Harmopark
Languages and libraries
music theory tool
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 2 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Intuitive and fun to use
From 1 comment
Really cool! And not only that but very intuitive and fun to use. I can see a lot of music makers who lack the theoretical background get great results out of this.
quakenul on HN
Handy for songwriting
From 1 comment
Very handy for songwriting. Great work :)
rglover on HN
Arpeggios and loop generation sound good
From 1 comment
Now I've spent some time with harmopark, let me share some thoughts. Experience is somewhat clumsy on laptops without mouse. Maybe in 'select mode' the left click could also…
veli_joza on HN
Objections
Hexagons hard to hit on small screens
From 1 comment
This is really neat. I would however watch a screencast or two where you use it, to get a better idea of what to do Btw on a iPhone se the hexagons are a little hard to hit. I’m…
marmaduke on HN
Touch screen multi-touch not working
From 1 comment
Just to follow up on the first issue: my laptop has a touch screen. The framework I use (Love2D, which is built on SDL2) can detect this and receives multiple simultaneous…
veli_joza on HN
Synth sounds need improvement
From 1 comment
Now I've spent some time with harmopark, let me share some thoughts. Experience is somewhat clumsy on laptops without mouse. Maybe in 'select mode' the left click could also…
veli_joza on HN
Right-click to select notes is unintuitive
From 1 comment
Very interesting, I'll definitely play with it for a bit! I came across this concept of "lattice" about a year ago too, with this beautiful song using it:…
williamdclt on HN
Requests
Screencast or demo videos
From 1 comment
This is really neat. I would however watch a screencast or two where you use it, to get a better idea of what to do Btw on a iPhone se the hexagons are a little hard to hit. I’m…
marmaduke on HN
Sound settings more accessible
From 2 comments
Now I've spent some time with harmopark, let me share some thoughts. Experience is somewhat clumsy on laptops without mouse. Maybe in 'select mode' the left click could also…
veli_joza on HNFelicidades, se nota que le has puesto mucho trabajo! - personalmente, creo que usar dos colores (azul/rojo o verde/azul) seria más claro que usar solo rojo, aunque entiendo que…
slx26 on HN
Chromatic keyboard layout alongside lattice
From 1 comment
Neat. I think it would benefit from having a traditional keyboard/chromatic layout alongside the hex lattice. Sometimes I want just one note that would easier to grab off the…
i_am_proteus on HN
MIDI input and output
From 1 comment
Hey Pedro, Awesome work. Some 'notes' (pun intended): - demo mode, click it to load a set of chords to show what the end result would look / sound like - real time midi output…
jacquesm on HN
Questions
Does it work on Firefox?
From 2 comments
should this work on Firefox (60.6)?
holri on HNFor me it does not work on Firefox 66.0.
ktpsns on HN
Resources to learn about this music theory area
From 1 comment
this is truly really cool! are there any resources you'd recommend to learn more about this area of music theory?
zach43 on HN
Alternatives named
Tonnetz
From 2 comments
Very interesting, I'll definitely play with it for a bit! I came across this concept of "lattice" about a year ago too, with this beautiful song using it:…
williamdclt on HNhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz
scroblart on HN
Hexpress (Android hexagonal instrument by a commenter)
From 1 comment
Somewhat related - here's my hexagonal musical instrument for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.castlewrath.hexpress Unlike Harmopark's focus on…
veli_joza on HN