Show HN: Ultimidi – piano learning web game

(game.ultimidi.com)

8 points | by XCSme a day ago ago

5 comments

  • vunderba a day ago

    Nice job. I run a relatively popular Simon Ear Training game for piano/guitar (link on my bio if interested) so always happy to see more musical edutainment games.

    Some feedback as a musician: in general, you want to avoid a metronome that maps to distinct pitches (in your case, it sounded like E on the downbeat and A on the others) because it can subtly interfere with new learners as they build a mental connection between notes and pitches.

    • XCSme 4 hours ago

      I have already fixed the metronome sound. Thanks for the idea, I would have never thought of it...

      Still not sure if I like how it sounds, maybe I should just offer multiple options in the settings.

      • vunderba 4 hours ago

        Yeah, offering multiple sounds is actually a pretty common approach in lots of music software / DAWs. Some people like a woodblock sound, while others prefer the traditional metronome sound you'd hear from a mechanical escapement mechanism, etc.

    • XCSme a day ago

      Hey, thanks, I will check your projects!

      Interesting, I didn't think about the beat pitch stuff, I will fix it!

  • XCSme a day ago

    Note that you need to play the first 2 introductory levels before you have access to the minigames. Sound invaders is the mini-game I focused more on.