Piano LED Plus is a MIDI-driven learning kit that adds an addressable LED strip above your digital piano keys, turning note-on/note-off data into a visual guide. The black controller box reads your keyboard via USB-to-Host (USB-B) or MIDI, then syncs the lesson flow with a companion app so the right notes light up at the right time. Color coding separates hands (for example green for right hand, blue for left), which makes two-hand coordination feel more like following a lane system than decoding sheet music. https://www.pianoledshop.com/
The learning loop is built around timing and accuracy: you can slow the tempo, practice one hand at a time, and use a “wait for correct notes” style flow where the system only advances when you hit the intended keys. That turns rhythm and fingering into measurable targets instead of guesswork, especially for people who are new to piano and still building motor memory. Difficulty can be scaled across multiple levels, and the same MIDI file becomes easier or harder depending on the chosen mode.
In this demo you also get a practical look at the hardware fit: the strip can be mapped for shorter keyboards and physically trimmed to match the keybed length, while still covering the standard 88-key layout when needed. The conversation is filmed at CES Las Vegas 2026, so it’s very much a booth-style walkthrough of what the system does, how it connects, and the kind of learner it targets in 2026.
A more ambitious idea comes up too: using the incoming MIDI stream not just to display “what to press,” but to support creation—recording your own playing, visualizing it back on the LEDs, and eventually offering chord/key guidance for improvisation. The current focus stays on structured learning and repeatability (record, replay, refine), but the same MIDI parsing and key mapping could later underpin scale-aware or chord-tone highlighting for composition, if the product roadmap goes there in the future.
The team describes a few years of development, a growing song catalog, and an app-first workflow across common platforms, with a basic set of free pieces and an optional premium tier for more content and modes. It’s positioned as an add-on for families who already have a digital piano and want a guided practice layer without changing the instrument itself, while keeping the complexity in firmware, MIDI handling, and the mobile/desktop app.
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