These sounds would be perfect for the soundtrack of the new Ghost in the Shell or Bladerunner movies. Both would feel like they are going musically beyond where they went back then.
Again: I don't get it. Why buy a Hakan and then revert back to the old way? All of this could have been done with any poly aftertouch capable keybaord, eventually assisted by a ribbon controller in stead of using the pitchbend wheel. It's just a retrograde step. Why not simply buy a (cheaper) Seaboard when you are too stuck in your ways?
It is a very cool, very ingenuous proof of concept, if nothing else. Why not? He wanted it and did it. You might prefer a MIDI solution. Others do not. Experimentation should be rewarded and commended. I think it’s super cool.
this does not revert it back to the old way in my opinion. It's actually like having the best of both worlds, with the ability to play notes or chords with the correct pitch (correct for equal temperament, but maybe it's possible to use different temperaments too?) a thing that is very hard to do with just the standard instrument and at the same time all the microtonal freedom that the continuum offers. And for what I've seen the seabord is just kind a real keyboard but it's hard to play exactly like one, and on the other hand doesn't allow to make the things a Continuum does (even in terms of microtonality, a seabord can get only quarter tones). So no, this solution is way better than a seabord in my opinion. Altough admittedly is much more expensive but this instrument is a dream.
@@ptose Microtonality is already a possibility with conventional keybaords since the 80ties. Wendy Carlos already used it on Beauty In The Beast but by now even software instruments can provide it. So I still do not understand what you are going for. Oh, wait a minute. You still have that lower part of the Continuum to do the "loose" stuff! That is however exactly what a Seabord does as well. Not that I am a fan of it. I actually prefer the uniform Janko layout. For an impression: ruclips.net/video/D2zU01GTijw/видео.html (Also see the text for further info and links). I know it does not go as far as a Continuum but it does have the advantage of a very clear, more conventional feedback, just like your solution. Hm, then my ideal solution would be a Continuum with one of my Janko convertors on top of it but with a similar remaining strip at the front. OK, now I DO get it! :-)
@@marcbrasse747 I know that microtonality has been a thing for a long time and Beauty in the beast is one of my favorite album (Poem for Bali is incredible). Altough that's a completely different approach compared to the Continuum in many ways as you probably know. The Continuum is about real time expressivity, Carlos was toying with the idea of connecting microtonal scales in ways impossible or extremely hard for acoustic instruments with fixed tunings. About the Janko layout... I've seen it before, I don't know it well. I think it was made to make the approach to chords easier if I remember it correctly? The thing for me, being unfamiliar with it, is. even if it's easier than the normal keyboard learning it from scratch, how simple could be to convert the literature of a regular keyboard instrument for that one for someone who already knows how to play and has already a knowledge that allows to play and improvise in a regular way
These sounds would be perfect for the soundtrack of the new Ghost in the Shell or Bladerunner movies. Both would feel like they are going musically beyond where they went back then.
Such beautiful music.
Peter such a beautiful musician !
Fascinating
Bravo Excellente.☆
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Did you build it yourself?
Yes. Link is in the description
Again: I don't get it. Why buy a Hakan and then revert back to the old way? All of this could have been done with any poly aftertouch capable keybaord, eventually assisted by a ribbon controller in stead of using the pitchbend wheel. It's just a retrograde step. Why not simply buy a (cheaper) Seaboard when you are too stuck in your ways?
It is a very cool, very ingenuous proof of concept, if nothing else. Why not? He wanted it and did it. You might prefer a MIDI solution. Others do not. Experimentation should be rewarded and commended. I think it’s super cool.
@@MrTangent Out of the box thinking scares a lot of people.
this does not revert it back to the old way in my opinion. It's actually like having the best of both worlds, with the ability to play notes or chords with the correct pitch (correct for equal temperament, but maybe it's possible to use different temperaments too?) a thing that is very hard to do with just the standard instrument and at the same time all the microtonal freedom that the continuum offers. And for what I've seen the seabord is just kind a real keyboard but it's hard to play exactly like one, and on the other hand doesn't allow to make the things a Continuum does (even in terms of microtonality, a seabord can get only quarter tones). So no, this solution is way better than a seabord in my opinion. Altough admittedly is much more expensive but this instrument is a dream.
@@ptose Microtonality is already a possibility with conventional keybaords since the 80ties. Wendy Carlos already used it on Beauty In The Beast but by now even software instruments can provide it. So I still do not understand what you are going for. Oh, wait a minute. You still have that lower part of the Continuum to do the "loose" stuff! That is however exactly what a Seabord does as well. Not that I am a fan of it. I actually prefer the uniform Janko layout. For an impression: ruclips.net/video/D2zU01GTijw/видео.html (Also see the text for further info and links). I know it does not go as far as a Continuum but it does have the advantage of a very clear, more conventional feedback, just like your solution. Hm, then my ideal solution would be a Continuum with one of my Janko convertors on top of it but with a similar remaining strip at the front. OK, now I DO get it! :-)
@@marcbrasse747 I know that microtonality has been a thing for a long time and Beauty in the beast is one of my favorite album (Poem for Bali is incredible). Altough that's a completely different approach compared to the Continuum in many ways as you probably know. The Continuum is about real time expressivity, Carlos was toying with the idea of connecting microtonal scales in ways impossible or extremely hard for acoustic instruments with fixed tunings. About the Janko layout... I've seen it before, I don't know it well. I think it was made to make the approach to chords easier if I remember it correctly? The thing for me, being unfamiliar with it, is. even if it's easier than the normal keyboard learning it from scratch, how simple could be to convert the literature of a regular keyboard instrument for that one for someone who already knows how to play and has already a knowledge that allows to play and improvise in a regular way