side note: if anyone has any ideas about finding beta testers for my baby (erm, pianocheetah) I'd be glad hear em. can't find beta testers to save my life.
Overall, I'd say I'm pretty freakin lucky. Spoiled even. Thanks for the nice replies.
This is where my mind usually lands when the symbol meets the semantics and the hardware. But there's usually another world in what 'is' is.
I look up to people like you, and aspire to compose a similar list. It looks like you always chased your interest, no matter where it took you. Luck can be a huge part of it, and it can make you feel spoiled. But on the other hand, I always looked at it as being a bit optimistic and maybe a having a mind that is both opportunistic and capable of winging it on a connection. When it seems like there's nothing there to learn about, there's usually something there. That's a bit of luck though. Some people think having the opportunity to be in the right place to be educated is the gift; I tend to think the stable, persistent interest deserves more credit than it's been given. It's hard venturing into unknown territory. Sometimes it can make me feel like I can only look back at a distant point where everything seemed to make sense and I had it all understood, and the adventure itself has gotten me so lost, that I'm not sure I know less or more than I did before.
I have been playing the piano as a hobbyist for at least a decade (some lessons as a kid), and have an m-audio midi controller 88 key in storage that should get some use. If you are looking for a tester, that's one of my leading interests. Email at petitecomputer[AT]gmail.com if you would like to get in touch. You'd also probably do well looking/posting here: http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/
If you're interested in beta testin (helpin me find n swat the GOD DAMN bugs in this thing and givin me "clean up that GUI" tips, etc) please email me. I can explain the program better for ya and help you along with piano a BIT. (But, really, you'll want a piano teacher.) I want to keep the source to myself (sorry!). Some day, if enough people bother to use it (not so far), I may start chargin'. That's my dream. But I would not be chargin' any beta testers of course ever.
My android port is a long ways off. I'm juuuuuust starting it. Planning on using java for GUI only and NDK beneath. But it's going to take a long time.
oh, err, stephen.hazel@gmail.com (it's on the site, but, ya know)
I tried looking at the demo video to get an idea of what it does, but (almost literally) couldn't follow along to save my life!
To get more testers etc I would 100% focus getting really good youtube videos out there. You don't even have to make them!
When I hear about a program like this, all I really want to know immediately is what it feels like to play with it. Do a couple of "Let's Play" style videos, show us how much fun you have playing piano with this tool. It will sell itself after that :)
thanks!