Virtual Piano is a program that enables you to play piano or any other available instruments with your computer keyboard. Well, it's not the most convenient thing, but it's better that nothing. Alternatively, check out MIDI controllers such as this.
| zsxdcvgbhnjm | C C# D ... through B, first octave |
| q2w3er5t6y7u | C C# D ... through B, second octave |
| i9o0p[=] BACKSPACE BACKSLASH | C C# D ... through B, third octave |
| spacebar | pedal |
| left/right arrow | change instrument (out of 128 instruments) |
| page up/down | change octave offset |
| enter | reset (stop all notes) |
Before downloading, you will need to have Java runtime environment. The minimum release version of the JRE is unknown, but if you have JRE 1.5 probably you're fine. Java JRE can be downloaded at: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
You also need to have Java soundbank, that can be downloaded from any
of these links:
Minimal (0.35 MB) /
Midsize (1.09 MB) /
Deluxe (4.92 MB)
Unzip the file, and put the file in your "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\lib\audio" folder
or a similar folder depending on your Java JRE version and your
operating system.
Then, download Virtual Piano: VirtualPiano.jar
Note that different computers may produce different sounds.
There is no license for this program. If you're happy using this program, I'm happy too. And if you're not, feel free to fix or modify the program. Feel free to use the program for other purposes.
