rageousmusic.com — Article about conceptual OSX music application Whistler and its potential for many purposes outside of its already revolutionary remit."The potential for utility and entertainment both are immense, and if executed properly would be established as one of the legendary few applications to revolutionize the user experience on Mac OS X."
Oct 10, 2006 View in Crawl 4
kgcOct 11, 2006
Everyone vote for this guy when the polls come up!
sswhiplashOct 11, 2006
I don't think that this tool is going to allow somebody who's tone deaf and can't keep a beat to make great music. But it could be a fantastic idea catcher. I've been drumming for 20 years and it's no problem for me to sit on the drums and whip out whatever flies into my head. But I also have an ear for harmony and melody, but I have no way to get that stuff out because I can't play a guitar or piano well enough! It's like having a bunch to say but having your lips taped closed! This program would be amazing, because I could just whistle whatever comes into my head, assign a patch to it, and I've got a great first draft of my idea.With regards to technical limitations... don't tell me this can't be done. There's programs NOW that do pitch correction, beat matching and the rest. The only problem we have is that the front ends are designed for pro musicians and require too much knob tweaking.
streetstealthOct 11, 2006
This has been attempted before:<a class="user" href="http://www.wildcat.com/Web/Wildcat/Html/Site/Homepage.htm">http://www.wildcat.com/Web/Wildcat/Html/Site/Homepage.htm</a>I'm guessing Whistler would have a much better interface, though.
dmoney06Oct 11, 2006
I really don't understand how this app is feasible. If it does work great, but I have a feeling its going to be incredibly buggy.
random44Oct 12, 2006
This is a pretty innovative idea, and it looks like the developers are serious about the ability to make it into an awesome and useful app. The voting's been slightly delayed until tomorrow, so make sure to come back around. :)