TouchKeys Multi-Touch Musical Keyboard
A project in London, United Kingdom by Andrew McPherson000days
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Add continuous expressive control to any keyboard with this DIY touch sensor kit.
Backers: 198
Average Pledge Per Backer: £236
Funded: £46,682 of £30,000
Dates: Jul 29th -> Sep 2nd (36 days)
Project By: Andrew McPherson
Backers: 198
Average Pledge Per Backer: £236
Funded: £46,682 of £30,000
Dates: Jul 29th -> Sep 2nd (36 days)
Project By: Andrew McPherson
£46,682
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 2 @ 19:01 -0400 GMT
155%
of goal
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Latest News
Top Ten Most Funded Kickstarter Musical Instruments
September 17th - via: shapechanginginstruments.com
Our team is building research notes on successful kickstarter projects. Here are our background notes on the ten most funded kickstarter musical instruments. You should be able to guess the most popular idea. But, where does your idea fall into the top 10? Considering how small many of these groups are, the industrial design, quality and price points of many of these instruments is incredible. (Read More)
Wind and brass techniques; after the campaign 
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
4 days left in the campaign! We've come a long way since it launched, and I'm excited to move on to the next steps of making and shipping TouchKeys instruments. One of my original motivations for designing the TouchKeys was to provide a natural way... (Read More)
Funded!
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I promise I won't make a habit of posting two updates in a day, but this one needs to be shared: we just passed our funding target! Thanks very, very much to everyone who has supported this campaign, spread the word, and provided ideas and... (Read More)
Nearly there; controlling analog modular synths
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone-- as I write this, we're over 90% of the way to our goal! Very exciting, and thanks for your support which makes it all possible. 7 days left! A couple weeks ago, I posted a video showing the TouchKeys controlling an emulation of a... (Read More)
VAT rebates outside the EU
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Coming hot on the heels of the Jordan Rudess video, some great news for backers outside the EU! For shipments outside the EU, we are able issue VAT rebates, which works out to a 16% savings on any TouchKeys reward! The TouchKeys rewards, like all UK... (Read More)
Jordan Rudess plays the TouchKeys
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This one deserves its own update: Jordan Rudess, keyboard wizard with Dream Theater and grand master of new keyboard instruments, plays the TouchKeys! Jordan is a pioneer in new keyboard design who does an amazing amount to advance the state of the... (Read More)
Different keyboard sizes, and video of standalone mode
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We have several exciting videos in the pipeline that I'm looking forward to sharing with you! Let's start with what will probably be the shortest video of the campaign. In the last update, I mentioned that DIY kits (and the 1-octave Experimenter's... (Read More)
Colours, and using DIY kits standalone
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're nearly three-quarters of the way there! Thanks again everyone for helping make the TouchKeys possible. First, a new video! The Kickstarter video includes a short TouchKeys electric piano performance, and some people wrote to ask for a longer... (Read More)
Polyphonic aftertouch; more tech details on MIDI
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're over halfway to our goal! A big thank you to the 105 people (and counting) who have contributed, and to everyone for spreading the word about the project. Let's keep the momentum going! Several people have asked me if the TouchKeys support... (Read More)
New "Experimenter's Kit" reward option
August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again everyone for your support! We're well on our way, and as of this writing we're nearly out of Early Bird 25-key TouchKeys DIY sets. Since the campaign launched, I've gotten a number of requests for a reward option smaller than the 25-key... (Read More)
Windows support added
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm happy to say the TouchKeys software will support Windows as well as Mac and Linux! When we launched, we said the TouchKeys software would run on Mac and Linux, but a number of people requested Windows support. The software is based on Juce... (Read More)
TouchKeys techniques: more about vibrato and pitch bends
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
First of all, thanks so much for all the support! We're already more than a quarter of the way there. I'm really looking forward to hearing some of the great new music you make with the TouchKeys. We'll be regularly posting new videos showing more... (Read More)
TouchKeys to bring DIY multi-touch expression to any keyboard
August 1st - via: musicradar.com
TouchKeys is a new Kickstarter-funded development project from London-based developer Andrew McPherson. It's a system of sensors designed to be attached as an overlay to any existing keyboard, adding continuous expressive control. (Read More)
Why Hasn't There Been A Multitouch Piano Before Now?
July 31st - via: popsci.com
Thanks to this Kickstarter project, pianists can finally introduce elegant wiggly vibrato into their playing--without getting a new piano. (Read More)
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