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|| [[http://madronalabs.com/hardware|SoundPlane A]] || Madrona Labs || | || [[http://madronalabs.com/hardware|SoundPlane A]] || Madrona Labs || | ||
===<span style="font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">**Links**</span>=== | |||
[[http://sites.google.com/site/altkeyboards/|Alternative Keyboards group (on Google groups)]] | |||
John Starrett on Completely Generalized Keyboards - [[https://www.facebook.com/notes/john-starrett/completely-generalized-keyboard/426265927629]] | |||
===**DIY links**=== | |||
Touch Screens in general: | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Here's an article discussing available touch screen technologies per 2010 - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://www.eizoglobal.com/library/basics/basic_understanding_of_touch_panel/|http://www.eizoglobal.com/.../basic_understanding_of.../]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Some more overview - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://www.elotouch.com/Products/detech2.asp]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Wikipedia - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Technologies|http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Technologies]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Finally this one - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://www.cammaxlimited.co.uk/what-are-the-different-types-of-touchscreen/|http://www.cammaxlimited.co.uk/what-are-the-different.../]]</span> | |||
Multitouch Interaction Research - [[http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/]] | |||
= | Touch Screen Approaches: | ||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You could make something like this yourself (costs 15.000 dollars) - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/UP9zt_JbrHI]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Acoustic Touch Demo - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/ZoAslMiukAQ]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Peau Productions sells affordable custom size infrared frames for diy solutions - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[[@http://youtu.be/C-R8PmaIy-w]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">IR frames are pretty cool - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/ZOYDERT-p_g]]</span> | |||
[[http:// | Game Controllers: | ||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You can use Kinect to make a "virtual keyboard" that only exists in "kinect space" - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/ZqtrH5nQjFc]]</span> | |||
Apple Magic Trackpad: | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What about the Apple Magic Trackpad? - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/m9KdWuOTpMQ]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">String a number of Trackpads together with this - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://store.apple.com/us/product/H3443ZM/A/twelve-south-magicwand|http://store.apple.com/.../H3443ZM/A/twelve-south-magicwand]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add a keyboard layout layer using something like this - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://www.amazon.com/Mobee-Technology-Magic-Numpad-Transparent/dp/B005M1777G#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1417265682123|http://www.amazon.com/Mobee-Technology.../dp/B005M1777G...]]</span> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The software is already there for one Trackpad, so why not for more than one? - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/07/track-master-makes-your-trackpad-a-midi-controller-a-must-download-for-mac/|http://createdigitalmusic.com/.../track-master-makes.../]]</span> | |||
Mechanical Keyboard Switches: | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 1 - <span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[[@http://youtu.be/KfjEYu79J-4]]</span> | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 2 - [[http://t.walyou.com/all/diy-isomorphic-keyboard#1|http://t.walyou.com/all/diy-isomorphic-keyboard#1]] | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 3 - [[http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/diy-illuminated-isomorphic-keyboard-changes-colors-as-you-play-music-0139583/|http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/.../diy-illuminated.../]] | |||
Mechanical Keyboard Switches Guide 1 - [[http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/mechanical-keyboard-guide/]] | |||
Mechanical Keyboard Switches Guide 2 - [[http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX]] | |||
Programming: | |||
Lemur Canvas Object lets you script custom widgets with full multitouch support - [[https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fliine.net%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Flemur%2F&h=XAQEI_3LU|https://liine.net/en/products/lemur/]]</pre></div> | |||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body><!-- ws:start:WikiTextTocRule: | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body><!-- ws:start:WikiTextTocRule:14:&lt;img id=&quot;wikitext@@toc@@normal&quot; class=&quot;WikiMedia WikiMediaToc&quot; title=&quot;Table of Contents&quot; src=&quot;/site/embedthumbnail/toc/normal?w=225&amp;h=100&quot;/&gt; --><div id="toc"><h1 class="nopad">Table of Contents</h1><!-- ws:end:WikiTextTocRule:14 --><!-- ws:start:WikiTextTocRule:15: --><div style="margin-left: 1em;"><a href="#Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave">Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave</a></div> | ||
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<!-- ws:end:WikiTextTocRule:22 -->Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired.<br /> | |||
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In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often &quot;old&quot; music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them.<br /> | In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often &quot;old&quot; music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them.<br /> | ||
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There exist several solutions for this problem:<br /> | There exist several solutions for this problem:<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h2&gt; --><h2 id="toc1"><a name="Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-1) 12 Note Octave Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->1) 12 Note Octave Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h2&gt; --><h2 id="toc1"><a name="Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-1) 12 Note Octave Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->1) 12 Note Octave Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:23:&lt;img src=&quot;/i/anchor.gif&quot; class=&quot;WikiAnchor&quot; alt=&quot;Anchor&quot; id=&quot;wikitext@@anchor@@twelvenoteoctavescales&quot; title=&quot;Anchor: twelvenoteoctavescales&quot;/&gt; --><a name="twelvenoteoctavescales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:23 --></h2> | ||
(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | (Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | ||
Use several keyboards whose keys are slightly detuned against each other.<br /> | Use several keyboards whose keys are slightly detuned against each other.<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/74155" rel="nofollow">12 note octave scales piano tuning instructions for 41edo</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/74155" rel="nofollow">12 note octave scales piano tuning instructions for 41edo</a><br /> | ||
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(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | (Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | ||
Tune each key of the keyboard to a different pitch. The pitches of the keys keep the property of being arranged in ascending order - but the octave pattern will be different, and there are larger amounts of retuning required.<br /> | Tune each key of the keyboard to a different pitch. The pitches of the keys keep the property of being arranged in ascending order - but the octave pattern will be different, and there are larger amounts of retuning required.<br /> | ||
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In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, tuning full keyboard scales may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html" rel="nofollow">16th tone (96edo) piano</a>.<br /> | In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, tuning full keyboard scales may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html" rel="nofollow">16th tone (96edo) piano</a>.<br /> | ||
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This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://sites.google.com/site/altkeyboards/" rel="nofollow">Alternative Keyboards group (on Google groups)</a><br /> | |||
John Starrett on Completely Generalized Keyboards - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/john-starrett/completely-generalized-keyboard/426265927629" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/notes/john-starrett/completely-generalized-keyboard/426265927629</a><br /> | |||
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Touch Screens in general:<br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Here's an article discussing available touch screen technologies per 2010 - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.eizoglobal.com/library/basics/basic_understanding_of_touch_panel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.eizoglobal.com/.../basic_understanding_of.../</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Some more overview - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.elotouch.com/Products/detech2.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.elotouch.com/Products/detech2.asp</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Wikipedia - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Technologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Technologies</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Finally this one - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cammaxlimited.co.uk/what-are-the-different-types-of-touchscreen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cammaxlimited.co.uk/what-are-the-different.../</a></span><br /> | |||
Multitouch Interaction Research - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/" rel="nofollow">http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/</a><br /> | |||
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Touch Screen Approaches:<br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You could make something like this yourself (costs 15.000 dollars) - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/UP9zt_JbrHI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/UP9zt_JbrHI</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Acoustic Touch Demo - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/ZoAslMiukAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/ZoAslMiukAQ</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Peau Productions sells affordable custom size infrared frames for diy solutions - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/C-R8PmaIy-w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/C-R8PmaIy-w</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">IR frames are pretty cool - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/ZOYDERT-p_g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/ZOYDERT-p_g</a></span><br /> | |||
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Game Controllers:<br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You can use Kinect to make a &quot;virtual keyboard&quot; that only exists in &quot;kinect space&quot; - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/ZqtrH5nQjFc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/ZqtrH5nQjFc</a></span><br /> | |||
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Apple Magic Trackpad:<br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What about the Apple Magic Trackpad? - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/m9KdWuOTpMQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/m9KdWuOTpMQ</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">String a number of Trackpads together with this - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/H3443ZM/A/twelve-south-magicwand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://store.apple.com/.../H3443ZM/A/twelve-south-magicwand</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add a keyboard layout layer using something like this - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mobee-Technology-Magic-Numpad-Transparent/dp/B005M1777G#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1417265682123" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Mobee-Technology.../dp/B005M1777G...</a></span><br /> | |||
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The software is already there for one Trackpad, so why not for more than one? - </span><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/07/track-master-makes-your-trackpad-a-midi-controller-a-must-download-for-mac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://createdigitalmusic.com/.../track-master-makes.../</a></span><br /> | |||
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Mechanical Keyboard Switches:<br /> | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 1 - <span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://youtu.be/KfjEYu79J-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/KfjEYu79J-4</a></span><br /> | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 2 - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://t.walyou.com/all/diy-isomorphic-keyboard#1" rel="nofollow">http://t.walyou.com/all/diy-isomorphic-keyboard#1</a><br /> | |||
DIY Isomorphic Keyboard Project 3 - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/diy-illuminated-isomorphic-keyboard-changes-colors-as-you-play-music-0139583/" rel="nofollow">http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/.../diy-illuminated.../</a><br /> | |||
Mechanical Keyboard Switches Guide 1 - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/mechanical-keyboard-guide/" rel="nofollow">http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/mechanical-keyboard-guide/</a><br /> | |||
Mechanical Keyboard Switches Guide 2 - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX" rel="nofollow">http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX</a><br /> | |||
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Programming:<br /> | |||
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