The Kyub: a Three-Dimensional Feather Touch MIDI Keyboard

A project in Milwaukee, WI by Kyub Music LLC
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The Kyub is a Maker-Friendly musical interface (MIDI) kit using Open Source Software and easily assembled at home by just about anyone.
Backers: 127
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87

Funded: $11,063 of $20,000
Dates: Mar 25th -> Apr 27th (33 days)
Project By: Kyub Music LLC
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Latest News

A ragtag, fugitive group of supporters embark on a lonely quest for a shining keyboard known as Kyub

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm not sure if this is our last opportunity to communicate with our supporters.  Our Kickstarter campaign ends in a few hours and will miss its goal.  Under the rules of Kickstarter, when funding falls short, the carpet is rolled up, no one's... (Read More)

The first transport is away...

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's good to see so many of you over at our Kickstarter reboot campaign at: https://www.trycelery.com/shop/kyub.  For those of you still waiting for the evacuation code, it is "founder" and it gives you 10% off the prices we previously offered. Plus... (Read More)

The department of extrapolation called...

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Extrapolation says our goal is out of reach and in a few days the campaign will evaporate and our 100 some friends and supporters will be left high and dry. This is unacceptably bogus. We have made the decision to use our own money to purchase the... (Read More)

Maker Mojo

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Wondering what its like to build our kit reward?  Watch the whole process in the skilled hands of master builder Petyr* (video embedded in our main page). *time acceleration generator not included, your assembly speed may vary  (Read More)

20 seconds to sound!

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  What's the simplest way to get started with the Kyub? Petyr shows how to be up and running in seconds with the iPad and GarageBand. Add a solar powered klipch horn and you... (Read More)

Drums anyone?

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
A short demo of the Kyub playing a drum synth.  This is a Beta of the Qdrum program, a version of the program tuned for percussion and part of the deliverables for this campaign.  (Read More)

Thanks everyone for your support!

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
 We never expected to start so big. We are now rolling out information to blogs and boards, but you can keep this going strong by passing the word to the music/hacker community. Let us know if you have a favorite site we should contact or if you... (Read More)

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