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interactive sheet music
SHOW HN2013
275points
130comments
#42of 1,739 in 2013
Top 3%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
20 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 10 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Design: 6 for, 4 againstIdea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool concept for following sheet music with a recording.
From 3 comments
Absolutely love it. Maybe additionally highlight the notes that are currently played. And have you tried scrolling the sheet instead of moving the 'now' indicator? And who are…
Sujan on HNWow, that's the best I've felt all day. Truly lost myself in the piece trying to follow the red line and tease the individual notes out of my perception. Here's the example I was…
ra88it on HNI like it. I have a few suggestions (full disclosure: I haven't played music since high school). It would be nice if the key and time signature could remain onscreen as the sheet…
bcj on HN
Useful as a learning tool for piano students.
From 1 comment
As a guy who is learning the piano but doesn't know how to read sheet music very well, I'm really excited about this as a learning tool. Would it be possible to show the letter…
chrisd1100 on HN
Objections
Page turning is jarring and the cursor movement is distracting.
From 3 comments
I really like this and would use it at a concert, but the page turning is very jarring. Having the time sig fixed while the sheet scrolls like some sort of symphony hero would be…
nazgulnarsil on HNFirst of all: über-cool. Minor bug, Beethoven's 5th was off by a measure for me. (Goldberg variation was spot-on). Also, right/left arrow keys aren't skipping measures (as the…
crazygringo on HNI like it. I have a few suggestions (full disclosure: I haven't played music since high school). It would be nice if the key and time signature could remain onscreen as the sheet…
bcj on HN
Sync is slightly off in some browsers and some pieces.
From 2 comments
First of all: über-cool. Minor bug, Beethoven's 5th was off by a measure for me. (Goldberg variation was spot-on). Also, right/left arrow keys aren't skipping measures (as the…
crazygringo on HNWow, that's the best I've felt all day. Truly lost myself in the piece trying to follow the red line and tease the individual notes out of my perception. Here's the example I was…
ra88it on HN
Arrow keys skip wrong amounts compared to the documented behaviour.
From 2 comments
First of all: über-cool. Minor bug, Beethoven's 5th was off by a measure for me. (Goldberg variation was spot-on). Also, right/left arrow keys aren't skipping measures (as the…
crazygringo on HNI like this. I’m not as impressed with it as many others seem to be, since I’ve worked with Encore and Sibelius a lot and they have almost this exact feature. That is, they play…
roryokane on HN
Requests
Scrolling instead of page turns.
From 2 comments
I like it. I have a few suggestions (full disclosure: I haven't played music since high school). It would be nice if the key and time signature could remain onscreen as the sheet…
bcj on HNAbsolutely love it. Maybe additionally highlight the notes that are currently played. And have you tried scrolling the sheet instead of moving the 'now' indicator? And who are…
Sujan on HN
Keep key and time signatures on screen.
From 2 comments
I like it. I have a few suggestions (full disclosure: I haven't played music since high school). It would be nice if the key and time signature could remain onscreen as the sheet…
bcj on HNI really like this and would use it at a concert, but the page turning is very jarring. Having the time sig fixed while the sheet scrolls like some sort of symphony hero would be…
nazgulnarsil on HN
Highlight currently played notes or instruments.
From 2 comments
Absolutely love it. Maybe additionally highlight the notes that are currently played. And have you tried scrolling the sheet instead of moving the 'now' indicator? And who are…
Sujan on HNThe colors would be both aesthetically pleasant (i'd go with pastels) and make it immediately obvious what you're looking at. You could also put the labels next to the note chart…
nazgulnarsil on HN
Support user-uploaded scores.
From 2 comments
Have you thought about adding Lilypond import? http://lilypond.org/ That way you could allow users to upload their own songs.
zhemao on HNAs a guy who is learning the piano but doesn't know how to read sheet music very well, I'm really excited about this as a learning tool. Would it be possible to show the letter…
chrisd1100 on HN
Questions
Does it sync with YouTube recordings?
From 1 comment
Nicely done! Do you consider synchronizing scores with recordings on YouTube? We've built a similar thing at http://particellissima.net at the Classical Music Hack Day in Vienna.…
hnote on HN
Is the partitioning done automatically?
From 1 comment
Did you enter the pieces/recordings manually or does it automatically analyze the piece and score? Either way, it would be cool to see a writeup about how you implemented this.
jzila on HN
Alternatives named
Soundslice
From 1 comment
This is very cool! Also check out Soundslice (http://www.soundslice.com/), which does the same thing for YouTube videos and MP3s. Demo: http://www.soundslice.com/demo/
adrianh on HN
Encore and Sibelius playback
From 1 comment
I like this. I’m not as impressed with it as many others seem to be, since I’ve worked with Encore and Sibelius a lot and they have almost this exact feature. That is, they play…
roryokane on HN
Particellissima
From 1 comment
Nicely done! Do you consider synchronizing scores with recordings on YouTube? We've built a similar thing at http://particellissima.net at the Classical Music Hack Day in Vienna.…
hnote on HN