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@jaxter184@social.linux.pizza

2026-07-13 17:54 UTC

I get asked about the note layout of my hexagonal isomorphic keyboard instrument basically every time I show it to someone, so I made a lil explainer about it over a video of me playing some CPE Bach #synth #electronicmusic

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  • an alternate version of the above video with no text and a harpsichord sound I really wanted to post this version of the audio instead because the audio is rendered using a TUI DAW that I made, but I decided against it because I think the harpsichord makes my mistakes a lot more obvious #synth #electronicmusic #synthdiy

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  • @kevinrns@mstdn.social 2026-07-14 00:22

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza This seems like a permanent improvement to the keyboard. Most digital improvements to our musical life are storage, or mimicking instruments. The electric piano is just storage and speakers but this seems like it could literally upend centuries of the culture of teaching people how to overcome the piano's limitations. I have limited understanding, but this seems like real advance to making music.

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  • @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza 😳 🥰 Who still needs a concert grand piano these days? 🤭

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  • @fullywoolly@mastodon.social 2026-07-17 04:51

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza that's such a cool project and you're very talented but when I watch it, I feel like I'm watching someone with high APM playing sc2

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  • @jhoward@social.sdf.org 2026-07-17 18:03

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza That's really awesome!

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  • @bernhard@sueden.social 2026-07-17 19:23

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza - looks like the shape of Switzerland

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  • @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza I guess if you put actuators on a piano and connected them it could be a hammer and wire performance instead of synth but still with the flexible layout. I'm mostly thinking about people who get injured from the piano but still want to play. Though it's probably overkill with the robot piano for that group of people.

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  • @gaelle@eldritch.cafe 2026-07-17 20:58

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza oh wow it’s absolutely amazing! I assume it’s sending midi? Are you using QMK?

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  • @olonam@masto.nuvadi.net 2026-07-17 21:36

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza @ladyfey@masto.nuvadi.net ☝️

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  • @evin@gts.yujiri.xyz 2026-07-17 23:20

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza whoa... that's rly cool

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  • @ArboristManuel@nrw.social 2026-07-18 19:58

    @jaxter184@social.linux.pizza awesome!

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