Comments on: Pianolina

Pianolina

jann — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:29:32 -0800

The Pianolina - an addictive flash game - is something like a cross between Pong and WolframTones. Brought to you by Grotrian, piano manufacturers since 1835, the pianolina visualizes musical notes as little squares that chime when they bounce against each other or against a wall. Its sophisticated interface lets you add chords, gravity, or start with the basic notes of well known compositions like Beethoven's "Für Elise".

By: knave

knave — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:42:16 -0800

Awesome!

By: sourbrew

sourbrew — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:44:44 -0800

this is freaking sweet

By: Gyan

Gyan — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:07:52 -0800

Fantastic!

By: Serial Killer Slumber Party

Serial Killer Slumber Party — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:07:54 -0800

That was very impressive. Them squares recreating Gnossiennes was great.

By: oog

oog — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:19:20 -0800

delicious dissonance possibilities

By: weinbot

weinbot — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:31:36 -0800

The fact that the little squares can bounce off each other as well, only makes the chaotic possibilities all the more potent.

By: MetaMonkey

MetaMonkey — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:33:53 -0800

Incredible.

By: NoMich

NoMich — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:37:23 -0800

I just now produced the most godawful cacophony ever heard by mankind. It fits my Stanley Cup addled mind rather comfortably right now. Thanks.

By: greycap

greycap — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:49:30 -0800

Fantastic post. I love how even if you leave it alone it quickly degenerates into chaos, but it's a chaos that somehow works (unless you do what I did and send a little square pinging in at light speed).

By: thanatogenous

thanatogenous — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:55:13 -0800

The Erik Satie predefined is amazing.

By: Spacelegoman

Spacelegoman — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:30:40 -0800

Excellent, innovative stuff. Someone should expand it with user-added samples, and perhaps the velocity of the impact between the square and another object changing the volume or something. The best results I had were by going into the "Grotrian" preset and getting rid of all their stuff... then using the rhythmic samples down below in the 2D sections. The ones with "gravity" send to peter out after awhile, so avoid it. I wish we could save these and send them to each other! The Satie one is definately the best, I'd agree... does anyone know what piece that's suppose to replicate?

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:50:11 -0800

Reminds me of "Ball Droppings" (nowhere near as disgusting as it sounds...) -- it's way more addictive, IMO, and great fun with which to taunt a cat.

By: lapolla

lapolla — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:04:19 -0800

oh. yum. so fun. and thanks for the youtube link to that scanner version of fur elise. i squeeeed, and laughed, so excellent, yes.

By: mkhall

mkhall — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:31:04 -0800

Oh, so very, very cool. Just the thing to enjoy with my morning coffee.

By: econous

econous — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:01:15 -0800

Holy Moly. Really pretty. I love this.

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:58:57 -0800

The Satie one is really amazing.

By: everichon

everichon — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:55:54 -0800

This makes me temporarily happy.

By: BoringPostcards

BoringPostcards — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:27:03 -0800

Awesome.

By: ErWenn

ErWenn — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:31:50 -0800

The only thing that would make this cooler is if you could save and share compositions.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:36:56 -0800

Brilliant!

By: andywolf

andywolf — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:44:15 -0800

Thanks, that's great.