robert_inventor -> RE: What is Your Weapon of Choice: Metronome, Drum Machine, Compás CDs, or Software? (Aug. 25 2010 17:19:25)
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With a few modifications it should be possible to create a wooden hardware metronome.... Nice. [;)] Just need a bouncing ball somewhere in the mechanism to keep time - or several of them for polyrhythms, probably counter balanced so they bounce more slowly under gravity than normal bouncing balls (a bit like the way that the pendulum in a metronome is counter balanced to swing more slowly than a normal pendulum of the same size, not quite the same). I can see it working. Basically - like a swing with two children on it, one heavier than the other, and heavier child raises his or her legs so the swing can hit the ground. The heavier child then will bounce, but much more slowly than one would normally under gravity. So - then could use different positions for the counter balance weight depending on the number of beats per measure for the bounce, or some way to regulate the height of each bounce. Indeed, doesn't seem beyond the ingenuity of a genius like the clock maker that made those clocks :-). Not my forte, alas, wouldn't know where to start with a practical complex mechanical design like that. Anyway enjoyed the link and had a look at his other clocks and mechanical devices too, fascinating mechanisms, thanks for sharing. quote:
Btw i really like the fact that you can start and stop the music in every window! Its something that several thousands of dollars expensive audio editing programs, with i dont know how many programers and designers involved, dont understand to offer. Great, glad you like that feature. Was asked for this by a very keen user (of Tune Smithy which this program is derived from), and it was only after I did it that I realised why it was so useful. quote:
Honestly...this is a work of Computer Art... Astonishing! Glad you like it. A bit embarrassed actually, though not in a bad way [:)] Anyway hope is it can be both general purpose and also suitable for specialists. I did wonder about charging a higher price for it, and could think about increasing the price a bit especially if I can sort out over complexity of the UI. But when I look at other metronomes they are all about the same price, software ones anyway. Hardware ones can cost much more, and you get people saying things like they are looking for a metronome to do some specialised thing - and willing to pay up to $200 for it - but for hardware not for software. Not sure how many people would buy it at a higher price, just not used to paying extra for a high end software metronome and after all doesn't have the portability of a hardware metronome (not yet anyway). But - may experiment at some point with a slightly higher price point and see what happens. Yes, I did what I could to make it aesthetically pleasing. After all musicians are going to spend hours in front of it, so may as well make it as pleasant and enjoyable to look at as I possibly can. I do live in Britain actually, and maybe some of the artistic talent of my relatives has rubbed off on me [:)]. My neice Anna King won a major award here, the Jolomo award, Scottish equivalent of the Turner prize. Can't claim the same artistic background myself, would be at a loss with a paint brush, though did do a bit as an amateur painter, long ago, and a bit of sketching, enough maybe to help develop an artistic eye to help with the 3D graphics design. BTW just fixed all the bugs. Now going through the various windows making smaller versions of each with fewer controls in them. Looking good so far. I think it will be hard to tell how effective (or not) this is going to be until you can actually try it out, but I am quite hopeful it will help. I already find it helpful myself, just a bit easier and quicker to find things even when you know where they are, like saves a second or two only but if you do that task many times, makes a difference, even when you know the software well.
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