Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
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Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
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Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#2Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#3Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
Well, since it's listening to frequencies, any instrument that can be fine-tuned is "supported", but I guess they made this for instruments with cords, like guitar (explains the stratocaster-inspired name) and bass.
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#4Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
It's there on the site.
What instruments can Stratotune be used with? Stratotune is suitable be used with instruments from the brass, string and woodwind families, including acoustic, classical and electric guitar.
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#5Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
It says this on the front page, under the Specifications tab:
Instrument Types: Any instrument capable of sustaining a tone in the detection range
The pitch detection combined with the pitch pipe means that you can use it to tune almost anything tuneable. I've certainly tuned lots of weird things with Cleartune over the last couple of years. I'm not sure what this app brings to the tuner table, but I'd be interested to find out.
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#6Would adding metronome functionality make sense for this kind of app?
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#7Would adding metronome functionality make sense for this kind of app?
I think it could, but then a metronome is often a new app in itself.
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#8Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
Fair cop. This was difficult: Not wanting to clutter the description with a long list of instruments versus limiting the potential applications. Thoughts?
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#9Cool. So, I don't know anything about music, but maybe you should consider stating explicitly what instruments you support?
It says this on the front page, under the Specifications tab: Instrument Types: Any instrument capable of sustaining a tone in the detection range The pitch detection combined with the pitch pipe means that you can use it to tune almost anything tuneable. I've certainly tuned lots of weird things with Cleartune over the last couple of years. I'm not sure what this app brings to the tuner table, but I'd be interested…
Yes there is a lot of good competition already established in the tuner app area already, so its a daunting market to enter.
A lot of time was spent getting the pitch detection algorithm just right so you get a accurate and stable reading but get it quickly. This was more challenging that I first thought it would be.
Also I felt it would be good to be able to use the pitch pipe without having to keep shifting back and forth between the instrument and guitar for each string so I added an automatic mode where it plays the nearest note back based on the one you played.
So, hopefully this app will prove a worthy contender
Re: Show HN: 6 Months in, first iPhone app into app store today
#10pps. the app didn't take 6 months to develop, but its been that long since I left a full time contract to start out on my own. Also been doing some consulting work and all the other things that come along with running your own business.