Gizmodo has posted an article on the Clavilux 2000 keyboard. This is a keyboard that visually displays the music that someone is playing. View the video above and take a look at the article for more details. It makes me wish I knew how to play the piano.
The Clavilux is a digital keyboard rigged up to a projector, letting the audience see the music they’re hearing. And it really is the music they’re seeing: each stripe of light corresponds directly to a key that is struck, the individual bands representing the velocity and length of each note played.
The notes are assigned colors, as well, giving a visual overview of the harmony of the piece. Play a note that’s out of key and its color will contrast with the bigger picture.
via Clavilux 2000 Keyboard Makes Music Look As Beautiful As It Sounds – Clavilux2000 – Gizmodo.
That was fantastic. It helps to be able to rip up and down the keyboard! Music and visually abstract mashups are the best.