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||~ Product ||~ Manufacturer ||~ Layout ||~ No. of keys ||
||~ Product ||~ Manufacturer ||~ Layout ||~ No. of keys ||
|| [[http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm|Terpstra keyboard]] ||&lt; Cortex design ||&lt; Hexagonal ||= 280 ||
|| [[http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm|Terpstra keyboard]] ||&lt; Cortex design ||&lt; 2-dimensional, hexagonal ||= 280 ||
|| [[http://www.thummer.com/|Thummer]] ||&lt; Thumtronics ||&lt; Hexagonal ||= 114 ||
|| [[http://www.thummer.com/|Thummer]] ||&lt; Thumtronics ||&lt; 2-dimensional, hexagonal ||= 114 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#U-PLEX_buy|Tonal Plexus U-PLEX]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX2_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX2]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX2s_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX2s]] ||&lt; Hπ Instruments ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 422 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#U-PLEX_buy|Tonal Plexus U-PLEX]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX2_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX2]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX2s_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX2s]] ||&lt; Hπ Instruments ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 422 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX4_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX4]] || Hπ Instruments ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 844 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX4_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX4]] || Hπ Instruments ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 844 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX6_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX6]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX6s_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX6s]] || Hπ Instruments ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 1266 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX6_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX6]], [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28buy.html#TPX6s_buy|Tonal Plexus TPX6s]] || Hπ Instruments ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 1266 ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html|MiniMod]] ||&lt; Hπ Instruments ||&lt; Various (hexagonal, rectangular et al.) XXX ||= XXX ||
|| [[http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html|MiniMod]] ||&lt; Hπ Instruments ||&lt; Various (hexagonal, rectangular, 1-dimensional et al.) XXX ||= XXX ||
|| [[http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-49|AXiS-49]] ||&lt; C-Thru Music ||&lt; Hexagonal ||= 98 ||
|| [[http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-49|AXiS-49]] ||&lt; C-Thru Music ||&lt; 2-dimensional, hexagonal ||= 98 ||
|| [[http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-64|AXis-64]] ||&lt; C-Thru Music ||&lt; Hexagonal ||= 192 ||
|| [[http://www.c-thru-music.com/cgi/?page=prod_axis-64|AXis-64]] ||&lt; C-Thru Music ||&lt; 2-dimensional, hexagonal ||= 192 ||
|| [[http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/|Opal Chameleon, Opal Gekko]] ||&lt; Opal ||&lt; Hexagonal ||= 192 ||
|| [[http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/|Opal Chameleon, Opal Gekko]] ||&lt; Opal ||&lt; 2-dimensional, hexagonal ||= 192 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 64]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 64 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 64]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 64 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 128]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 128 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 128]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 128 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 256]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; Rectangular ||= 256 ||
|| [[http://monome.org/devices|Monome 256]] ||&lt; Monome ||&lt; 2-dimensional, rectangular ||= 256 ||
|| [[http://www.newkeyboard.de/|Johannes Kotschy's New Keyboard]] ||&lt; XXX ||&lt; 2 manuals with 16 keys per octave each ||= XXX ||
|| [[http://www.newkeyboard.de/|New Keyboard (Johannes Kotschy)]] ||&lt; XXX ||&lt; 1-dimensional, 3 tiers of keys (black/white/colored) ||= XXX ||
|| [[http://daskin.com/page2/page2.html|Daskin 5]] ||&lt; Daskin Manufacturing ||&lt; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Janko]] ||= 203 ||
|| [[http://daskin.com/page2/page2.html|Daskin 5]] ||&lt; Daskin Manufacturing ||&lt; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Janko]] (2-dimensional) ||= 203 ||
|| [[http://daskin.com/page2/page2.html|Daskin 6]] || Daskin Manufacturing || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Janko]] ||= 244 ||
|| [[http://daskin.com/page2/page2.html|Daskin 6]] || Daskin Manufacturing || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Janko]](2-dimensional) ||= 244 ||
|| [[http://verticalkeyboards.com/keyboardoptions/microtonalkeyboards/index.html|Vertical keyboard (Elaine Walker)]] || Elaine Walker || 1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern || 61, 76 or 88 ||


A very special class of microtonal midi controllers are "fretless" ones, for example by:
A very special class of microtonal midi controllers are "fretless" ones, for example by:
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Cortex design&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Cortex design&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;280&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;280&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Thumtronics&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Thumtronics&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;114&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;114&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;422&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;422&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;844&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;844&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;1266&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;1266&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hπ Instruments&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Various (hexagonal, rectangular et al.) XXX&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Various (hexagonal, rectangular, 1-dimensional et al.) XXX&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;C-Thru Music&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;C-Thru Music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;98&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;98&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;C-Thru Music&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;C-Thru Music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;192&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;192&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Opal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Opal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, hexagonal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;192&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;192&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;64&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;64&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;128&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;128&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monome&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2-dimensional, rectangular&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;256&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;256&lt;br /&gt;
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     &lt;tr&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.newkeyboard.de/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Johannes Kotschy's New Keyboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.newkeyboard.de/" rel="nofollow"&gt;New Keyboard (Johannes Kotschy)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;2 manuals with 16 keys per octave each&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;1-dimensional, 3 tiers of keys (black/white/colored)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;XXX&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Daskin Manufacturing&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;Daskin Manufacturing&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard" rel="nofollow"&gt;Janko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard" rel="nofollow"&gt;Janko&lt;/a&gt; (2-dimensional)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;203&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;203&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;Daskin Manufacturing&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Daskin Manufacturing&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard" rel="nofollow"&gt;Janko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard" rel="nofollow"&gt;Janko&lt;/a&gt;(2-dimensional)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;244&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;244&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://verticalkeyboards.com/keyboardoptions/microtonalkeyboards/index.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Vertical keyboard (Elaine Walker)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Elaine Walker&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1-dimensional, 2 tiers of keys (black/white), with customizable black/white pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;61, 76 or 88&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
     &lt;/tr&gt;
     &lt;/tr&gt;