Disco Fingers
Creative
music beat maker
SHOW HN2014
114points
41comments
#246of 2,272 in 2014
Top 11%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
13 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.
Design: 6 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and easy to use, good for kids
From 4 comments
I run a Technology lab for close to 300 3-5 year olds for Head Start. I also am the consultant on app purchases for our whole agency of over 1000 students in over 50 classrooms.…
baldfat on HNCute and approachable app :) The music in first demo video, and the pattern-based sequencing reminds me of when I used to compose Mod files on an Amiga 500, which reminded me of…
spdustin on HNFun app, got into it immediately. Will test it on my niece in the weekend
Pistus on HNThis is great. I laughed out loud when I discovered that notes you throw upward off the screen eventually come back down if you throw them straight up. Definitely getting my…
ntucker on HN
Attractive design
From 2 comments
Reading their launch diary is very interesting. Most notably they write down how many downloads, and how much revenue they have had and how much is in their bank. Having never…
jastanton on HNCute and approachable app :) The music in first demo video, and the pattern-based sequencing reminds me of when I used to compose Mod files on an Amiga 500, which reminded me of…
spdustin on HN
Objections
iPad only, no iPhone version yet
From 3 comments
It is, however it's iPad only.
theMagicalKarp on HNSharing songs isn't working and I would seriously reconsider limiting it to iPad only. Offering an interface for iPhone would greatly increase downloads.
hilem on HNReally want to try this, when is the iPhone version coming? :)
niix on HN
Sharing songs not working
From 2 comments
Sharing songs isn't working and I would seriously reconsider limiting it to iPad only. Offering an interface for iPhone would greatly increase downloads.
hilem on HNWe've found a bug on iPad4: we're having trouble playing shared beats in the web browser :´( We'll fix it tomorrow!!
dagvonkr on HN
Toddlers accidentally trigger controls; wants a toddler-resistant mode
From 2 comments
Nice. I'm going to put this in front of our resident toddler tonight. Bit of feedback: * I would have been willing to put down a couple of bucks up front just to try it out, even…
ANH on HN1up that 'toddler resistant' mode; just got this for my girl's ipad, going to have lots of fun with it and it will be more fun if the music doesn't stop every five seconds…
kremlin on HN
Requests
Toddler-resistant mode
From 2 comments
Nice. I'm going to put this in front of our resident toddler tonight. Bit of feedback: * I would have been willing to put down a couple of bucks up front just to try it out, even…
ANH on HNThanks for the feedback! The monetization is hard to solve. Only thing you can do in the end is to try it out. Thanks for the tip regarding the "toddler resistant" mode ! We'll…
dagvonkr on HN
iPhone version
From 2 comments
Really want to try this, when is the iPhone version coming? :)
niix on HNThat's next! We hope to make enough money to make the iPhone version. Follow our launch diary to see what happens:)
dagvonkr on HN
Android version
From 1 comment
Android please!
fsqcds on HN
Undo and bulk-remove tools
From 1 comment
This is great. I laughed out loud when I discovered that notes you throw upward off the screen eventually come back down if you throw them straight up. Definitely getting my…
ntucker on HN
Questions
Is it available outside the US App Store?
From 2 comments
Looks great! This is only available in the US app store?
defied on HNThanks, no it's world wide. You can't find it? Should be able to be downloaded through this link anywhere in the world: https://itunes.apple.com/app/disco-fingers/id809680953…
mrborgen on HN
Is it restricted to a pentatonic scale?
From 2 comments
Do you restrict notes to the pentatonic scale like many such apps do so that you always get pleasant sounding results ?
thewarrior on HNYes you are correct! We are gonna continue to come up with more concepts for easily and fun composition tools. This was the first step:)
dagvonkr on HN
Alternatives named
Tonematrix
From 1 comment
just paid for full features; i've always loved stuff like this. There's a web app I always liked that was just a grid with one instrument only, just a reverby mallet-sounding…
kremlin on HN