From gabru@comsec.net Fri Mar 21 11:12:33 2014
Subject:RE: Orla JamKey at Musicmesse 2014

Wow Simon, This is very interesting technology. I don’t know if it will ever be able to reproduce the action of a D6 Clav but it does open up the door to a lot of possibilities. Thanks!

Gary

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Beck
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:33 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Orla JamKey at Musicmesse 2014


Au contraire, mon ami. Feast your eyes on this: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3021522/innovation-by-design/mit-invents-a-shapeshifting-display-you-can-reach-through-and-touch

Increase the resolution (smaller blocks) by a factor of 200 or so (a matter of years rather than decades) and yiou will be able to instantly make weighted, semi-weighted, unweighted, sprung, hammer-action or scaled keybeds with any type of response and any shape, colour or size of keys. As long as they don't have overhangs... You will be able to simulate wood, plastic, ivory or any other surface texture. How about a Clavinet where you can FEEL the strings under the keys? THAT is the future. Hope I live to see it.

Simon Beck
London, UK
Holodeck technology.