Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday • Hacker News Board

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by wayneyeager » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 6:38 AM UTC

My attempt at Dueling Banjos: http://goo.gl/doodle/gsW2

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by BSeward » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 6:44 AM UTC

It looks like Alexander Chen played a large role in this. He was responsible for the NYC MTA conductor piece that made the rounds earlier this year: http://blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/

Cool to see how this concept and code have evolved into something new.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by tintin » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 6:44 AM UTC

Looks like they were inspired by this: http://www.mta.me/ (already mentioned on HN)

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by kprobst » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 6:46 AM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #38

kprobst wrote: post #4

It works on Chrome but not on Firefox. Interesting.

As other commenters mentioned, it requires flash for sound. Any flashblocker or clicktoflash will render the page mute (like on my Safari). Maybe you have one of those installed?

Ah yes, Flashblock. I didn't see the little icon on the page, so it didn't cross my mind.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by tzury » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:06 AM UTC

The problem with those amazing crafts is that they disappear the day later, and you cannot get a cached version of them.

at http://www.google.com/logos/index.html you only have a static version of it, (see Martha Graham's 117th Birthday for instance).

Dear googlers on HN, is there anything you guys can do about this?

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by anony_moose16 » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:20 AM UTC

random noodling http://goo.gl/doodle/a85r

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by InclinedPlane » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:24 AM UTC

bfung wrote: post #7

also has keyboard commands, across the rows: do re mi fa so la ti do re mi q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l ; z x c v b n m , . / Edit: If anyone cares to figure out the recorded encoding scheme, could probably "record" or program a tune. ex: http://www.google.com/webhp?tune= song here> ex, do-re-mi from Sound of music http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=IAZxghAmCEEYYYZgQGAMMEMwARh... ex: chopsticks http://www.goog…

Note: I'm pretty sure the keyboard commands only work in record mode.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by joelhaus » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:36 AM UTC

nostrademons wrote: post #32

yahelc wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's my shot at Heart and Soul. http://goo.gl/doodle/qyOQ

Handel Sonata: http://goo.gl/doodle/lAT0 Metallica: http://goo.gl/doodle/6H8G Noodling around with some chords: http://goo.gl/doodle/KqQb

Kudos on One! Made my night, thanks.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by revorad » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:53 AM UTC

forgingahead wrote: post #36

La Vie En Rose: http://goo.gl/doodle/gSAz It stops recording after a bit - I had the whole song too! Haha this is great *Edit: Last part to complete the song, because it was bugging me: http://goo.gl/doodle/aEl1 And, quickie Imperial March: http://goo.gl/doodle/D6ce

I'm being extra slow this morning... errr how do you play back recordings?

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by Matt_Cutts » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:57 AM UTC

tzury wrote: post #45

The problem with those amazing crafts is that they disappear the day later, and you cannot get a cached version of them. at http://www.google.com/logos/index.html you only have a static version of it, (see Martha Graham's 117th Birthday for instance). Dear googlers on HN, is there anything you guys can do about this?

Some logos get their own page, e.g. http://www.google.com/pacman/

I'm sorry that posting this link may lower productivity for a bunch of people. :)