Hello Fellow Tunesmithies!


Rather excited as I have been working on perfecting my "matrix Keyboard Tunesmith Instrument"

Basically it allows you to actually PLAY the computer keyboard as a controller. You can assign whatever note you want to each key. I just created a Tunesmith TUN file that has a chromatic scale programmed as well as a Midi file demonstrating it. The link is here:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atari-midi/files/AOTM/may01.tunesmith/Matrix/

The CHROMET.MID is a LIVE performance of me "pounding"..er..Tapping..on the computer keyboard. Tunesmith provides the rythms. You can have mutiple rymthms by adjusting the DIVIDE and RHYTHM parameters within Tunesmith. I created a few presets to work with as well.

This is a rather exciting concept, as it allows you to go beyond what the program was designed for. Its a lot of fun to play .

I have also created a library of indevidual scales for each note so anyone can create thier own Matrix keyboard Tunesmith Instruments. I will be uploading it as soon as I can zip it up.It would be great if members here could create thier own "Instruments". In the meantime, experiment with this file. Its great fun!Bet you never knew you could actually PLAY YOUR ST!!!!


here is the backgrd for the idea from my Tunesmith page:
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The idea for this came from an alternate "keyboard" I used to own by EML called the matrix keybrd. It was basically a matrix of pads arranged 4x4=16 keys, with indevidual knobs for tuning each pad. I created my own scales. Thru time, I lost that keybrd. However, I am able to reproduce it somewhat with this file! Since each QWERTY key in Tunesmith can be assigned a scale, I assigned only ONE NOTE across the scale, so each key on the QWERTY keybrd is actually one note. Then I created a "scale"across the QWERTY keys. So when you Select START in Tunesmith, you can "play" the QWERTY keys like a keybrd controller. The only thing is it is rythm dependent on Tunesmith's tempo.But it is Unique. A way to go beyond a softwares intention!

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Tim