{"id":684396,"date":"2010-03-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5487158"},"modified":"2010-03-06T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T15:00:00","slug":"clavilux-2000-keyboard-makes-music-look-as-beautiful-as-it-sounds-visualizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/684396","title":{"rendered":"Clavilux 2000 Keyboard Makes Music Look As Beautiful As It Sounds [Visualizations]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/clavilux.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/500x_clavilux.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"   title=\"Clavilux 2000 Keyboard Makes Music Look As Beautiful As It Sounds\"\/><\/a>Learning to play the piano has lingered on my to-do list for a long time. But watching this video of the Clavilux 2000 keyboard generating a spectacular light show in real time, I might have to make it a priority.<\/p>\n<p>The Clavilux is a digital keyboard rigged up to a projector, letting the audience <i>see<\/i> the music they&#8217;re hearing. And it really is the music they&#8217;re seeing: each stripe of light corresponds directly to a key that is struck, the individual bands representing the velocity and length of each note played.<\/p>\n<p>The notes are assigned colors, as well, giving a visual overview of the harmony of the piece. Play a note that&#8217;s out of key and its color will contrast with the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p><!-- videoId: 8012159 --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8012159&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":375,\"ratio\":0.75,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"vimeo\"} );\n<\/script><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/8012159.jpg\"><\/a><!-- \/videoId: 8012159 --><\/p>\n<p>The player can switch between two types of visualization. A 2D view results in the colorful barcode seen above while a 3D view resembles the cockpit view of some spaceship jumping into hyperdrive.<\/p>\n<p>The Clavilux 2000 is the brainchild of Jonas Heuer, the same guy who put together the <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5473016\/the-noteput-if-beethoven-designed-the-microsoft-surface\">Noteput,<\/a> an awesome interactive musical table. Music has always been a joy to listen to, but Heuer&#8217;s work lets the other senses get in on the action, to spectacular effect. 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