Keykit

<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>
<p>Keykit (originally named "Keynote") was developed by Thompson in his spare time while he worked for AT&T. However, it was not related to his actual job there.  Keynote was originally released through the AT&T Toolchest, and
in 1995 was released as KeyKit with a license making it freely available for non-commercial use.
</p><p>Keykit is noteworthy for its versatility and expressiveness. Complex algorithmic arrangements can be produced with as much detail and sophistication as required, and the software works on multiple platforms and operating systems. It is not dependent on peripherals or sound cards from a specific vendor. These are unique advantages over similar "<a href="/facts/Music_workstation/m7PvagsN">music workstation</a>" products with the same or similar functionality for algorithmic composition and <a href="/facts/Computer_generated_music/2bS14C3D">computer generated music</a>.
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<h2 id="language-features">Language features</h2>
<ul><li>variables, functions, classes,  and <a href="/facts/Dynamic_typing/Tz0bAMS9">dynamic typing</a></li>
<li>supports <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented programming</a></li>
<li>always-active MIDI recording</li>
<li>multi-tasking environment</li>
<li>library functions and classes (both built-in and user-definable)</li>
<li>multi-platform multi-os and not dependent on specific peripherals</li></ul>
<h2 id="gui-features">GUI features</h2>
<p>Features:
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<ul><li>GUI-based multi-track sequencer</li>
<li>pop-up context menus</li>
<li>built-in and user-definable "tools"</li></ul>
<h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2>
<ul><li>interoperability: no support for <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM/OLE</a>, <a href="/facts/JACK_Audio_Connection_Kit/WAM1ALrW">Jack</a>, <a href="/facts/Virtual_Studio_Technology/gbzwJdQQ">VST</a>, <a href="/facts/ReWire/uPjpIYEm">ReWire</a></li>
<li>no support for audio processing (MIDI only)</li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Algorithmic_composition/dGeVh6GP">Algorithmic composition</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_MIDI_editors_and_sequencers/cofutrdH">List of MIDI editors and sequencers</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_music_software/rFHHUh3w">List of music software</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.nosuch.com/keykit/">Keykit Download</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nosuch.com/tjt/software.html">Tim Thompson software</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nosuch.com/tjt/tunetoys.html">Tune Toys: interactive web-based algorithmic composition</a> (based on KeyKit engine)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-O57J9W-E">Video demo of keykit from 1994</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8153">Article about KeyKit from Linux Journal, March 2005</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"At the Sounding Edge: Introducing KeyKit | Linux Journal". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24. <a href="https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8153" target="_blank">https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8153</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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