The Augmented Piano

[Callipygian]

I know that many music game enthusiasts would also like to take up an instrument, but find it hard to find the discipline to practice regularly. A program that turns piano study into something resembling a music game is now being developed under the name 'The Augmented Piano'. Something to look forward to!

[gold stinger]

lol Synthesia

[Snowcrafta]

Pick an instrument

Buy it.

You'd be surprised how much motivation you get from spending money

[cedolad]

Originally Posted by Snowcrafta

Pick an instrument

Buy it.

You'd be surprised how much motivation you get from spending money

Especially something that's like $300+ as most decent music equipment is.

[Snowcrafta]

Please, my flute was almost $800. That's cheap as hell.

Don't buy a $200 guitar or keyboard either.

[Arntonach]

So it's synthesia projected onto a grand piano? Well we have a stand-up one, so I don't know if it'll work. The cats'll have lots of fun with it though.

[Callipygian]

Originally Posted by gold stinger

lol Synthesia

Nope, synthesia works on a computer keyboard, augmented piano works on a piano. The whole point is that you get to play an instrument and have that rhythm game feeling at the same time. Of course, this should just help with motivating you; it's not to be substituted for traditional methods to learn to play the piano.

Originally Posted by Snowcrafta

Please, my flute was almost $800. That's cheap as hell.

Don't buy a $200 guitar or keyboard either.

I have a 7000 euro piano at home. A good instrument certainly motivates to play more. I started out with a cheap keyboard, then went to a second-hand study piano and then bought the 7000 euro piano. Don't invest in something like that until you have reached a certain level and are relatively certain you'll be playing for a long time to come. (Sadly, since I'm doing my PhD abroad, I have to make do with a digital piano, which, even though it's not a bad one, can never live up to the real thing)

[iCeCuBEz v2]

thats cool

[arcnmx]

Originally Posted by Callipygian

Nope, synthesia works on a computer keyboard, augmented piano works on a piano. The whole point is that you get to play an instrument and have that rhythm game feeling at the same time. Of course, this should just help with motivating you; it's not to be substituted for traditional methods to learn to play the piano.

Eh? Synthesia is actually for real pianos, it just happens to also support computer keyboard input for the insane people who feel like playing it without a piano or something. I've tried exactly this before by just hooking up Synthesia and placing the monitor flat in front of the piano. The projector idea is kinda cool, much less awkward than trying to keep a TV in place.

It's kinda neat, but it's still just synthesia with a projector. I didn't find it any more intuitive than playing synthesia normally on a vertical screen when I tried that.

[Ohaider]

Looks really cool honestly
not sure why they label it augmented though. Like they just picked a random theory term for brand name

[hi19hi19]

dat zelda music

[Callipygian]

Originally Posted by arcnmx

Eh? Synthesia is actually for real pianos, it just happens to also support computer keyboard input for the insane people who feel like playing it without a piano or something. I've tried exactly this before by just hooking up Synthesia and placing the monitor flat in front of the piano. The projector idea is kinda cool, much less awkward than trying to keep a TV in place.

It's kinda neat, but it's still just synthesia with a projector. I didn't find it any more intuitive than playing synthesia normally on a vertical screen when I tried that.

Damn, you're right. I only knew it from videos of people trying it with computer keyboards. In that case, the idea is indeed not very innovative, although it would make the synthesia idea more easily available to those without a digital piano. Oh well, she got away with it and won a cash prize; good for her :P

[arcnmx]

Originally Posted by Callipygian

Damn, you're right. I only knew it from videos of people trying it with computer keyboards. In that case, the idea is indeed not very innovative, although it would make the synthesia idea more easily available to those without a digital piano. Oh well, she got away with it and won a cash prize; good for her :P

Mm, Synthesia is actually meant to be a piano learning tool. This thing works the same way, also only with a digital/MIDI-capable piano. It's quite literally Synthesia with a projector, nothing else added (though it looks like they rewrote Synthesia and styled it to look exactly the same without actually using it?). Also doesn't look like the first time it's been done?

Also someone give me an oculus rift with cameras on it so I can do this in fancy AR instead :P

[.Layne.]

Then give them a music score and they won't be able to read it !! RIP

[dore]

why is your avatar's shoulder a penis?

[Snowcrafta]

Originally Posted by dore

why is your avatar's shoulder a penis?

You don't know Layne