Building a digital piano for microtonal music
Engineering a new Musical instrument
Self introduction
I’m a graduate student at NYU Steinhardt, an amateur musician passionate about microtonal scales. I have sound knowledge in music theory, and I love to experiment with weird music instruments.
Project description
This project aims to create a digital piano keyboard that can play any given number of pitches evenly distributed over an octave. I have a draft Python script that can generate sounds by using the PC keyboard for any given frequency, and I’m looking for a way to implement a similar tool on a real keyboard.
Project goal
My goal is to create a new music instrument that can play microtonal pitches. I don’t have a concrete vision about the future of this product, and I’m mostly working on it for the sake of fun. But I’m open to making it into a scientific paper or into a patent once we get to the results!
Time commitment
I’m thinking of meeting once a week for 2.5/3 hours maximum. We can decide the time depending on mutual availability.
Skills looking_for
I’m looking for someone that has experience with electronic keyboards, or algorithms to generate sounds.
Outcomes and gains for the_participants to this project
By participating in this project, one could learn the beauty of microtonality and the fascinating craft of making music instruments. At the end of the process, we could patent the final product and sell it to a major manufacturer.
