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That'd be pretty to solve with a bluetooth foot-pedal. Here are a few of the things that come to mind that…",{"value":71,"source":53,"evidence":72},"$2.99 at launch",[73,77],{"id":74,"by":75,"text":76},"1196175","sant0sk1","$2.99? I really hope you raise the price. This app looks exquisite and it provides immediate value. Well done! The iPad version could be a game changer...",{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"1196235","Major_Grooves","Nice one. Bought it now before you listen to the guys here and put it up to $50. £1.79 is a bargain! Now only if I had a piano...",{"value":82,"source":83,"evidence":84},"About 410 hours total, with 210 hours on the iPhone app","maker",[85],{"id":86,"by":11,"text":87},"1196308","Luckily, I have a precise answer to this because I have this weird habit of tracking every minute of my time on my own projects. 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What format is the purchased music? The engraving is impressive, so my…",{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"1196193","threepointone","Fan-friggin'-tastic, I especially like the attention to detail. Good job! I really suggest you kick this up to 5-10$ soon enough :) [if we can wish for ponies, I'd love for a…",{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"1196461","pchristensen","Holy cow, that's a well-made app. You dangrover are either a passionate music lover, an excellent developer, or both. Kudos - I don't even play the piano but I'm going to buy it…",{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"1196491","gxs","All I can say is wow. Not only is the app super intuitive, but genuinely useful and usable. On top of that, you have a real eye for design. Great job, I wish you the best.",{"value":127,"source":53,"evidence":128},"Great demo video and marketing site",[129,133],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"1196141","armandososa","You sir, are a genius. The app looks amazing, but your demo is simply perfect. How many takes?",{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},"1197727","WesleyJohnson","I don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch, so I can only comment based on the video on your site - but this is ridiculously awesome. The app as well as the store and website look very…",{"value":138,"source":53,"evidence":139},"Useful for learning piano",[140,144],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"1196524","levesque","That made me want to play piano again. I sucked but it looks like using it I could get better a lot faster. An ipad version would definitely be a plus. Hope you got that planned…",{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},"1196768","devin","You are a life saver! I was looking for something exactly like this and was surprised there was really nothing good out there. This is great. Thanks!",[149,161,180,184],{"value":150,"source":53,"evidence":151},"iPhone screen too small to read comfortably; iPad version needed",[152,156,157],{"id":153,"by":154,"text":155},"1196596","cj","Using timing to scroll eliminates the ability for the player to add any speed variations in a piece, which most experienced players would. It's a fun app for the common folk, but…",{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},{"id":158,"by":159,"text":160},"1197392","latortuga","You've made a pretty impressive looking app. What is your feedback like? What do your prospective users think of it? Without having used it, my first reaction is that I think it…",{"value":162,"source":53,"evidence":163},"Price too low",[164,168,172,176],{"id":165,"by":166,"text":167},"1196171","nathanh","Wow, nice work. I think $3 is way too cheap, especially compared to piano lessons. I'd easily pay $50 (I'm an Android user though).",{"id":169,"by":170,"text":171},"1196233","edtromba","Looks very pretty. Nice job. I agree with the other poster about the low price of $2.99 - that's way too low.",{"id":173,"by":174,"text":175},"1196373","scott_s","I have to agree with everyone else and say this is fantastically well done, and I think you underpriced it. I think $50 is too high, but $10 is good.",{"id":177,"by":178,"text":179},"1196479","aaronbrethorst","I disagree wholeheartedly. Make money now. Don't leave it on the table. Sell 50,000 (or 100k! or 200k!) copies at $3 or $5, and then approach sheet music copyright holders. Copy…",{"value":181,"source":53,"evidence":182},"Scrolling by timing ignores player speed variations",[183],{"id":153,"by":154,"text":155},{"value":185,"source":53,"evidence":186},"Slow page rendering and clumsy library navigation",[187],{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"1196390","squidbot","I like the app, and if there is indeed an iPad version, that would be fantastic. I played with it a bit this morning and posted a review. 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I had figured an app for the iphone that used its mic to follow a piano piece along and \"turn\" the pages…",{"id":209,"by":210,"text":211},"1196674","DrJokepu","Some really basic audio recognition should enable the software to figure out the current position on the sheet, hence making it useful for experienced players as well.",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},{"value":214,"source":53,"evidence":215},"Metronome",[216,220],{"id":217,"by":218,"text":219},"1196838","darrell","One thing I didnt see in your FAQ was whether you make time shifts based on time signature: 2\u002F4, 3\u002F4, 4\u002F4 or tempo marking: allegro, adagio, etc. Also - while I think the…",{"id":221,"by":222,"text":223},"1196109","astine","Integrate a metronome and I'm sold on it.",{"value":225,"source":53,"evidence":226},"Web-based or non-Apple version",[227,228],{"id":198,"by":199,"text":200},{"id":229,"by":230,"text":231},"1198166","petewailes","Can you make a web-based subscription version? I know people who'd never get an iPhone\u002FiPad (no real need), but who'd love this.",[233,240,247],{"value":234,"source":53,"evidence":235},"Can users upload or create their own songs?",[236],{"id":237,"by":238,"text":239},"1196124","dkokelley","Is there any way to create or upload your own songs? It looks like a very polished app, but I'd like to be able to create my own songs, or even cooler, edit songs to see what…",{"value":241,"source":53,"evidence":242},"Does the iPad have a microphone?",[243],{"id":244,"by":245,"text":246},"1196327","swlevy","Does the ipad have a microphone? It seems like that would open up a lot of doors for this kind of app (and obviously the iphone has one).",{"value":248,"source":53,"evidence":249},"How long did development take?",[250,254],{"id":251,"by":252,"text":253},"1196190","Mc_Big_G","Super cool. How long did it take you to develop the app?",{"id":255,"by":256,"text":257},"1196213","Poiesis","Strike one idea off my \"opportunities\" list. :). 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