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You just gave me a cool idea. You could do this by fitting small tuning forks (or similar) to a mechanical keyboard. Bonus points if all of the forks are tuned
by cnity 2y ago
You just gave me a cool idea. You could do this by fitting small tuning forks (or similar) to a mechanical keyboard. Bonus points if all of the forks are tuned to a pleasant scale.
Then all you need is a microphone running on the destination device. Obviously this is insecure but could be fun anyway.
- kipi 2y agoCheck out the Zenith Space Command TV remote from the 50s https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remote-control-button-of-the-month https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remot...
- michaelt 2y agoIt would be difficult to manage the ~90 different tuning forks such a keyboard would require. Far more sensible for each of the keys to be connected to some sort of tensioned wire, the tension of which could be adjusted to achieve the required tuning.
- kristjansson 2y agoWe can only await the revival of keyboard tuners, and the interviewees of the future puzzling over how many of them are required for a city the size of Chicago.
- cnity 2y agoIt's also not clear how you would handle keys that are held down. Or rather, how you would distinguish between keydown and keyup events. But perhaps with your tensioned wire you could use a pick on the key (such as in a harpsichord) which has a different texture on each side, affecting the timbre but not the pitch.