5. Simulation software

Remodulating the sounds of any General MIDIdevice, it is possible to play pentadecaphonic sounds.

A Simulation Programme has been implemented, running onPC under Microsoft Windows 98 or more , performing the following features:

An ergonomic study to  find the optimizedallocation of the 15 notes  on  the keyboard has been performed, withthe following results:

    - 8 notes could be on the white keys and 7notes on the black ones, with  the following keyboardscheme:

 Ergonomic study  of the Pentadecaphonic keyboard 

 

 

    -and the following note allocation on the keyboard:

 

                              Example of Virtual Pentadecaphonic keyboard 

 

Besides, a prototype of a phisical keyboard has been implemented and, by interfacing it to a PC programme, it is possible to play 'live' pentadecaphonic music. 

 

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