Trust me, that’s just about how everyone plays over here.
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Honestly the only thing OP’s layout looks marginally optimal for is plinking lights in SF, but you aren’t going to get an optimal feel for the main six buttons when all you’re doing is tilting the flat American layout 45 degrees. If you want the most ergonomic solution, you’re best off going with the second layout from @Darksakul’s post and ganking the top left button, like so:
http://i.imgur.com/hvLekPq.png
This would give you the most natural contour for your first three fingers without having to reposition your wrist, but you’d have to adjust your brain to expect a linear 3 when shifting down to the left. Honestly, you should expect this anyway. The whole point of piano playing is based on shifting your fingers to play sequences the most efficiently (hence going through a scale thumb-index-middle-thumb-index-middle-ring-pinky). And if you’re just looking for something straight and linear, well… you must not play in minor key like, ever. 
Sorry I just don’t see how that’s ergonomic. My wrist would be pointing toward the right and it my fingers are straight in a line when playing
I’m not sure how you come away thinking your wrist would be pointing to the right. If anything, it would come away pointing slightly to the left following a shift to the lower buttons… but that’s no different than your own layout that you posted.
Honestly I’m with other people around here… you seem a lot more interested in shooting down Japanese layouts than actually fielding and assessing constructive input. Here, just do this:
http://i.imgur.com/VxlCoZ8.png
And stop wasting everyone’s time.
Yes I’m totally uninterested in japanese layouts because they make absolutely no sense. At least to how I play
I don’t think that’s entirely correct.
Like I said before, I’m an American Straight-6 player; I don’t use the Japanese layouts, but I understand why they are they way they are, and how they make plenty of sense.
If no one else posts pictures with another explanation, I’ll take a crack at it this weekend.
However, this gets me wondering: if you’re really that uninterested in the Japanese layouts, why this discussion to begin with?
Ok, so I a few minutes to spare, so I put this together.
I used my modular ABS stick for this comparison. On the left is a Straight-6 layout (my main), on the right is the Vewlix inner-6 (I almost never use this).
Notice:
- the angle of the wrist (blue-red line) on the Straight-6 is significantly more angled to the right than that on the Vewlix, which has a more natural position, and even then, I don’t think I’m positioning my arm/hand correctly with the Vewlix
- the unnatural positioning of the thumb on the Straight-6 (directly below the index) than it is on the Vewlix, which again is a more natural relaxed state
- the arc at which the fingers are bent on the Straight-6 is different for each finger, but all fingers (index/middle/ring) are arc’ed approximately the same amount on the Vewlix
- (not pictured) using the bottom row of buttons without moving your forearm on the Straight-6 makes the difference in finger arc even more obvious/exaggerated, but all 3 fingers (index/middle/ring) all need to bend the same amount to reach the lower buttons on the Vewlix layout
Again, I use the Straight-6 because I like it and I’m used to it. But I know the Japanese layouts like the Vewlix and Astro are MUCH more natural and make much more sense; I just choose not to use them.
I don’t know, just like talking about it?