Wow, the voting is in it’s very early stages. It starts here.
The real battle here is in communcating my idea. I really want people to understand the breadth of what this app is setting out to achieve.
I was very very happy to see that the highly reputable Judges like my idea and give much needed backup to my notion that it’s actually feasible. I agree with all the comments, especially regarding doing something simple & well for version 1.0.
That’s what Whistler is all about.
So far only 1 judge has expressed doubt, so I’d like to reply to that.
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Allan Odgaard - Developers:
It is unclear who would use this tool. Anyone who would turn this into a real melody afterwards would likely be proficient with a real MIDI keyboard and so prefer that.
I could however see a great benefit in having this tool when trying to get a feel for which sounds translate to what notes. This would change Whistler to more of an educational tool, but I think the two goals can be combined.
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Hi Allan. Basically, this tool is intended for everyone.
The idea is to give anyone an easy way of having fun with music. As I’ve elaborated on in my blog posts, Garageband brought the production power of Logic down to an easier level, but not the musical ability.
A lot of people are musically proficient, but don’t own a midi keyboard. Or are too lazy to plug it in (that’ll be me then).
Now here’s the real joyous point. Some people might not even know they are a musical genius or have even considered it as an enjoyable hobby. If only there was an easy way to find out.
And of course, Whistler is essentially a complex set of technologies with a friendly face. But that doesn’t mean that producers won’t find a fun way of utlising it. Especially if they are given the flexibility of getting down and dirty with the midi routing.
I would love to see Whistler come free with every mac. Be a default icon on the dock. One of the first things a new proud mac owner would load up to show off to their friends.
