ToneMatrix

[Hatter The Mad]

At first you think, meh. Seen it before. But try write out your initials, or funky patterns (as below) and bask in your musical talent.

ToneMatrix > http://lab.andre-michelle.com/swf/fl10/ToneMatrix.swf

 

[muzzler]

a quick 2 second one from me ( ooh er!)

 

[Mat]

Doesn't work for me... black screen.

 

[TaKeN]

Doesn't work for me... black screen.

+1

I think its been 'OcUKd'

 

[richyb_safc]

same for me...

 

[998cc]

Working here

 

[Cosimo]

Doesn't work for me... black screen.

 

[Art]

Works fine for me.

It's surprisingly easy to make something that sounds half good.

 

[BeatMaster]

Couldn't get the OP link to work but found it on another site

Seems quite cool and very easy to make a funky tune

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

**** * face makes a nice noise.

*Woman's most hated "C" word...

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Couldn't get the OP link to work but found it on another site

Seems quite cool and very easy to make a funky tune

Not as good as the one I posted (slightly different). Make sure you have Flash Player 10.

 

[Nitefly]

A vertical strip represents the 7 notes of a scale. Therefore if you select the bottom left square, and select the square 6 notes above it, you will realise they are infact the same note, except they are at a different pitch.

Since they are all notes of the same scale, they will all sound nice together. It isn't so easy on a real instrument

 

[slylittlefox]

That's brilliant, favourite'd for when I start my music career

 

[Hatter The Mad]

A vertical strip represents the 7 notes of a scale. Therefore if you select the bottom left square, and select the square 6 notes above it, you will realise they are infact the same note, except they are at a different pitch.

Since they are all notes of the same scale, they will all sound nice together. It isn't so easy on a real instrument

yawn.

 

[Nitefly]

yawn.

I thought some people might be interested in why it is so easy to create something which sounded nice. I shall not bother in the future.

 

[slylittlefox]

A vertical strip represents the 7 notes of a scale. Therefore if you select the bottom left square, and select the square 6 notes above it, you will realise they are infact the same note, except they are at a different pitch.

Since they are all notes of the same scale, they will all sound nice together. It isn't so easy on a real instrument

It begs the question why isn't this made into a 'real' instrument? So the musician can drag a stylus across the grid, altering the tune as he goes.

I've just had a go and made quite a nice 'track' with it, although as you say it's much easier than doing the same on a Piano

It would be great if it could record what you did and allow you to download

 

[J1234]

Wow, I like this.

Pretty cool.

 

[Paul11]

very very cool

thanks, nice find

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Just lost ten minutes of my life to that.

It's really hypnotizing with the beats and wave patterns.

 

[Nitefly]

It begs the question why isn't this made into a 'real' instrument? So the musician can drag a stylus across the grid, altering the tune as he goes.

Whilst the grid represent one set of 7 notes at varying pitches, there are actually 12 musical notes in total.

There are many, many different scales and keys to create music in. To have that variety and scope for creativity, you need all 12 notes. A grid with all 12 notes would be very difficult to use since if you played any of the 5 notes outside of the scale you were using, it would sound vile (imagine mashing random keys on a piano).

In summary, whilst the grid is useful for the note choice on offer, it will never be as 'easy' to use as an extant instrument if you wish to be more creative