<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"><html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css">p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }</style></head><body style=" font-family:'Nimbus Sans L'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;">On Wednesday 06 May 2009 17:16:52 Paul Coccoli wrote:<br>
> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM, David Olofson <david@olofson.net> wrote:<br>
> > This brings up some thoughts I've been having for years now: A really<br>
> > simple, yet somewhat useful and educational music toy. An integrated<br>
> > synth/sampler/sequencer, possibly with audio recording facilities<br>
> > down the road... Sort of like a tracker (Amiga MOD style), but with a<br>
> > more visual GUI. Probably some sort of piano roll. A bunch of nice<br>
> > sounds (I'm thinking IFFT synthesis) with some pre-wired intuitive<br>
> > timre controls. Maybe a library of drum patterns... Preferably SDL<br>
> > based and portable to all sorts of computers and devices.<br>
> ><br>
> > In short: Tux Paint for music! :-)<br>
><br>
> Sounds fun.<br>
><br>
> > Is there something like this already out there?<br>
><br>
> Can't think of anything right now.<br>
><br>
> > Any interest in this sort of stuff?<br>
><br>
> Sure!<br>
><br>
> > Ideas?<br>
><br>
> Well, since you're thinking SDL, you should consider using a gamepad<br>
> as the primary input device. I understand it is a somewhat popular<br>
> interface for kids these days.<br>
><br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Not just kids... with many experimental musicians too...<br>
but maybe these are still kids in some way? ;)<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>sincerely,<br>
Marije</p></body></html>