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Re: Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go

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Post by fallingmeat »

aanet wrote: post #14
tiniuclx wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks a lot! Yeah, when I had the idea for the circle of fifths keyboard, I knew I just had to build it because it has so many benefits compared to the naive approach, especially when thinking "harmonically". Yes, there are plans for an iOS version! Godot has native support for iOS, so it should be pretty much plug-and-play. I haven't done it yet because of the developer fee that Apple charges, and because I am main…

Yes please! Plus one for an iOS version !! App looks lovely

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Re: Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go

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Post by naiquevin »

Looks really good. I've felt the need for such an app on more than one occasions. But I'll have to wait for the iOS version I guess (based on the other comment).

Aside: Following your github link led me to discover another one of your music related projects, harmony-explorer which seems quite similar to something I've wanted to build for myself.

Re: Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go

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Post by ehnto »

Interesting! How was Godot for a UI intensive application like this?

I have been using it for games and am totally enamoured by the speed, pragmatism and simplicity of the engine. I would totally use it for non-game projects.

A small aside, this reminds me of one of my first attempts at a digital side hustle, a website called "What fucking chord is this" that let you enter the notes, and get back all the different chord names.

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Post by tiniuclx »

ehnto wrote: post #36

Interesting! How was Godot for a UI intensive application like this? I have been using it for games and am totally enamoured by the speed, pragmatism and simplicity of the engine. I would totally use it for non-game projects. A small aside, this reminds me of one of my first attempts at a digital side hustle, a website called "What fucking chord is this" that let you enter the notes, and get back all the different ch…

Godot is great for UI, mostly thanks to the editor itself being made in Godot.

I've written another blog post about this very topic: https://tiniuc.com/godot-for-apps/

Re: Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go

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Post by tiniuclx »

naiquevin wrote: post #34

Looks really good. I've felt the need for such an app on more than one occasions. But I'll have to wait for the iOS version I guess (based on the other comment). Aside: Following your github link led me to discover another one of your music related projects, harmony-explorer which seems quite similar to something I've wanted to build for myself.

Thanks - it's good to know there really is demand for iOS!

Parts of Harmony Explorer are kind of still in the app to this very day, namely the modulo-12 arithmetic for notes. And once support for sounding chords is added, that will also be heavily based on how things were done in Harmony Explorer.

Re: Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go

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Post by tiniuclx »

RALaBarge wrote: post #33

This looks really cool. How long have you played the Stick? I’ve played a few stringed instruments, but I’ve never even seen one irl. I’m curious as to how you would compare playing that vs. a traditional guitar?

Hah, I did not expect _this_ question! I've been playing the Stick since 2020. Most of my technique is self-taught, or based on the book that comes with the instrument, but I did take lessons with the late Greg Howard for a while

It doesn't play anything like a traditional guitar! Some of the shapes are the same on the melody side, but you're now tapping them with your right hand instead of fretting them with your left. In a lot of ways it's more like playing the piano than any other fretboard instrument.

Lately I've been performing in a band, where the Stick slots into the traditional 'bass guitar' slot. There the technique is quite similar, a lot of the time I am playing it exactly like a bass. However it has a much bigger pallette of sounds available to you: tapping the strings (instead of plucking) creates a much more aggressive & throaty bass tone. And at the same time you can very easily play broad, airy chords, or harmony & melody.

My only wish is that it came with a sustain pedal like the piano ;)

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