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I developed a web app to slow down music arbitrarily, isolate tracks, set loops, and sync with video lessons a while back to solve my own needs when learning to play new songs on guitar. It’s now owned by Hal Leonard (I have no affiliation anymore), who have added a ton of amazing content. Here’s a preview (full songs are behind a paywall):

https://www.guitarinstructor.com/product/g-plus/dire-straits...

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Ah, you’re the guy who made that? I make Soundslice (https://www.soundslice.com/), which is also about synced sheet music. Kudos from an industry peer.

Did you make it to sell it? I assumed it had always been a Hal Leonard product and didn’t realize they’d done an acquisition.

I’m a big fan of Soundslice!

More specifically, the G-Plus lesson interface of Guitar Instructor used to be Tunessence. It was a labor of love that we definitely did not build with the intention of selling. We wanted to teach people music through their favorite songs. Ultimately the licensing required to do that proved to be a hurdle we couldn’t clear, so we’re very grateful the product is able to live on in a great home. As the largest publisher of music, Hal Leonard was an obvious and great fit.

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