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Advantages are that the keyboard layout keeps the familiar property that 12 key steps span one octave, and the pitches typically need only minor retuning (this is not unimportant for acoustical instruments, where we usually have physical limits to the amount a pitch can be retuned) | Advantages are that the keyboard layout keeps the familiar property that 12 key steps span one octave, and the pitches typically need only minor retuning (this is not unimportant for acoustical instruments, where we usually have physical limits to the amount a pitch can be retuned) | ||
The disadvantage is, of course, that you need several keyboards, pianos for example. The | The disadvantage is, of course, that you need several keyboards, pianos for example. The [[SeventeenTonePianoProject|17 tone piano project]] is an example where this solution was chosen. | ||
Electronic keyboards sometimes have the possibility to play in "split" mode, i.e. the upper and the lower half of the keyboard can send to different midi channels. Some keyboards offer up to 4 split areas. In this case, you need only one keyboard - but you still have the disadvantage of having to jump between the areas. | Electronic keyboards sometimes have the possibility to play in "split" mode, i.e. the upper and the lower half of the keyboard can send to different midi channels. Some keyboards offer up to 4 split areas. In this case, you need only one keyboard - but you still have the disadvantage of having to jump between the areas. | ||
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Advantages are that the keyboard layout keeps the familiar property that 12 key steps span one octave, and the pitches typically need only minor retuning (this is not unimportant for acoustical instruments, where we usually have physical limits to the amount a pitch can be retuned)<br /> | Advantages are that the keyboard layout keeps the familiar property that 12 key steps span one octave, and the pitches typically need only minor retuning (this is not unimportant for acoustical instruments, where we usually have physical limits to the amount a pitch can be retuned)<br /> | ||
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The disadvantage is, of course, that you need several keyboards, pianos for example. The | The disadvantage is, of course, that you need several keyboards, pianos for example. The <a class="wiki_link" href="/SeventeenTonePianoProject">17 tone piano project</a> is an example where this solution was chosen.<br /> | ||
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Electronic keyboards sometimes have the possibility to play in &quot;split&quot; mode, i.e. the upper and the lower half of the keyboard can send to different midi channels. Some keyboards offer up to 4 split areas. In this case, you need only one keyboard - but you still have the disadvantage of having to jump between the areas.<br /> | Electronic keyboards sometimes have the possibility to play in &quot;split&quot; mode, i.e. the upper and the lower half of the keyboard can send to different midi channels. Some keyboards offer up to 4 split areas. In this case, you need only one keyboard - but you still have the disadvantage of having to jump between the areas.<br /> | ||
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It has been done, however, e.g. on the 16th tone (96edo) piano:<br /> | It has been done, however, e.g. on the 16th tone (96edo) piano:<br /> | ||
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