Piano Keystrokes
Every keystroke plays a piano note while you code — kept inside one musical pattern (blues, dorian, …) so a line of code still sounds like one song, not random beeps.
Getting started
- Install / reload the window.
- Status bar (bottom right): Piano Keystrokes.
- Type in any editor.
Toggle: click the status bar item, or Piano Keystrokes: Toggle On/Off.
Musical patterns (default)
Default mode is pattern with blues1, rooted at octave 3 (warmer than C4).
Letters cycle the pattern degrees, so many keys share the same note on purpose. With vowelChords on, vowels (a e i o u) play a triad — e.g. typing function mixes single notes and chords, all in blues/dorian/etc.
pianoKeys.pattern |
Color |
blues1 (default) |
Classic minor blues |
blues2 |
Blues + major 6th |
dorian |
Jazzy minor |
aeolian |
Natural minor |
mixolydian |
Major with flat 7 |
major |
Bright major |
pentatonicMinor / pentatonicMajor |
Always consonant |
Useful settings
| Setting |
Default |
Meaning |
pianoKeys.mappingMode |
pattern |
pattern | scale | qwerty | custom |
pianoKeys.pattern |
blues1 |
Which “song color” to cycle |
pianoKeys.baseOctave |
3 |
Lower = less shrill |
pianoKeys.octaveSpan |
1 |
Keep range tight |
pianoKeys.vowelChords |
true |
Vowels play chords |
pianoKeys.volume |
0.45 |
0–1 |
pianoKeys.keyMap |
{} |
Per-key overrides |
Open via Piano Keystrokes: Open Key Map Settings.
Custom overrides (keyMap)
Same note on several keys, or force a chord on one key:
{
"f": "C3",
"n": "C3",
"u": "C3,Eb3,G3",
"o": "F3,Ab3,C4"
}
Format: note names (C3, F#3) or MIDI (48), comma-separated for chords. Overrides win over the pattern.
Other modes
qwerty — keyboard as a small piano (lower octave).custom — only keys listed in keyMap sound.scale — legacy per-character scale mapping.
License
MIT
