Hardware keys (such as HASP or Sentinel dongles) are physical USB devices required by high-end software to prevent piracy. acts as a virtual driver that tricks the computer into believing a physical USB dongle is connected.
Furthermore, the multikey systems of this era democratized technical facility. Where once a musician spent years mastering awkward cross-fingerings to play in difficult keys, the mechanical keys simplified the physical demands, allowing for a focus on speed and articulation. This shift gave rise to the era of the virtuoso. The technical showpieces that would define the 19th multikey 1811