.thummer.com/ Thummer]
| [https://www.lumatone.io/ Lumatone]/[http://www.terpstrakeyboard.com Terpstra Keyboard]
| Thumtronics
| Lumatone Inc./Cortex Design
| Wicki-Hayden
| Hexagonal tiling, customizable layout (default: Bosanquet)
| 114
| 280
| Never produced
| In production
|
| $4,250 USD
|-
|-
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus U-PLEX, TPX2, TPX2s]
|[https://tristanbay.com/gear/ts41-midi-keyboard/ TS41]
| [http://hpi.zentral.zone/index Hπ Instruments]
|Tristan Bay
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
|Bosanquet
| 422
|126
| No longer produced (as of 2014)
|In production
|
|$139 USD
|-
|-
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus TPX4]
|[https://richiegreene.com/instruments/ Cimbalo Cromatico]
| Hπ Instruments
|Richie Greene
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
|Split-key Halberstadt (two layouts, 17-tone and 19-tone)
| 844
|32
| No longer produced (as of 2014)
|In production
|
|$120 USD
$40 USD (Build Kit)
|-
|-
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus TPX6, TPX6s]
| [https://www.striso.org/ Striso board]
| Hπ Instruments
| Striso
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
| Wicki-Hayden (but the tiling angle is not 60°)
| 1266
| 61
| No longer produced (as of 2014)
| In production
|
| €544 (EU + VAT)
€449 (Worldwide)
|-
|-
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20120216074838/http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html MiniMod]
| [https://dualo.com/en/exquis/ Exquis]
| Hπ Instruments
| Intuitive Instruments
| Various (hexagonal, rectangular, 1-dimensional et al.) XXX
| Hexagonal tiling, Dualo layout (major 3rd × semitone)
| XXX
| 61
|
| In production
|
| €299
|-
|-
| [http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-49 AXiS-49]
| [http://monome.org/ monome grid one]
| C-Thru Music
| monome
| Harmonic table
| 16 by 8 square tiling, mapping by coordinates (no default mapping)
| 98
| 128
| No longer produced
| In production
|
| $800
|-
| [http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-64 AXiS-64]
| C-Thru Music
| Harmonic table
| 192
| No longer produced
|
|-
| [http://www.shapeofmusic.com/ Opal Chameleon, Opal Gekko]
| Opal
| Harmonic table
| 192
|
|
|-
|-
| [http://monome.org/ monome grid]
| [http://monome.org/ monome grid zero]
| monome
| monome
| Square tiling, mapping by coordinates (no default mapping)
| 16 by 16 square tiling, mapping by coordinates (no default mapping)
| 128 (formerly 64, 128 or 256)
| 256
| In production
| In production
| $600
| $1500
|-
|-
| [http://www.lippenskeyboard.com/ Lippens Keyboard]
| [http://verticalkeyboards.com/keyboardoptions/microtonalkeyboards/index.html Vertical keyboard (Elaine Walker)]
| Lippens
| Elaine Walker
| Jankó
| 1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern
| 198
| 61, 76 or 88
| Prototype
|In production
|
|
|-
|-
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| Jankó
| Jankó
| 203
| 203
|
|In production
|
|
|-
|-
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| Jankó
| Jankó
| 243
| 243
|
|In production
|
|
|-
|-
| [http://verticalkeyboards.com/keyboardoptions/microtonalkeyboards/index.html Vertical keyboard (Elaine Walker)]
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/zboard1224/ ZBoard 12x24]
| Elaine Walker
| Starr Labs
| 1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern
| Square tiling, customizable layout (default: perfect 4th × semitone)
| 61, 76 or 88
| 288
|
|
|-
| [http://metatonalmusic.com/ Metatonal Keyboard]
| Metatonal Music (Ron Sword)
| 1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern
|
| Never produced
|
|-
| [https://www.lumatone.io/ Lumatone] / [http://www.terpstrakeyboard.com Terpstra keyboard]
| Cortex design
| Hexagonal tiling, customizable layout (default: Bosanquet)
| 280
| In production
| In production
| $3,999
| $3,995 USD
|-
|-
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/zboard2424/ ZBoard 24×24]
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/zboard2424/ ZBoard 24×24]
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| 576
| 576
| In production
| In production
| $7,995
| $9,495 USD
|-
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/zboard/ ZBoard 12x24]
| Starr Labs
| Square tiling, customizable layout (default: perfect 4th × semitone)
| 288
| In production
| $3,495
|-
|-
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/microzone-u648/ Microzone U-648]
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/microzone-u648/ MicroZone U-648]
| Starr Labs
| Starr Labs
| Bosanquet
| Bosanquet
| 288
| 288
| In production
| In production
| $3,495
| $3,495 USD
|-
|-
| [http://www.starrlabs.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69/microzone-u-648&product_id=67 Microzone U-990]
| [https://www.starrlabs.com/product/microzone-u990/ MicroZone U-990]
| Starr Labs
| Starr Labs
| Bosanquet
| Bosanquet
| 810
| 810
| Bosanquet
|In production
|$9,895 USD
|-
| [http://www.shapeofmusic.com/ Opal Chameleon, Opal Gekko]
| Opal
| Harmonic table
| 192
|In production
|
|
|-
|-
| [https://dualo.com/en/dualo Dualo Du-Touch S]
| [https://dualo.com/en/dualo Dualo Du-Touch S]
| Dualo
| Intuitive Instruments
| Hexagonal tiling, multiple layouts: dualo (major 3rd × semitone), diatonic dualo, Jankó, chromatic accordion
| Hexagonal tiling, multiple layouts: dualo (major 3rd × semitone), diatonic dualo, Jankó, chromatic accordion
| 52
| 52
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| €499
| €499
|-
|-
| [https://www.striso.org/ Striso board]
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus U-PLEX, TPX2, TPX2s]
| Striso
| [http://hpi.zentral.zone/index Hπ Instruments]
| Wicki-Hayden (but the tiling angle is not 60°)
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
| 61
| 422
| In production
| No longer produced
| €480
|
|-
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus TPX4]
| Hπ Instruments
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
| 844
| No longer produced
|
|-
| [https://hpi.zentral.zone/tonalplexus Tonal Plexus TPX6, TPX6s]
| Hπ Instruments
| Square tiling, 17\205 × 1\205
| 1266
| No longer produced
|
|-
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20120216074838/http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html MiniMod]
| Hπ Instruments
| Various (hexagonal, rectangular, 1-dimensional et al.) XXX
| XXX
|No longer produced
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200223142426/http://www.lippenskeyboard.com/ Lippens Keyboard]
| Lippens
| Jankó
| 198
| No longer produced
|
|-
| [http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-49 AXiS-49]
| C-Thru Music
| Harmonic table
| 98
| No longer produced
|$495 USD
|-
| [http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-64 AXiS-64]
| C-Thru Music
| Harmonic table
| 192
| No longer produced
|
|-
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20060101074917/http://www.thummer.com/ Thummer]
| Thumtronics
| Wicki-Hayden
| 114
| Never produced
|N/A
|-
|-
| [https://dualo.com/en/exquis/ Exquis]
| [http://metatonalmusic.com/ Metatonal Keyboard]
| Dualo
| Metatonal Music (Ron Sword)
| Hexagonal tiling, dualo layout (major 3rd × semitone)
| 1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern
| 61
|  
| Taking preorders, announced for end of summer 2023
| Never produced
| €269
|N/A
|}
|}


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! Product
! Product
! Manufacturer
! Manufacturer
!layout
!No. of "keys"
!Price
|-
|-
| [http://www.hakenaudio.com Continuum Fingerboard]
| [https://www.hakenaudio.com/continuum-introduction Continuum Fingerboard]
| Haken Audio
| rowspan="2" | Haken Audio
| rowspan="2" |Halberstadt
|45 or 69
|$4910 or $6510 USD
|-
|-
| [http://www.doepfer.de/R2M.htm R2M Ribbon Controller]
|[https://www.hakenaudio.com/continuumini-introduction ContinuuMini]
| Doepfer
|45
|$999 USD
|-
|[https://roli.com/us/product/seaboard-2 Seaboard 2]
| rowspan="2" |ROLI
| rowspan="2" |Halberstadt
|49
|$1399 USD
|-
|[https://roli.com/us/experience/seaboard-m Seaboard M]
|24
|$349 USD
|-
|-
| [https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument LinnStrument]
| [https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument LinnStrument]
| Roger Linn Design
| Roger Linn Design
|Square layout, 8 rows
|128 or 200
|$1149 or $1649 USD
|-
|-
| [http://madronalabs.com/hardware SoundPlane A]
| [http://madronalabs.com/hardware Soundplane Model A]
| Madrona Labs
| Madrona Labs
|Rectangular layout
|150
|$1895 CAD
|-
| [http://www.doepfer.de/R2M.htm R2M Ribbon Controller]
| Doepfer
|One-dimensional
|N/A
|€320
|}
|}


=== Pad controllers ===
=== Pad controllers ===
* [https://global.novationmusic.com/en/launch/launchpad-pro Novation Launchpad pro]
{| class="wikitable"
* [https://www.behringer.com/behringer/product?modelCode=P0AJD Behringer CMD LC-1]
|+
!Product
!Manufacturer
!Layout
!No. of "keys"
!Price
|-
|[https://desideratasystems.com/mosaichord.html Seven Limit Mosaichord]
|Desiderata Systems
|Voronoi
|113 (4 octaves)
|$800 USD
|-
|[https://global.novationmusic.com/en/launch/launchpad-pro Launchpad Pro]
|Novation
|8x8
|64 + 17 control keys
|$389 USD
|-
|[https://www.behringer.com/behringer/product?modelCode=P0AJD CMD LC-1]
|Behringer
|4x8
|32 + 20 control keys
|$99 USD
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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