The Automated Keyboard
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Robotic instrument 02 / 09

The Automated Keyboard

A keyboard with an actuator under every key.

The Automated Keyboard sits under the Robotic Slide Bass. From the outside it looks like an ordinary keyboard, but every key has its own actuator, so the keys move by themselves.

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How it works

  1. One actuator per key
    • Each key is controlled independently, and fast enough for arpeggios, trills and runs that no keyboard player could manage.
  2. Hidden mechanics
    • Unlike most of our instruments, the mechanics are hidden inside. All you see is the keys moving.
  3. Control
    • It is controlled over Open Sound Control (OSC) like the rest of the machine, and plays together with the Robotic Slide Bass, the Aeolynth and the other instruments.

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