Babeloop
Learning and science
music sight-reading training
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful tool for finding sight reading practice
From 2 comments
This is so cool. I was actively looking for something just like this! Thx!
csw-001 on HNThis is great! Thanks for making and sharing it :)
yusefnapora on HN
Cool idea, fun to try
From 1 comment
A cool feature would be to take keyboard input. Either 'abcdefg' typed in or else one of those skeuomorphic layouts used by DAWs. Or else even better, if it supported webmidi so…
throw_away on HN
Objections
Sight reading is about chunks and patterns, not reading single notes
From 1 comment
If you want to develop this, generate simple melodies and make a play along feature. For the record: I am a professional musician (bassoon player in a symphony orchestra). Sight…
bjoli on HN
No sound or audio playback yet
From 1 comment
A cool feature would be to take keyboard input. Either 'abcdefg' typed in or else one of those skeuomorphic layouts used by DAWs. Or else even better, if it supported webmidi so…
throw_away on HN
Requests
Keyboard or MIDI input support
From 1 comment
A cool feature would be to take keyboard input. Either 'abcdefg' typed in or else one of those skeuomorphic layouts used by DAWs. Or else even better, if it supported webmidi so…
throw_away on HN
Play tones when notes are pressed
From 1 comment
A cool feature would be to take keyboard input. Either 'abcdefg' typed in or else one of those skeuomorphic layouts used by DAWs. Or else even better, if it supported webmidi so…
throw_away on HN
Upload own music via MusicXML
From 1 comment
Have you considered letting the user upload their own song? I’m working on a WebMIDI based wait-for-input piano/keyboard app, like Flowkey, but bring your own music with MusicXML…
capecodes on HN
Random melody generation and play-along mode
From 2 comments
If you want to develop this, generate simple melodies and make a play along feature. For the record: I am a professional musician (bassoon player in a symphony orchestra). Sight…
bjoli on HNWhat I meant was that sight reading has very little do do with knowing which note a note is. This is more about learning the basics of reading. I practice 1-2 hours of scales and…
bjoli on HN
Questions
Would the app detect what the player plays, requiring MIDI?
From 1 comment
> Being able to generate weird melodies to challenge all the combinations you have stored in your brain (...) pretty much dice rolls on paper Thanks for the follow-up! In your…
bambax on HN
Alternatives named
Flowkey
From 2 comments
Have you considered letting the user upload their own song? I’m working on a WebMIDI based wait-for-input piano/keyboard app, like Flowkey, but bring your own music with MusicXML…
capecodes on HNYeah ok but MIDI files can be extremely complex, with different note lengths, timing, chords, etc. etc. It would be impossible to "play" on a web interface, only with a keyboard.…
bambax on HN