Piano.fm

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How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.

Execution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Music sounds nice

    From 1 comment
    • That's funny, but there is no information whatsoever who did it by which means and for what purpuse. The pieces sound nice, but there seems to be an issue with the relative…
      Rochus on HN
  • Sheet-music display idea is good

    From 1 comment
    • It's a great idea actually. From my humble point of view (as a trained musician and former producer), the following features would be great: - since it's called "endless" and has…
      Rochus on HN

Objections

  • Relative loudness of voices is uneven; some voices barely audible

    From 2 comments
    • That's funny, but there is no information whatsoever who did it by which means and for what purpuse. The pieces sound nice, but there seems to be an issue with the relative…
      Rochus on HN
    • The music is rendered to mp3, isn't it? Do you render it in realtime or is the composition/rendering process ahead of the current performance? Have you noticed that sometimes one…
      Rochus on HN
  • Autoplay and track switching were buggy

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for your effort. The three download buttons work. According to the button state, the music should play when I come to the site, but it doesn't. If I press the button…
      Rochus on HN
  • Piano sound not natural enough

    From 2 comments
    • It's a great idea actually. From my humble point of view (as a trained musician and former producer), the following features would be great: - since it's called "endless" and has…
      Rochus on HN
    • Great. The piano sounds better now (though for a "natural" piano a lot of other aspects like damper noises, resonant strings, etc. have to be considered). You could try to…
      Rochus on HN

Requests

  • Download as mp3, midi or abc

    From 1 comment
    • It's a great idea actually. From my humble point of view (as a trained musician and former producer), the following features would be great: - since it's called "endless" and has…
      Rochus on HN
  • Better piano sound such as Pianoteq

    From 1 comment
    • It's a great idea actually. From my humble point of view (as a trained musician and former producer), the following features would be great: - since it's called "endless" and has…
      Rochus on HN
  • Continuous playback without stopping

    From 1 comment
    • It's a great idea actually. From my humble point of view (as a trained musician and former producer), the following features would be great: - since it's called "endless" and has…
      Rochus on HN
  • Show notes on sheet music as audio plays

    From 1 comment
    • Thank you for your interest and feedback. Yes it is rendered to mp3. Notagen creates an ABC file, which I then convert to MIDI and then to mp3. I also convert the ABC file to svg…
      ca98am79 on HN

Questions

  • Is audio rendered in realtime or ahead of time?

    From 1 comment
    • The music is rendered to mp3, isn't it? Do you render it in realtime or is the composition/rendering process ahead of the current performance? Have you noticed that sometimes one…
      Rochus on HN

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