RiffBank
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guitar tab search
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive reverse riff search that finds matching songs
From 3 comments
Wow, this is genius. I just searched the intro riff of Smoke on The Water and was impressed and surprised to see so many other bands that have the same riff in many different…
DigitalSea on HNThis is incredibly cool. Great work.
lightyrs on HNWorks! Well done tech. Get your marketing department to sanitize for prudes, if you care for the prude market.
sssbc on HN
Interface needs better input box and mobile support
From 2 comments
I love this idea and would find it a very useful tool, well done. I think that textarea input box is key - you should invest time making it look good and easy to use. Could you…
dphnx on HNVery nice but it sucks on mobile.
antonio0 on HN
Objections
Results are poorly ranked and grouped
From 1 comment
This is very well done, though I think the results could be better organized. For example, if I enter the opening riff to Bullet Hole by The Haunted (http://bit.ly/1bnTBFg), it…
bryans on HN
Misses matches due to mis-transcribed tabs
From 2 comments
It didn't find Stairway though, unless I'm remembering the intro wrong: ``` 5--5--7--7-- -5-----5---- --5-----5--- 7-----6----- ------------ ------------ ```
anthonyb on HNInteresting - if I click through to the tab found via your link (http://www.guitaretab.com/l/ledzeppelin/30410.html?no_takeover), the first bars look to me like they should match…
anthonyb on HN
Sloppy and anal labels in the UI are offensive
From 2 comments
"Anal" "Goldilocks" "Sloppy" close tab
bitlord_219 on HN"Anal" on it's own isn't that bad, although you will be excluding everyone who doesn't know the Freudian term. Juxtaposing it with "sloppy" is going too far. Even if you're not…
JonnieCache on HN
Requests
Search by intervals instead of hard-coded notes
From 3 comments
Maybe it should work by intervals because then it'll also work if you enter a riff in a different key than the original.
valtron on HNYou wouldn't need synonyms if you record the intervals instead of the notes.
sp332 on HNNice! I was thinking of adding a feature like this to my animated-guitar-tabs site Soundslice (http://www.soundslice.com/). I've got time-synced data for each note in a song,…
adrianh on HN
Better input box that auto-expands
From 1 comment
I love this idea and would find it a very useful tool, well done. I think that textarea input box is key - you should invest time making it look good and easy to use. Could you…
dphnx on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
Wow, this is genius. I just searched the intro riff of Smoke on The Water and was impressed and surprised to see so many other bands that have the same riff in many different…
DigitalSea on HN
Questions
How does it work under the hood
From 1 comment
Wow, this is genius. I just searched the intro riff of Smoke on The Water and was impressed and surprised to see so many other bands that have the same riff in many different…
DigitalSea on HN
Alternatives named
Soundslice
From 1 comment
Nice! I was thinking of adding a feature like this to my animated-guitar-tabs site Soundslice (http://www.soundslice.com/). I've got time-synced data for each note in a song,…
adrianh on HN
Guitar Hero
From 1 comment
Couldn't agree more. It was one of the weird UI things that I struggled with initially. It's a bit confusing - and honestly a lot of people don't even realize that it is an input…
ryrobes on HN