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===1) 12 Note Octave Scales[[#twelvenoteoctavescales]]===

(Terminology from [[http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com|www.microtonal-synthesis.com]])

Use several keyboards whose keys are slightly detuned against each other.

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===2) Full Keyboard Scales[[#fullkeyboardscales]]===

(Terminology from [[http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com|www.microtonal-synthesis.com]])

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.

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===3) Get an alternative keyboard![[#alternativekeyboard]]===

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.

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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Wikipedia article on Janko]]

For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, ~~for example~~:

For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, see followng list

||~ Device/Manufacturer ||~ Layout ||

||= [[http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm|Terpstra]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://www.thummer.com/|Thummer]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html|Tonal Plexus]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html|MiniMod]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://www.c-thru-music.com/|Axis]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/|Opal]] ||= Hexagonal ||

||= [[http://monome.org/|Monome]] ||= Rectangular ||

||= [[http://www.newkeyboard.de/|Johannes Kotschy's New Keyboard]] ||= 2 manuals with 16 keys per octave each ||

||= [[http://daskin.com/|Daskin]] ||= [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard|Janko]] ||

~~[[http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm|Terpstra]]~~

~~[[http://www.thummer.com|Thummer]]~~

~~[[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html|Tonal Plexus]]~~

~~[[http://www.h-pi.com/protoMiniMOD.html|MiniMod]]~~

~~[[http://www.c-thru-music.com|Axis]]~~

~~[[http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/|Opal]]~~

~~[[http://monome.org/|Monome]]~~

~~[[http://www.newkeyboard.de/|Johannes Kotschy's New Keyboard]]~~

~~[[http://daskin.com|Daskin]]~~

A very special class of microtonal midi controllers are "fretless" ones, for example by:

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<h3 id="toc1"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-1) 12 Note Octave Scales"></a>1) 12 Note Octave Scales<a name="twelvenoteoctavescales"></a></h3>

(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)

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Use several keyboards whose keys are slightly detuned against each other.

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<h3 id="toc2"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-2) Full Keyboard Scales"></a>2) Full Keyboard Scales<a name="fullkeyboardscales"></a></h3>

(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)

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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.

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<h3 id="toc3"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-3) Get an alternative keyboard!"></a>3) Get an alternative keyboard!<a name="alternativekeyboard"></a></h3>

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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.

<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.denzilwraight.com" rel="nofollow">www.denzilwraight.com</a> has some beautiful examples of historical harpsichords with up to 24 keys per octave.

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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_keyboard" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on Janko</a>

For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, ~~for example~~:

For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, see followng list

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<th>Layout

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<td style="text-align: center;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm" rel="nofollow">Terpstra</a>

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