[sdiy] Kickstarter - capacitive multitouch overlays for keyboard

[cheater00 .]

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:41 PM, cheater00 . <cheater00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I came across this thing, and think it's an absolutely amazing idea:
>
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/instrumentslab/touchkeys-multi-touch-musical-keyboard?ref=recommended
>
> You get capacitive sensing boards which you stick on your current
> keyboard whatever that is (even piano). You connect stuff via a PCB.
> It sends out OSS and MIDI and whatnot.
>
> You can move your fingers up and down or left and right and the thing responds.
>
> Just watch the video!
>
> Cheers,
> D.

Does everyone think this item is good value? At $13 per key it seems a
bit pricey, but I've never made something like this and don't know if
manufacturing it might be overly expensive for some reason. It just
seems like it's a simple board with a cheap uC, and it feels like $13
should cover a few, not just one.

D.