WholeTone Revolution Synthesiser Chromatic Keyboard In Box (Korg N5) SN 01000404

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"The WholeTone Revolution has the Chromatic / Janko keyboard. They Synths engine is the same as the Korg N5.

Muto Music Method・MUTO KEN layout

(halftone arrangement + whole tone arrangement)

Number of Keys

88 keys

Width of 1 Octave

(Key-pitch)

approx.11.5cm (20mm)"

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Chromatone WholeTone Revolution Music Synthesizer In Korg N5

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"Muto Music Method・MUTO KEN layout (halftone arrangement + whole tone arrangement)
1169 sounds / 302 combinations / 37 drum kit / 64 notes (in single mode)

-The last recorded sale of one of these was on reverb in 2017 for $2700

-Sold with original A/C adaptor KORG KA171 which is 100v spec.

Additional Information

Technical Specifications
Serial : 00000174
Country of Manufacture : Japan
Power Supply : TA161 (AC 9V)

Accessories
-KORG KA171Power Supply"

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堤谷直子 - 空色 - Live Movie

YouTube via y2gRecords. Chromatone chromatic keyboard. More vids here.

A Janko Musical Keyboard Project

Click here for another Janko DIY project. The following is a short blurb from the site: "Have you ever thought about why the keys are arranged the way they are on a piano? The piano keyboard is extremely well established and few people question if its a good or bad keyboard layout. It has taken quite some time for me to realize that the piano keyboard really couldn't be an ingenious device. From a historical viewpoint the key arrangement on the piano is actually a remodification of some really old designs that were used in the renaissance period. The Janko keyboard is named after its inventor Paul von Janko which was a hungarian matematician. Indeed I could spend all day and night just talking about the theory and background of the piano keyboard versus the so called Janko keyboard and I believe this wikipedia article explains it pretty good."

The site mentions the only manufacturer of Janko keyboards is a Japanese company called Chromatone. Although similar to the C-Thru Axis controllers it is different. I did a little digging and according to this site: "C Thru Music's harmonic table and the Shape of Music's Melodic Table are both based on Tonnetz by Euler and Riemann(http://www.thummer.com/blog/2007/06/eulers-tonnetz.html , http://members.cox.net/dysartp/traditionalTonnetz.html)." Be sure to see this thread for more info on alternate keyboard controllers. Also see the labels below for prior posts here on MATRIXSYNTH.