Tonal Plexus Keyboards

Before you buy ...

  • Each keyboard is hand made, and lead times vary from a few days to a few weeks. For current lead time on your keyboard, just ask.
  • Your choice of color is applied to the triple-accidental key regions and the sides of the instrument. Multi-color options require a small fee.
  • ATA cases are optional for 2 octave keyboards, and larger keyboards are always shipped inside of an ATA case. Ship safe!
U-PLEX

422 Keys Microtonal USB Keyboard Controller

... built for desktop & laptop music making

  • outputs untuned USB-MIDI data
  • class-compliant driverless USB MIDI device
  • USB jack for power and MIDI
  • SUSTAIN pedal jack (1/4'')
  • octave transposition buttons: up and down
  • tuned using TPXE or other software
  • includes free license for HPLF softsynth

U-PLEX $59900

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TPX2 · TPX4 · TPX6

422, 844, and 1266 Keys Microtonal MIDI Keyboard Controllers

... built for MIDI compatibility & portability

  • works with standard MIDI hardware and computers via MIDI interface
  • outputs tuned or untuned MIDI data
  • General MIDI compatible
  • MEMORY: 32 full range programmable tunings — create and upload your tunings using TPXE
  • PRECISION: 14-bit pitch bend resolution = 0.01¢
  • 4 FADERS: panning, modulation, volume, and velocity
  • FADER SWITCHES: control SG waveform ADSR and equalization
  • 2x20 DISPLAY: preset, tuning, bank, patch, and polyphony
  • JOG DIAL: select and enter preset program parameters
  • 16 POLYPHONY SWITCHES: 1 to 16 voices
  • 16 PATCH BUTTONS: store and recall synth banks and patches
  • 16 TUNING TABLE BUTTONS: store and recall tuning tables
  • MIDI IN / program: connect to a computer running TPXE to program tuning tables, or external controller to augment the keyboard
  • MIDI OUT (tuned): connect to GM tone module or softsynth for tuned output
  • MIDI THRU (out untuned): connect to computer or external module for untuned output
  • SUSTAIN PEDAL: connect a damper pedal to this 1/4'' mono jack to control MIDI sustain
  • VELOCITY, VOLUME PEDALS: connect Lo-Z (25K) mono volume pedals to these 1/4'' jacks to control key velocity and MIDI volume
  • POWER: 12V DC input
  • includes international switching power supply and 2 free MIDI cables

TPX2 $99900

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TPX4 $159900

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TPX6 $219900

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User Manual
TPX2s · TPX4s

422 and 844 Keys Microtonal MIDI Keyboard Synthesizers

... built for standalone portable music making

  • works with standard MIDI hardware and computers via MIDI interface
  • outputs tuned or untuned MIDI data
  • Built-in General MIDI Synthesizer (128 Patches x 2 Banks)
  • Built-in 22W Stereo Amplifier with Volume Control
  • Built-in 2-Way Crossover Speaker System
  • 1/4'' Stereo Headphone Jack
  • 1/4'' Line Out Stereo Jack
  • 1/4'' Line In Stereo Jack
  • includes all features listed above for TPX2 · TPX4 · TPX6 — e.g. TPX2s is TPX2 with the addition of a built-in synthesizer and amplifier, so that the unit becomes stand-alone, containing all that is needed to play and hear microtonal music at the flip of a switch.

TPX2s $129900

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TPX4s $189900

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User Manual
TPX6s

1266 Keys Microtonal MIDI Keyboard Synthesizer

"... to standard 88-key pianos what Yankee Stadium is to a Little League park" — The New York Times

... built for standalone microtonal music making

  • Built-in General MIDI Synthesizer (128 Patches x 2 Banks)
  • Built-in 22W Stereo Amplifier with Volume Control
  • Built-in 2-Way Crossover Speaker System
  • 1/4'' Stereo Headphone Jack
  • 1/4'' Line Out Stereo Jack
  • 1/4'' Line In Stereo Jack
  • works with standard MIDI hardware and computers via MIDI interface
  • outputs tuned or untuned MIDI data
  • General MIDI compatible
  • MEMORY: 32 full range programmable tunings using TPXE
  • PRECISION: 14-bit pitch bend resolution = 0.01¢
  • 4 FADERS: panning, modulation, volume, and velocity
  • JOYSTICK: control global parameter assigned to fader 1 (optional)
  • LIVE CONTROL: waveform ADSR and equalization, modulation parameters, Time Variant Filtering, reverb, pitch bend range
  • 4x20 DISPLAY: shows preset, tuning, bank, patch, polyphony, and synthesizer parameter values
  • JOG DIAL: select and enter preset program parameters
  • 16 POLYPHONY SWITCHES: from 1 to 16 voices
  • 16 PATCH BUTTONS: store and recall synth banks and patches
  • 16 TUNING TABLE BUTTONS: store and recall tuning tables
  • MIDI IN / program: connect to computer or external controller
  • MIDI OUT (tuned): connect to GM tone module for tuned output
  • MIDI THRU (out untuned): connect to computer or external module for untuned output and external control
  • SUSTAIN PEDAL: connect a damper pedal to this 1/4'' mono jack to control MIDI sustain
  • VELOCITY, VOLUME PEDALS: connect Lo-Z (25K) mono volume pedals to these 1/4'' jacks to control MIDI key velocity and MIDI volume
  • POWER: 12V DC input
  • EXPANSION BAY: space for future hardware additions
  • includes international switching power supply and 2 free MIDI cables

TPX6s is not just TPX6 with the addition of a built-in synthesizer and amplifier; its interface is substantially enhanced with synthesizer parameter controls and a joystick fader override. This is the best solution available for stand-alone microtonal music making.

User Manual

TPX6s $249900 Quantity