[LAU] PianoBooster version 0.5.0 has just been released

[Loki Davison]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Louis B. <louisjbarman at googlemail.com> wrote:
> PianoBooster version 0.5.0 has just been released, this is the first
> ever release of PianoBooster.
>
> If you dabble in music and have a Midi Piano keyboard lying around
> then give PianoBooster a go as it actually makes sight reading music
> fun!!!!!
>
> To see what it is all about take a look at the screen shot:
>
>   http://pianobooster.sourceforge.net/images/LinuxScreenShot.png
>
>
> First choose a MIDI file (the Easy Play Beethoven is a good one -- see
> the download page for where this can be found) then select which part
> that you want to play along with (e.g. the piano part or the strings
> part etc). Then select the "left" hand or the "right" hand or if you
> are feeling really brave choose "both hands" and try to play along.
> The "Follow You" mode make it really easy to sight read the scrolling
> notes as the whole accompaniment will stop and wait for you to find
> and play the right notes.
>
> The accuracy bar monitors how well you are playing. If you are skilled
> enough the accuracy bar will go right to the end and then turn blue.
> But every time you are too slow or playing out of time, then the
> accuracy bar slips back a bit.
>
> You can watch a video of it in action on YouTube:
>
>   http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7YaDllVreuM
>
> Piano Booster 0.5.0 is released under the GPL and is available at
> SourceForge on this page:
>
>   http://pianobooster.sourceforge.net/download.html
>
>
> L o u i s   B a r m a n
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Damn that is AWESOME! Now if only it did it with audio instead of midi
i could use it with my double bass... because my sight reading is
terrible. Might have to get a epiano.... :)

Loki