7 INSANE Keyboards You Won’t Believe Exist!
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These are the most amazing, unusual, and crazy midi keyboards available right now. These keyboards feature silicon surfaces, lighting up keys, wiggling keys, and a keyboard that fits in your wallet! If you’re looking for the best interesting MIDI keyboards right now, this is the video for you. This list features MidiCard, Joue Play, Erae Touch, Osmose, Lumatone, Lumi, and EasyPlay keyboards!
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19:07
>talks about the lumatone
>mentions microtonality once
>doesn't even play any microtonal scales
>refuses to elaborate
>knows his traditional audience
@@cubicinfinity2 cmon what's wrong with showing a normal person 15edo? they'll only explode
I agree, if you buy a lumatone it is to play microtones. Why would you play a lumatone like a conventional piano, considering that you can buy an acoustic piano for the same price.
@@k3so About half of the folks who buy a Lumatone are not interested in microtonality at all. It's a game-changer for standard tuning artists too, for all the excellent reasons that Sanjay pointed out. 👍
@@k3so
Isomorphism.
Always wanted a Lumatone, can’t justify the price though. Some day maybe
We're here when you're ready. 👍
The cool thing about the lumatone is, you can play microtonal stuff with it
Yes, me too. I think they should consider a lite version with a much smaller price tag.
I use a QWERTY computer keyboard with Scale Workshop by Sevish which is great for experimenting with unusual tunings.
@@lumatone Please consider a 'lite' version with less keys. I think I will design one myself.
Wow, I had little bet with myself about how much it cost before I clicked the link. I was way off!
I want a Lumatone too for microtonal stuff! But 4K€+ makes it quite unreasonable given my current musical proficiency :D
Get a Linnstrument. The full version of it costs 1400 bucks. It's also way more flexible than the Lumatone.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino nice, I'll have a look, thanks!
I'm looking at getting Akai Fires. They have 16x4 somewhat velocity sensing pads for $150 each. FL studio is set up to use them to lay out beats rather than a microtonal controllers, but it does support up to 4 of them in a grid.
I figure I could script them in Reaper writing the software myself (I used to be a programmer).
I'm only planning on buying 2 of them, but if you got 4 that would be 256 pads, not far off from the Lumatone's 280.
You never bothered to showcase - The Linstrument by Roger Linn. Now that is just such an incredible keyboard with all the keyboard -
M/E effects and programmable abilities etc. And the cost is insanely cheap around 1400 than to pay 3500 for the Lunatone!?! Roger is already light years ahead before any of these came about.
That is a very nice piece of Kit indeed. Should be included.
I have a Linnstrument, the large model, and it's one of my most prized possessions. It's incredibly capable. And absolutely gorgeous to look at. It's the most reliable controller I've ever owned, as well. Something about its impressive reliability and its build quality really makes it feel like it's in a whole other league beyond MIDI controllers. And the thing itself just feels like a true instrument, if you know what I mean. I don't know, it's hard to explain. I just really love the thing, and I've got so much gear, but it's the only thing I actually feel has a soul outside my guitars. Like if there was a fire, the Linnstrument is the very first thing that I would grab. Though it's certainly not the most expensive thing by any means. I guess that's the best way I can put it. It doesn't hurt that the thing comes with a signed letter from Roger Linn himself!
@@TheRykerInitiative I know exactly what you mean and concor 💯 👍
@@annebokma4637 Exactly it does not make sense. If he could not of obtained one at least he should of mentioned it? Although I suspect if he reached out to Roger, I am pretty sure he would of loaned him one!
@@leetronix a lot of retailers have a 30 day money back deal.
Sadly Roger's contributions to music still don't get the praise they deserve
no Linnstrument? From the GODFATHER of controller design Roger Linn (he invented the MPC).......and it's 1/4 the cost of the Lumatone! I'm guessing he wouldn't send one free of charge 🤣
LOL...yup! Actually I considered it, but I couldn't get one in time. I think there needs to be a part 2 to this video with the other suggestions here.
@@SanjayC Definitely
@@SanjayCyou should also take a look at the Intuitive Instruments Exquis. It seems interesting
Appreciate the silent nod to one of my favourite musical piece "tujhe dekha to ye jaana sanam" 👍🏼
❤️🇮🇳🎹 ah you noticed!
💜🎶 Yessss mine too!!!
The sheer gall to charge that much for the Erae products. It's just a low pixel density led board with a touch surface.
Making a per-finger pressure sensitive and illuminated surface is actually pretty hard! I've tried making a few DIY ones in the past (some for commercial projects), but I could never get the pressure sensitivity to be consistent across the whole area without being expensive and requiring regular calibration. If the Touch 2 was available and a bit more hackable, I would totally have used it. It's also a niche product, so they have to be able to recoup development costs on relatively few sales.
That's what it looks like... but if you can make one that works as well for much less, I'll buy it. If it only looks the same, but doesn't really work like the Erae does, then no thanks.
The expressiveness of the osmose combined with the internal Hakan Audio sounds gives me a new level of performance not available on my other synths. It has become my soloing instrument of choice.
Missing Exquis by Intuitive Instruments, probably deserves a 9 or 10 as well
Ok, the Lumatone blew my mind. So awesome! But anything with keys Sanjay makes sound amazing.
Indeed, it was so cool to see how quick Sanjay picked it up. It has been really gratifying to watch folks like him bond with it.
Have the LUMI and it's great. Love the fact that it is modular. Osmos is the most interesting looking that I've seen previously. But that LAST one? Wow. Just the fun factor alone!
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Dolomuse (yt channel that specialises in exploring microtonal music) uses the Lumatone in a lot of her pieces and Ive always loved how the look of the instrument matches the mystique of microtonal music. Now I have to fight the urges to invest in one all over again lol😅
The Lumatone is basically a configurable bayan keyboard. It's far more efficient to play than a standard keyboard and actually makes transposition on the fly much easier. I've always wanted to learn how to play a bayan.
Exactly! Hope you get a chance to try one someday.
wish you went more into the microtonal music with the Lumatone
Plenty about microtonality on Lumatone on RUclips, but we're really grateful that Sanjay used this video to highlight the fact that about half of Lumatoners got theirs purely for it's abilities to map and perform with the standard 12-tone tuning in new and inspiring ways.
The Intuitive Instruments Exquis is like a small (afordable) brother of the Lumatone.
As for small and powerful, I've also really enjoyed the Woovebox.
If you want a smaller version of Lumatone minus some colors and modes they offer, check out Exquis by Intuitive Instruments. It also has a hexagonal arrangement, but the chords follow a specific memorable pattern across the board. It's not perfect, more like an 8/10 but it's a similarly expressive instrument.
Important to understand the differences between the two - they both use hexagons, but that's where the similarities end. A Lumatone is not a touch pad. It's 280 fully mechanical keys with real travel. It all comes down to what you need when it comes to expression and performance.
@@lumatone Ahh thank you. That explains the high price for lumatone.
The Lumi is the smartest approach. Good for learning, and expandable. Unfortunately not cheap.
Can you imagine a hybrid, Luma-osmose 👌
Linnstrument is a creative approach, combining the tuning of guitar/bass with a fully MPE control surface. And Roli's Seaboard instruments also are non-tradition in approach and playing technique. Nice that there are more alternatives to choose from all the time. The Lumatone looks great, but the price...
You missed one : the Microfreak ! Take a look at all the I/O it provides (USB/MIDI/CV out !), has different touch surfaces with kinda aftertouch, crazy arp with randomness. And happens to also be a synth with sample and granular mode 🤩 10/10 in the compact versatile keyboards category.
Loving the Lumi :)
Hey its Creative Sauce!! Thanks for coming by to watch my vid, buddy!
@SanjayC oh, I'm always watching..... lurking......STALKING! lll
I hope you have found that the Lumikeys keyboard can show a number of different colour ranges instead of just the red 'c' and white for everything else!
i love how literally everything in this video "takes things to a whole new level"
It looks like the midi card is designed to allow users to build their own custom interface from it. I find this more interesting than the actual novelty of having a tiny keyboard. Discretely placing buttons onto an acoustic instrument to trigger samples is something I’ve been dreaming of for a long while.
I imagine the grouping of keys on the lumatone makes it a really fun and intuitive jamming instrument.
The MidiCard looks so cool to take on a travel.
Yeah it’s super cool right?
Sanjubaba...that's incredible info. Enjoyed the video thoroughly. Currently no plans to buy either of these. But as a wishlist, I would like to own and try all. 😊😊😂😂
Thanks again.
First of all Sanjay C upload! Wicked yes! Secondly I'm a broke boi but want these all! 😅😭
Hey, buddy. Glad you came by to check out the vid! And yeah...some insane keyboards cost $$$$
Forget all other keyboards. The Lumatone isomorphic keyboard is the best musical keyboard.
Surprised not to see the Theoryboard. haha. I always see that thing on sale, but no way to try it without buying it.
I have a Theoryboard. It has been a disappointment due to the fact that the company never provided a user manual. Instead, there are a number of YT videos where one is expected to figure out how to use. There is no way to know if a particular video answers a question and if so where in the video. I can't recommend the product for that reason alone.
@@avsystem3142 Ya, I've heard that from others as well. It was an interesting midi keyboard, when it came out, but I never opted to get one. I just find it funny, 4+ years later, they are still on sale. Seems like shit marketing and poor support.
tujhe dekha to ye janasanam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you made my day bruh!!!! You finally you proved that you are an Inidian!!!!!!!!
LOL 😂 Glad I made your day 🇮🇳
I’d been hoping for a Lumatone since ~1977, so, for me, it’s a dream come true! But it’s even more than the Bosanquet-Wilson keyboard I’d been hoping for, also having exceptionally flexibly-programmable keyboard layouts and fantastic touch sensitivity. Also, mine at least has been very reliable too; I’ve seen equipment from big-name companies with more glitches!
The Lumatone is the instrument everyone wants but few will buy.
You didn't list the Haken Audio Continuum: ruclips.net/video/Vg8_cXquAfs/видео.html Although, like the Osmose and Lumatone, I'll not be able to afford one anytime soon. Perhaps Haken would send you a Continuum to review?
I looked up where he lives... not close at all, unfortunately. But maybe he can find someone close, who would let him borrow one for a video comparison?
3:57 tujhe dekha toh yeh jana Sanam 👍🏻
Awesome. Lumatone is very cool, although pricey. Osmose I'll ha e to try it is sooo cool. I may just have to buy the little card piano lol
That midicard thing is crazy, right? Thanks for the Super Thanks, AceeSoul!
Very useful bits of gear.
The 2nd one has button presses that are too loud; that will mess up the sound from the built-in speaker but be okay for an external speaker or headset.
What really sets the Osmos apart from the rest is that’s it’s just a regular keyboard on the surface. Anyone with any piano experience can instantly start playing with no learning curve whatsoever and then optionally add all kinds of additional expression on top that isn’t available on other keyboards.
Hay Sanjay!
Another wonderful video with some really fabulous products. Thanks again for your excellent review.
You are always easy to follow. Your videos are professionally produced with excellent quality, featuring the most interesting midi keyboards! Great video!
And great to see your wife!!
I hope she is feeling better! 🩵
😅 DDLJ🥹😭🙌🏽💜💕🎶
And 😂😂😂 not Temu!!!!
I loooooove this video! Such cool instruments!!!🎹❤️🔥🎶
Wow that last one was really neat!
Wow! these are really crazy little music keyboards. I especially liked the last one, Lumatone. It uses a musical concept similar to Tonnetz. Thanks for making this video. Have a Blessed day!😇
Do the LUMI keys rearrange their position? As a piano player who using microtonal tuning (don’t worry I already have a lumatone), I’m interested in both it and rearranged pianos - for the physicality. Lumatone is a fantastic instrument but it’s too different for me to really think of it as “piano”
Seaboard by Roli is also an interesting keyboard like the Lumi. Plain gray color with no light up keys. Can also do vibrato.
This video was well thought out. Great Job Sanjay C
Whats the difference between Erae Touch and an iPad Pro or another big tablet? Is it more tactile?
Oh, my goodness, that was so cool! Loved that you played, “Tujhe dekha tho ye jaana sangam.” Lumatone was crazy alright. Great video, as always. Love your channel.
I've got a Lumatone keyboard as well. I wish you could have elaborated more on microtonal music; I've been working on semiquartal harmony in 19-TET.
I bought the Joué years ago. The idea is fantastic, but I was disappointed with the touch feeling because it is not sensitive enough for me.
For instance, if I play drums on it, I miss many hits because I don't tap hard enough for the device.
The idea of the guitar layout is very good, as you can easily play "real" guitar or bass patterns that feel artificial on a piano layout keyboard.
Anyway, because of that sensitivity issue, it is actually sleeping forever in a box and I won't use it anymore.
So if you are interested to buy one, try to find somebody who has one that you could try before you buy.
is that lumatone layed out the same way an accordion is?
If you like! You can map it any way you see fit, including using isomorphic modes like Harmonic, Melodic, and Classic. These are modelled after time tested layouts like Wicki-Hayden, Bosanquet, and the Harmonic table. It's an inspiring way to see music and the relationships between notes from a brand new angle. 👍
Roli Lumi is my favourite. It is both compact and expandable.
I want the LUMATONE! Wow...cool.
Always bringing cool stuff our way!
Glad you like the content!
@@SanjayC i always do 💪
Pattern playing sounds pretty cool. Setup the pentatonic scale for each key change sequence in a song and can probably learn just about any song without being able to do the same on a piano. The normal chord progressions would be effortless almost. I think that would be super cool to try. If they don't already have software setup like this, they should. You should just put a chord progression in, and let it light up each section seperate. Then you just move along with patterns. Would be so much easier.
Omggggg ! I love these small keys ! Excellent ! ❤
@SanjayC Thank you for the great video! Can you tell if the Lumi Keyboard have similar or completely different feeling in comparison to Osmos?
One of my favorite MIDI keyboards is less instagrammable-looking than it does a mostly deceiving drumkit impression. I like that you can practically use anything to perform as a midi controller. Waiting for a MIDI out on my Atari 2600 joystick. And then on my washing machine. And then, because I'm not mad enough to spend almost 4K on a lumatone, I'll have mastered the skills to build my own with arcade parts.
I don't even play an instrument with piano keys anymore. My accordion has buttons similar to a lumatone but easier to play than piano accordion.
The Lumatone looks awesome. I preordered the Embodme Erae II. Looks to be excellent. You might might to check out the Koma Chromaplane. Not a keyboard, but it is really innovative.
Not sure if I like the last one, Lumatone. It is definitely innovative, but it isolates the player from a regular piano/keyboard. Let’s just not call it a keyboard - it is a different instrument. Call it patternboard or hexkeys.
I think it uses the same keys as a high quality QWERTY keyboard? Or at least something similar, but with different alignment, and hex caps.
Make me
@@GizzyDillespee Actually no, it uses real keys with real key travel, which is one of the things that's so revolutionary about it. The keys behave like keyboard keys, which is why we call it a keyboard! Keys don't have to be rectangles. In fact, in our view, hexagons are a superior shape. We talk a lot in our videos about why hexagons and how they fit together helps visualize music in more intuitive ways than rectangular keys. I don't think the piano gets a monopoly on the word "key" --- one of our proudest achievements is creating real keys in this format!
I love my LUMI's (I have 2, which fit my desktop perfectly). They look great and inviting, and that per-key pitch bend is insane. The only thing is, I wish they were fullsize keys and not 3/4 width keys (also known as mini keys). As a pianist, I make more errors than I use to, but for more serious play, I of course use other keyboards. So for what it is, the LUMI is pretty cool., and not an expensive addition to a home studio either.
I think the EasyPlay is awesome. Might get my sister one as a travel piano or just something she could noodle with @ her office desk.
Since I do use an Ableton Push, I would prefer the Lumatone
The Osmose & Lumatone make me gas so hard
so the lumatone vs linnstrument?
You also missed the seaboard but my vote is on the Linnstrument
knew three of them already, but loved the other ones as well
Very interesting, especially the last two where I‘d like to have the Osmose (preferably with 61 keys or 73/76 keys. Thank you for introducing these things to us. 👏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
That Lumatone is amazing but I can't afford that one but it's definitely amazing and beautiful
Before I look at the price I would, without a doubt, want the lumatone.
9:57 That Erae Touch looks like the Lite Brite I had back in the 70’s!
Roli also makes the block system
Your keyboard that can expand has after touch. After touch is wiggle back and forth to get vitro
i clicked on this thinking it was a computer keyboard
Why did I think this was the other type of keyboard lol 😭
Me too..😢🤣
Lumi and that card keyboard would have gained at least two points if they had TRS midi out and MIDI channel assignment in standalone.
Noticeably missing: Linnstrument, KMI QuNexus, Haken Continuum, and Irijule TheoryBoard!
The Lumastone is crazy awesome!
The osmos looks awesome
Liked the video, didn't like when you said on the lumaton you will learn faster than on a piano. Made it sound like you could learn playing the piano by practicing on a lumaton, which is definitely not the case!
This is really cool though especially the osmose and the lumatone :D
I need a Lumatone... Immediately^^
Here for ya!
I *know* I have mentioned the LUMI from ROLI here. In fact, I did point out that the LUMIs are MPE-capable, which is why you can do what you did. I got them because at the time, it was the best available option that would give me that ability. I'm still looking for something that will allow me to consolidate all those controllers into a single one. The reason why the LUMIs are limiting is they do not allow MIDI inputs. So far, it looks like the Seaboard would work the best for me and my needs ... unless Arturia puts out a MK3 of their Keylab that has polyphonic aftertouch and/or MPE capability (wink wink).
All the other ones ... pretty cool I would say =]
I want something like the Lumatone. But priced for a beginner. Almost $4k is out of my price range.
Hi there!
Quite an interesting unconventional keyboard list!!
Out of these, I have the Limo since day one.... I'm not too found of it.. yes, it's pretty, but the small keys make it uncomfortable to play with and, to truly take advantage, I'd need a second Lumi... But they aren't cheap!
The ExpressivE, looks like from a SciFi movie but definitely looks interesting.
Oh, the Embodme.... Love it!! Musician DeLaurentis performs with one or few, depending on the song, she's a master of it!!!
The Lumatone.... It does have a good advantage, it's easy to play in the dark with 😊
Joking aside, it definitely is an interesting and original device!
Thanks for sharing!
Kinda meh on Embodme. They did a Black Friday sale and then a short time announced the Kickstarter for the ERAE Touch II for the same price I paid. It also took them a month to just ship the thing, radio silence on emails I sent them, etc. I made a post on their message board where others were saying theirs hadn't shipped, and it FINALLY shipped. They also just will NOT ship the adapter with all the AC plugs it comes with if you source this exact adapter yourself. I got the European one because they sold out of the NA one. Eh, I knew that going in. I got the Euro one to secure the cheaper price vs waiting on the NA one.
Whining aside, I do like the original ERAE Touch better aesthetically than the II. I feel like the bank of buttons across the top are a distraction from what was originally a simple, configurable interface. Only thing I would want was the less grainy LEDs on the II; it makes my eyes feel weird when I first start using my OG Touch.
One thing they just do not seem to care about is making the Note Grid module resizable from MPC to Launchpad sized. I can fit a 5x5+ area and would like some more notes.
All in all it's a great controller. I power it from my Maschine+ power supply. Oh! And yeah, you CAN completely control it via DAW stuff, ie custom DAW controllers. The user manual specifies how to control the UI, iirc.
Thanks for sharing, I didn't know about the Mini Me Roli. That Lumatone looks so good but I am not dropping $4000 lol :D
I hope that Lumatone doesn't cause poor eye sight. Better wear anti-radiation glasses if it will be used for a long time. 🤣🤣
Its in the name...Luma!
So do "anti-radiation'" glasses have lead lenses?
0:03 Thanks, I grew it myself
Is the Lumitone basically a button Accordion?
i feel like the lumatone would get very little use due to it luminous nature. it's probably awesome if you're on mushrooms, but you can't just go doing that every day 'cuz you got a cool new keyboard (or can you?). it looks like a toy for the kids on betelgese. i dig the Osmose. it feels like an actual leap in musical technology, though i'm curious about the effect of time on the sensitivity of those secondary key functions.
All the well wishes to Dharti. I saw her distressing post on instagram.
Now as demo can you play lá campanella on these keyboards?
Would have loved to hear your thoughts on the TheoryBoard by Irijule. It takes a very different approach to music construction and cord progression.
Starr Zboard while not as sexy is super functional and useful to this day.
The Lumatone is the kind of instrument you would have seen on Star Trek.
This is my first time on this channel. I saw the thumbnail and I thought "That keyboard would be wild to type on."
...wrong kind of keyboard.
1st - Osmose
2nd -Lumatone
3rd -Roli Lumi
4th- Joué play
Time to buy an Osmos
Ah, hexagons. The shape of the alien future!
Have you looked at the Janko keyboard? If so, sorry for the repetition.