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The gag to this song[1] is a bit crass, but one of the visualization tools in particular has always caught my eye: the hexagonally-arranged note visualization.

The gag to this song[1] is a bit crass, but one of the visualization tools in particular has always caught my eye: the hexagonally-arranged note visualization. It seems to capture a number of chord relationships in a very intriguing and intuitive way. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmwXThnqi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmwXThnqi0

motohagiography 5y ago
Thought I recognized one of the viz methods, and the hexoganal representation of the chords may be based on this idea from Euler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz
- codetrotter 5y ago
  Also similar: https://www.semantic-danielou.com/semantic-danielou-53/hex-hal-axis-64-keyboards-and-doepfer-tape-semantic-danielou-53/ https://www.semantic-danielou.com/semantic-danielou-53/hex-h... https://llllllll.co/t/hybrid-hexagonal-keyboard-for-midi-typing/36679 https://llllllll.co/t/hybrid-hexagonal-keyboard-for-midi-typ... http://www.yeco.io/introhexblog.html http://www.yeco.io/introhexblog.html https://www.lumatone.io/ https://www.lumatone.io/ https://hackaday.com/2019/07/13/isomorphic-keyboards-with-cv-out/ https://hackaday.com/2019/07/13/isomorphic-keyboards-with-cv... https://reverb.com/au/item/18946829-c-thru-music-axis-49-isomorphic-usb-midi-controller https://reverb.com/au/item/18946829-c-thru-music-axis-49-iso... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphic_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphic_keyboard https://web.archive.org/web/20120219085411/http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/note-pattern.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120219085411/http://www.thesha... https://www.dynamictonality.com/hex.htm https://www.dynamictonality.com/hex.htm I saw some music software once also a few years ago that mentioned this type of input device. Don’t remember if the software in question was a VST or a DAW or what it was so can’t find it at the moment. The software that mentioned it may have been open source but I don’t remember.
- Fellshard 5y ago
  I figured there would be mathematical foundations to it, and it would figure Euler is involved. Very neat!

motohagiography 5y ago

Thought I recognized one of the viz methods, and the hexoganal representation of the chords may be based on this idea from Euler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz

codetrotter 5y ago
Also similar: https://www.semantic-danielou.com/semantic-danielou-53/hex-hal-axis-64-keyboards-and-doepfer-tape-semantic-danielou-53/ https://www.semantic-danielou.com/semantic-danielou-53/hex-h... https://llllllll.co/t/hybrid-hexagonal-keyboard-for-midi-typing/36679 https://llllllll.co/t/hybrid-hexagonal-keyboard-for-midi-typ... http://www.yeco.io/introhexblog.html http://www.yeco.io/introhexblog.html https://www.lumatone.io/ https://www.lumatone.io/ https://hackaday.com/2019/07/13/isomorphic-keyboards-with-cv-out/ https://hackaday.com/2019/07/13/isomorphic-keyboards-with-cv... https://reverb.com/au/item/18946829-c-thru-music-axis-49-isomorphic-usb-midi-controller https://reverb.com/au/item/18946829-c-thru-music-axis-49-iso... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphic_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphic_keyboard https://web.archive.org/web/20120219085411/http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/note-pattern.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120219085411/http://www.thesha... https://www.dynamictonality.com/hex.htm https://www.dynamictonality.com/hex.htm I saw some music software once also a few years ago that mentioned this type of input device. Don’t remember if the software in question was a VST or a DAW or what it was so can’t find it at the moment. The software that mentioned it may have been open source but I don’t remember.
Fellshard 5y ago
I figured there would be mathematical foundations to it, and it would figure Euler is involved. Very neat!