Looks awesome! Gonna try it out when I get home. I'm sure you're already familiar with Yousician - what would you say your app will have that they don't?
Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
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Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
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Lol, I've never even seen at VexFlow before, or if I have I've forgotten about it. But from a quick scan I think FATpick's tablature view is a little different what VexFlow does. FATpick's view is like a "piano-roll" - the x-axis maps directly to time such that the notes scroll from right to left at a constant rate, with the width of each "bubble" directly corresponding to the duration of that note. VexFlow does "tra…
I think stave+tab would be ideal. What little guitar I've picked up has actually been stave notation, but I've got a lot of missing chords in my knowledge base- having the tab right there by the notes/chords would help me master new chords...
Actually, as you probably already know, there's a third notation that is commonly used for chords, like these things - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chord+box&iax=images&ia=images
That's also on the roadmap. Right now FATpick renders chords just like any other set of notes in tablature, which is less than ideal once you have much experience with playing chords at all.
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
#33Hi everyone. I'd like to introduce you to a side project I've been working on for a little while now. FATpick ( https://www.fatpick.com/ ) is a practice tool for guitar (and bass) that helps you learn to play new songs, improve your skills and stay motivated to keep playing. It's an auto-scrolling tablature viewer, synchronized with backing tracks, that listens as you play along with any guitar, providing immediate f…
I spent a while trying to figure out if this was free (not just to download, but to use fully) or would require some kind of paid account. Maybe you could make that clearer?
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
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Thanks. I just double checked on High Sierra and I'm not seeing the problem but I don't have a Mojave install in front of me right now so I can't troubleshoot it immediately. Are you seeing that problem when opening the DMG or the app itself? Does it help to use the right-click-and-choose-open approach? For what it is worth you can download (a zipped version of) the .app file directly from https://www.fatpick.com/rel…
Is the app both signed (and notarized)? - if not you will have to CTRL + Right click -> open to run the unsigned code.
It is signed with a valid developer ID associated with the same LLC mentioned on the site (and that owns the domain), so you can be reasonably certain that the app you are running is the one that we (I) created.
It is not yet notarized, but only because of my own ignorance of the implications of that. (In my defense the notarization thing is a relatively new policy.)
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
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I agree with this. I didn't see any mention of this either.
Thanks. I don't always reference "Guitar Pro" by name. Do you think that specific phrase would catch your eye or be more significant for you? I.e. is "import Guitar Pro tabs" substantially more meaningful to you than, say, "import custom tabs"?
Absolutely. In fact make sure to mention which Guitar Oro formats as they've got so many and it's irritating to have to keep track of them all.
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
#36Looks awesome! Gonna try it out when I get home. I'm sure you're already familiar with Yousician - what would you say your app will have that they don't?
Moxie.
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
#37Hi everyone. I'd like to introduce you to a side project I've been working on for a little while now. FATpick ( https://www.fatpick.com/ ) is a practice tool for guitar (and bass) that helps you learn to play new songs, improve your skills and stay motivated to keep playing. It's an auto-scrolling tablature viewer, synchronized with backing tracks, that listens as you play along with any guitar, providing immediate f…
I spent a while trying to figure out if this was free (not just to download, but to use fully) or would require some kind of paid account. Maybe you could make that clearer?
That's great feedback, thanks.
To clarify: it is totally free to download and use right now and will continue to be for at least several months. Eventually payment will be required, probably in the form of a subscription plan.
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is the app both signed (and notarized)? - if not you will have to CTRL + Right click -> open to run the unsigned code.
It is signed with a valid developer ID associated with the same LLC mentioned on the site (and that owns the domain), so you can be reasonably certain that the app you are running is the one that we (I) created. It is not yet notarized, but only because of my own ignorance of the implications of that. (In my defense the notarization thing is a relatively new policy.)
basically it is just:
xcrun altool --notarize-app --primary-bundle-id "com.your.bundleid" --username "username" --password "password" --file "/path/to/installbundle"
Wait for apple to approve it.
Then staple it.
[1] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizin...
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
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Essentially yes, and thank you. Being able to leverage WebAudio was a major factor in the decision to use Electron. To be honest at first I was thinking of Electron/WebAudio as a prototyping tool that I would only use for a proof-of-concept, but I've been pleasantly surprised by its performance and capabilities. So far I haven't found a compelling reason to change. When you don't need to worry about cross-browser com…
Cool project, wish I could try it! Given that it's Electron, is there a reason you don't have a Linux version?
Mostly the opportunity cost relative to other things to spend time on. But you're right. It should just work on Linux too.
There may be some platform-specific quirks to work out, but you are not the first person to ask for this. If you contact me at rod@ or via the form on the website I would be happy to hook you up with a Linux build to try out.
If nothing else I could probably offer a not-officially-supported Linux version if enough people are interested in that.
Re: Show HN: A guitar tab viewer that listens
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree with this. I didn't see any mention of this either.
Thanks. I don't always reference "Guitar Pro" by name. Do you think that specific phrase would catch your eye or be more significant for you? I.e. is "import Guitar Pro tabs" substantially more meaningful to you than, say, "import custom tabs"?
Not the original poster, but absolutely. "Import custom tabs" is pretty vague in my eyes, and reading it just makes me think that the tool simply has a way to work with your own custom tabs. Just from reading it, I would've never guessed that it supports Guitar Pro tab import.