
The Dodeka Keyboard design is an
isomorphic keyboard An isomorphic keyboard is a musical input device consisting of a two-dimensional grid of note-controlling elements (such as buttons or keys) on which any given sequence and/or combination of musical intervals has the "same shape" on the keyboard wh ...
invented and designed by
Jacques-Daniel Rochat. It is similar to a piano keyboard but with only a single row of keys containing each chromatic note. The keys corresponding to C, E and A flat are highlighted to provide visual landmarks. The creators aimed to create a rational and chromatic approach to music and performance. As an
isomorphic keyboard An isomorphic keyboard is a musical input device consisting of a two-dimensional grid of note-controlling elements (such as buttons or keys) on which any given sequence and/or combination of musical intervals has the "same shape" on the keyboard wh ...
, any musical sequence or interval has the same shape in each of the 12 keys.
Music notation
The Dodeka design was developed together with the
Dodeka Music Notation.
[{{Cite book, url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1078658738, title=Dodeka : la révolution musicale, last=Rochat, first=Jacques-Daniel, date=2018, publisher=Crea 7, isbn=9782970127505, location=Chexbres, oclc=1078658738] It consists of a four-line
chromatic staff, and represents rhythms only using the visual length of a bar on the staff, reminiscent of the appearance of
"piano roll" in
digital audio workstations
A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or application software used for recording, editing and producing audio files. DAWs come in a wide variety of configurations from a single software program on a laptop, to an integrat ...
.
See also
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Isomorphic Keyboards An isomorphic keyboard is a musical input device consisting of a two-dimensional grid of note-controlling elements (such as buttons or keys) on which any given sequence and/or combination of musical intervals has the "same shape" on the keyboard wh ...
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Jankó keyboard
The Jankó keyboard is a musical keyboard layout for a piano designed by Paul von Jankó, a Hungarian pianist and engineer, in 1882. It was designed to overcome two limitations on the traditional piano keyboard: the large-scale geometry of the k ...
References
External links
AltKeyboardDodeka Music Dodeka keyboard website
Electric and electronic keyboard instruments
Isomorphic keyboard layouts