🎹 Piano Keystrokes
Every keystroke produces a piano note. The same letter always produces the same note (scale mode), or you can set it up yourself through the key map.
Install
Search for Piano Keystrokes in the Extensions marketplace, or from VSIX:
npm install && npm run package
# then: Extensions → … → Install from VSIX
Mapping keyboard → notes
Settings → search for Piano Keystrokes, or Command Palette → Piano Keystrokes: Open Key Map Settings.
pianoKeys.mappingMode |
Perilaku |
scale (default) |
Every keystroke enters the pentatonic / major / chromatic scale |
qwerty |
Layout piano: Z X C V B N M = white keys, S D G H J = sharp |
custom |
Only the characters in pianoKeys.keyMap that are played |
Contoh pianoKeys.keyMap
{
"a": "C4",
"s": "D4",
"d": "E4",
"f": "F4",
"g": "G4",
"h": "A4",
"j": "B4",
"k": "C5",
"w": "C#4",
"e": "D#4"
}
The value can be a note name (C4, F#3, Bb4) or MIDI number (60).
In qwerty mode, the entry in keyMap overrides the default layout.
Commands
Piano Keystrokes: Toggle On/OffPiano Keystrokes: Open Key Map Settings
Status bar right: icon Piano Keystrokes.
Other settings
pianoKeys.volume — 0–1pianoKeys.scale — used when mappingMode = scale
npx vsce login irwanphan
npm run publish:vscode
# opsional Open VSX (Cursor/VSCodium):
npx ovsx publish -p <OVSX_TOKEN>
License
MIT
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