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ampledesign.co.uk — Very interesting approach to making music. Choose instruments, then "paint" on the canvas, and it will play your work back to you. You can't play a wrong note!

Who dugg this? Made popular May 20, 2007

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  • Twoodge, on 10/11/2007, -1/+119In Firefox, go Tools > Options > Content > Advanced (on 'Enable Javascript') and uncheck 'Move or resize windows.'
  • lcarsdeveloper, on 10/11/2007, -1/+50Instead of everyone downloading from the original site (which is killing the bandwidth), I've posted a mirror of the 3MB swf.

    It's missing the preloader, but it should still be faster than the source website:
    http://bbhosts.net/playablemusic/va.swf

    Enjoy!
  • echoforever, on 10/11/2007, -3/+43--
    Loading 2%

    *blink*
    *ctrl+w*
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+31Enjoy!

    http://rapidshare.com/files/32382704/PaintMusic.zip
  • DeadManWalking, on 10/11/2007, -4/+33you've gotta make your own kind of music
  • Nat3r, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30or EXTREMELY slow
  • echoforever, on 10/11/2007, -0/+20My calligraphy sounds horrible :(
  • Error601, on 10/11/2007, -9/+28That sounds like a program I had for my Atari ST 17 years ago. Cool toy but not useful for actual composition. The best way to compose music is sit down a piano and fiddle around, get your melody and harmony progression established, and then worry about arrangement.
  • snypa, on 10/11/2007, -3/+17Thanks for that
  • dbug, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Whatever I do with it, it just sounds horrible.
  • ryanonfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14too late
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Yes :)

    http://rapidshare.com/files/32382704/PaintMusic.zip
  • diggdong, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11That is some the most beautiful out of rythmn music I've ever done.
  • theamazingkort, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13I'm stoned and I give this the thumbs up.
  • JazzFlight, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Feels like Electroplankton (DS game).

    For some reason, it seems like the Piano is out of tune with the other instruments.

    It's pretty relaxing just playing with the strings alone.
  • zzz@tkz, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10You sir, win.
  • montiff, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Can't save the song you made ??

    Lame...
  • eatspaper, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Duggmirror only caught the loader.

    http://www.ampledesign.co.uk/va/va.swf
    goes directly to it (though i've noticed there are some options mentioned that are not listed.
  • KidVicious, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I've found I get the best sounds with a combination of Flute, Strings, and Harp. Really gives an ethereal, relaxing sound.
  • DigDugDigger, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8It's just insanely slow.
  • Foamator, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6...Paint your own special song.
  • Error601, on 10/11/2007, -5/+10Bizarre dig downs. I guess no other real musicians in the crowd.
  • arcooke, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Patience, grasshopper.
  • nickbarber, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Has anybody gotten passed the loader page?
  • steven401, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Good concept but needs tweaking - anything you 'make' just sounds poo.
  • t1da1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3What, no didgeridoo?
  • th3heretic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Self advertising ftl?
  • jimgreer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Goes great with Ambien.
  • nautre125, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2It needs a bit practice but it's really relaxing after you understood the basics.
    I used the flute and the bass,and it's sound pretty zen.
  • TrailOfDead, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I agree, i would just stick to the strings and the flute. Create a pulse on the low end and transition to the mid and upper.

    This needs better definition of the controls. For instance, flute tone is controled on the Y scale, string on the X. I'd like to control the pulse of each. Also, the "delay" slider seems to be really random.

    All that being said, I sat here and pulsed for 30 minutes. Relaxing. Again, start with strings.
  • KitchenRaider, on 10/11/2007, -5/+7I gave up at 6%
  • Domstersch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If you're looking for music that's a little unconventional, and you're running Linux, just create a bitmap in your favorite editor and run this while editing it:
    while true; do cat whatever.bmp > /dev/audio; done
    The size of the bitmap determines the length of the sample that will loop. Contrasting colors work best (all white or black won't produce anything because they produce a constant amplitude - like, 0xFF for white). Lots of fun.
  • ricree, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'd recommend sticking with the flute, strings and violin. Some of the instruments, especially the guitar, just sound terrible no matter what.
  • intilli4, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3You don't really paint but this is a very very cool idea
  • th3heretic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Yay for that fix.
  • GangsterCompute, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Eh.
  • Meowbiusfox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1It's kind of difficult,playing the guitar solo from Freebird on this thing
    Plus,I like to use an extortion pedal with my Peavey classic.
  • foamy101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1i think harp and strings is a very "purty" sound..... relaxing
  • soil, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Gets points for the whole, color and music marriage though.
  • dbeg, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5"Mama Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind Of Music" was around before LOST...
  • drgmdp, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2it would be great if sounds were not fake instruments and if you could save your composition.
  • rynTAU, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1it would be nice if this could be written using only notes from a blues scale.. so it sounds like it would go together..
  • flashy007, on 05/13/2009, -0/+1I can make music, yes!
  • chohada, on 09/08/2008, -0/+0Www.Chohada.fr le plus grand site pour les tubes

    Chohada. Net est un Site Musical Maghrébin, basé sur un système de partage entre visiteurs : plus le site s'enrichit en contenu, plus il gagne en visiteurs, qui fournissent à leur tour du contenu.

    Gnawa,Fusion,reggae,hard rock,Rap Marocain,Music Rai,Chel7a,Cha3bi,mp3 lhbal,char9i

    http://chohada.fr/
  • chohada, on 09/08/2008, -0/+0Www.Chohada.fr le plus grand site pour les tubes

    Chohada. Net est un Site Musical Maghrébin, basé sur un système de partage entre visiteurs : plus le site s'enrichit en contenu, plus il gagne en visiteurs, qui fournissent à leur tour du contenu.

    Gnawa,Fusion,reggae,hard rock,Rap Marocain,Music Rai,Chel7a,Cha3bi,mp3 lhbal,char9i

    http://chohada.fr/
  • petestv, on 03/06/2009, -0/+0I doesnt work for me either, i do prefer to play with real instruments, some advice at http://www.artistsmusicians.com/blog
  • mattmollysdad, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1i hate shortcuts. u r never too old to learn how to play the piano... especially all u computer geeks... for some strange reason musicians n computer geeks come from the same planet. so for buy urself a music keyboard or better get urself a mac with "garage band" then spend another hundred on a M-Audio setup and u real have a lot of fun and the stuff that comes out won't sound like some toy to get an 18 month olds attention.
  • zipzipzipz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1i can't get it to load
  • SentencedToBurn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0This was incredible! It's nice to see something so totally unique in a flash game.
  • WallnutBoy, on 10/11/2007, -9/+8Aaaaannndd it's down...
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