midi software and microtonal music
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alt-tonal music
The facebook group, all the cool kids hang out here: www.facebook.com/groups/xenharmonic2
This one too: www.facebook.com/groups/Microtonal Music and Tuning Theory
The xenharmonic wiki of microtonal music theory: xen.wiki
An encyclopedia of microtonal music theory and more: tonalsoft.com
All about Arabic music: www.maqamworld.com
A Chicago-area microtonal group: www.untwelve.org
Kyle Gann's web page with some good writing about just intonation: www.kylegann.com/microtonality.html
midi innovations
Software that translates the polyphonic audio signal from an electric guitar into midi: www.jamorigin.com/midi-guitar
Vertical keyboards with microtonal options: www.verticalkeyboards.com
Roger Linn's LinnStrument, a 3-D keyboard: www.RogerLinnDesign.com/preview-linnstrument.html
...and his links page is a goldmine of new instruments: www.RogerLinnDesign.com/new-musical-instruments.html
The Roli seaboard is an innovative midi controller www.weareroli.com
The makers of Pat Metheney's Orchestrion, a guitar-driven, midi-controlled orchestra: lemurbots.org
Geoff Smith's fluid piano: article in the guardian and youtube video. I would love to retune this piano with alt-tuner!
The Magnetic Resonator Piano, a sort of e-bow for the piano www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~andrewm/mrp.html
"Touch keys", an add-on to midi keyboards that senses your fingers' position on each key (X & Y) kickstarter project page
The "evo", a midi keyboard that senses your fingers' position on each key (Y only): www.endeavour.de/evo/overview.html
The "note", a midi keyboard that senses each key's depth of travel ("polyphonic aftertouch 2.0"): www.endeavour.de/note/overview.html
Hyperkeys, a midi keyboard that lets you slide the keys back and forth: www.hyperkeys.com
A fun little app that lets you play just intonation music with your computer's keyboard: tommudd.co.uk/justintonation