On Wednesday 06 May 2009 17:16:52 Paul Coccoli wrote: > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM, David Olofson <da...@olofson.net> wrote: > > This brings up some thoughts I've been having for years now: A really > > simple, yet somewhat useful and educational music toy. An integrated > > synth/sampler/sequencer, possibly with audio recording facilities > > down the road... Sort of like a tracker (Amiga MOD style), but with a > > more visual GUI. Probably some sort of piano roll. A bunch of nice > > sounds (I'm thinking IFFT synthesis) with some pre-wired intuitive > > timre controls. Maybe a library of drum patterns... Preferably SDL > > based and portable to all sorts of computers and devices. > > > > In short: Tux Paint for music! :-) > > Sounds fun. > > > Is there something like this already out there? > > Can't think of anything right now. > > > Any interest in this sort of stuff? > > Sure! > > > Ideas? > > Well, since you're thinking SDL, you should consider using a gamepad > as the primary input device. I understand it is a somewhat popular > interface for kids these days. >
Not just kids... with many experimental musicians too... but maybe these are still kids in some way? ;) sincerely, Marije
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