Chord Nebula
Learning and science
music theory practice
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3 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Fun, useful for practicing chord progressions
From 3 comments
This was kinda cool once I got it working! It reminds me of the terminal learn to type games. I made an app to help learn chords and keys too:…
joel-birchler on HNgod, the serendipity in HN sometimes is out of this world. im desperate to pratice chord progression in a more hands on way, hope this help me! ty
boredemployee on HNnice game! I think it would be better from an education standpoint if the roman numerals were at the bottom of the circle and you didn't include the spelling of the chords. I…
brianvoll on HN
Objections
Requiring a MIDI keyboard limits the audience
From 2 comments
Congrats on launching! Limiting this to work only with folks who have MIDI keyboards attached to their machines probably cuts your audience down by 99.9999%. Especially here on…
nlh on HNAgree - this is something I'd be interested in trying out, but I don't have a MIDI keyboard.
rybosworld on HN
MIDI device selection and browser setup were confusing
From 3 comments
No drop down options exist for MIDI keyboard?
kaines on HNI’d love to try this. But… I’ve connected my Yamaha P-515 electric piano to my iPad, and it doesn’t show in the app’s “MIDI keyboard” dropdown. Lots of Googling comes up with…
stevoski on HNThis was kinda cool once I got it working! It reminds me of the terminal learn to type games. I made an app to help learn chords and keys too:…
joel-birchler on HN
Requests
Support for virtual MIDI keyboards or non-MIDI input
From 3 comments
I do think it would be nice to let me back up to even a janky keyboard input? not sure if anyone has good mapping for that.
nemomarx on HNIf you really want to try it, you can use a virtual MIDI keyboard. I made one (BloopKeys for iPhone) but there are others around.
joel-birchler on HNThere's probably a solution that creates a virtual midi device given a keyboard. But it seems a bit counterproductive to train on a weird setup. You don't want to contaminate…
TZubiri on HN
Clearer instructions on MIDI input
From 1 comment
This was kinda cool once I got it working! It reminds me of the terminal learn to type games. I made an app to help learn chords and keys too:…
joel-birchler on HN
A demo video
From 1 comment
I agree with you functionality wise, but a video showing it in use would be a good idea so those of us away from our midi devices can at least see it in action.
andkenneth on HN
Questions
Does it work on iPhone or iPad browsers
From 2 comments
This was kinda cool once I got it working! It reminds me of the terminal learn to type games. I made an app to help learn chords and keys too:…
joel-birchler on HNI’d love to try this. But… I’ve connected my Yamaha P-515 electric piano to my iPad, and it doesn’t show in the app’s “MIDI keyboard” dropdown. Lots of Googling comes up with…
stevoski on HN
Alternatives named
Yousician
From 1 comment
I believe this is how Yousician works.
criddell on HN
SimplyPiano
From 1 comment
Neat project. I’ve been using SimplyPiano on iPad for about a year and it’s great for learning sight reading, scales, and chords. I recommend it for anyone seeking to improve…
block_dagger on HN
Rocksmith
From 1 comment
The old Rocksmith games included a bunch of guitar games. I don’t know if they were fun, but they definitely helped me learn to move around the fretboard without looking.
criddell on HN