NAMM 2020: Lumatone Microtonal Keyboard and isomorphic instrument
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Lumatone · Source: Lumatone
The Lumatone Microtonal Keyboard is being launched at NAMM and features 275 illuminated, programmable and hexagonal keys. Updated with pricing, dates and a new video.
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It’s like something out of a dream or an episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It’s a beautifully realised instrument and MIDI controller that can be mapped to any tuning or temperament. And although it’s sporting a very colour palette in these images you can give each hexagon whatever colour you like.
There are 10 buttons to load presets and it’s encased in a premium anodized aluminium case.
This sort of isomorphic arrangement crops up in touch-applications like Bitwig and Yeco and can offer an interesting way to play and interact with sounds. But how well that translates into expressive hardware is going to be interesting to see.
This new video gets much deeper into why you should be interested in this.
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Lumatone will be opening up orders in the summer. The eventual retail will be $3,999 but you’ll be able to bag one for $2,999 if you get yourself on their email priority list. Sign up on their website to be notified of when that happens.
So is it the expressive instrument of your dreams or Q*Bert’s nightmare?
More information
- Lumatone webpage.
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Looks just like the Terpstra
It’s the next generation of the Terpstra. The same people are responsible for it, it seems.
It is the Terpstra, they changed the name
“The stunning Lumatone microTRONAL…”!? You’ve got a spelling mistake in the very first sentence. I think you guys were having too much fun watching that bearded guy rock out on this thing….or maybe dazzled by the glowing lights? Sorry to say the english language is still a ways from being isomorphic!
Thanks! We missed that typo, it’s been corrected.
There were 2. You corrected the 2nd which was in the opening line of the article once opened. The 1st however is still there and is visible from your main page in the subject header below the image;)