I suggest adding an explanation what what the game is about (or fix the "How it works" link)
Amazing fail by me, there is a little blog post with some details and visualizations: http://makaroni4.com/2017/07/10/guitar-bro/
Guitar browser game with a real guitar
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Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#32I feel kinda stupid - how is this supposed to work? Microphone input? (Does it only work in Chrome?)
Yep, it works only in Chrome (it should show a note in non-chrome browser).
Problem is only Chrome allows tuning FFT precision now.
More details here: http://makaroni4.com/2017/07/10/guitar-bro/
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#33If you don't have a guitar, you can use a use a piano (or a virtual piano in the phone) or even sing. I think it's not clear enough when you hit the note or when you miss it. It has some animation, but it's confusing. Anyway, I need more lives :( Can I have a sandbox mode where I can try forever?
Thanks for the amazing feedback, when developing the game we were singing all the time! :)
Yep, I'll add sandbox mode today/tmrw!
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#34Nice, but a little hard if you don't yet have chords associated by name and I'm missing background music/tempo to keep track. Personally I'm really fond of the Rocksmith game for learning guitar. It's like Guitar Hero, but with your own real guitar (and interactive lessons). I have no real ambition (or talent) for playing musical instruments, but somehow it lets me enjoy music interactively at my skill level while al…
Thanks for making me aware of Rocksmith. Wish there were more games which teach a real skill!
Rockband 3 with Pro Guitar?
http://www2.fender.com/experience/fender-tone/introducing-th...
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#35I feel kinda stupid - how is this supposed to work? Microphone input? (Does it only work in Chrome?)
Yep, it works only in Chrome (it should show a note in non-chrome browser). Problem is only Chrome allows tuning FFT precision now. More details here: http://makaroni4.com/2017/07/10/guitar-bro/
> Problem is only Chrome allows tuning FFT precision now.
This is plain wrong.
Source: I maintain the Web Audio API in Firefox.
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#36Nice idea, a good way to learn the actual notes of the frets, which a lot of gamey guitar apps miss.
BPM settings seem a little odd. Some samples race along at 60 bpm.
Displaying the 12th fret instead of open string makes it unnecessarily difficult.
I'd love to see this grow and improve into a really cool app!
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for making me aware of Rocksmith. Wish there were more games which teach a real skill!
Rockband 3 with Pro Guitar? http://www2.fender.com/experience/fender-tone/introducing-th...
I have the pro guitar and played with RB3 before Rocksmith - Rocksmith is an order of magnitude better for someone who is still learning (and I think that's 90% of the target market).
The only advantage of RB3 is the ability to play together with plastic instrument aficionados, but the unforgiving implementation of the real guitar experience just made it not fun for me.
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#38This is an interesting idea to me. I'm also working on some web music-learning ideas so I thought I would check this out. I have played guitar for about 20 years but found this game to be nearly impossible. Granted, I don't know the fretboard well, I tend to be more of a chord-strummer, tab reader type.
I found that just when I was starting to succeed at hitting a note or two, the game ended. I tried using a lower tempo, but that did not seem to extend the duration of the game.
I also agree somewhat with a previous (controversial, deleted commenter) that the use of "bro" in the title of the game is off-putting. To many, the word bro may not register as negative, but when you live outside of the testosterone-fuelled brotherdom, it sticks out like an unwelcoming red flag.
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, it works only in Chrome (it should show a note in non-chrome browser). Problem is only Chrome allows tuning FFT precision now. More details here: http://makaroni4.com/2017/07/10/guitar-bro/
> Problem is only Chrome allows tuning FFT precision now. This is plain wrong. Source: I maintain the Web Audio API in Firefox.
Sorry, my bad. I meant you can't set FFTSIZE higher than 2048 and we need at least 8192 to identify notes correctly (at least in Safari). Does Firefox allow higher FFTSIZE than the default?
Re: Guitar browser game with a real guitar
#40If you don't have a guitar, you can use a use a piano (or a virtual piano in the phone) or even sing. I think it's not clear enough when you hit the note or when you miss it. It has some animation, but it's confusing. Anyway, I need more lives :( Can I have a sandbox mode where I can try forever?
Here you go, I've added Sandbox and Survival mode you can choose from. Is "Survival" the right word to indicate that game has "health"? (I'm so far away from gaming haha)