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This is a demo of the bizarre H-Pi Tonal Plexus microtonal control keyboard.
Not for the faint of heart – the Tonal Plexus is designed for getting your microtonal jam on.
If any readers are using the Tonal Plexus, leave a comment and a link to examples of what you’re doing with it. Read more…
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This video captures Lassus’ Ave Regina Coelorum, performed on the Hi-Pi Tonal Plexus keyboard.
This excerpt by Lassus (16th century composer) presents a puzzle for tuning with pure intervals, where the closing chord should be the same as the opening chord, but if strict theoretical rules are followed the closing chord will fall about a quartertone lower than the opening chord. The passage is played twice here on a 2 octave Tonal Plexus keyboard, showing how this pitch shifting occurs.
Details on the two performances below. Read more…
Bizarre Keyboard Demo
This is a demo of the H-Pi Tonal Plexus TPX6s, a keyboard designed for creating microtonal music.
“Here is a sketch using 2 main ideas. The first is a motive including the 11th and 13th harmonics, and the second is a sequence using natural 7ths. Sorry, the camera angle is not the greatest as it hides what my right hand is doing. The sound is 019 ChrchOrgn from the internal synth, with reverb setting on 07 (delay), all max values.”
For a lot of people – H-PI’s keyboard will look like a bizarre monstrosity. But for musicians interested in exploring alternate tunings, it’s one of the most advanced keyboards ever created. Read more…
Tonal Plexux Keyboard Synthesizer
Description:
A short video demonstration of the H-Pi Tonal Plexus TPX4s 844 key microtonal keyboard synthesizer:
via AaronAndrewHunt
The Tonal Plexus Keyboard Synthesizer
Description:
This is a very short video demonstration of the Tonal Plexus TPX4s 844 key microtonal keyboard synthesizer.
via AaronAndrewHunt
