Rhythmic Parrot is such a silly game. Is there a better way to input rather than just the spacebar? I'm not trying to become a professional launchpad player, so I don't see the point in honing my spacebar skills.
The game is about developing a sense of rhythm, not about playing any specific percussion instrument, which vary greatly in the physical motions required to play them. The spacebar is quite sufficient for that goal, but just about any rhythmic physical motion would do to connect our brains to the rhythm.
This is like complaining that singing games do not teach vocal technique. That's not their point. Their point is to connect brain, voice, and pitch.
Of course, you are free to find a game not valuable if there are other things you would rather be learning than what it is intended to teach.
Thanks Victor. I'm mainly talking about the function of the spacebar as an input. I'm aware of the benefits to a strong rhythmic foundation. I saw in a thread about the ability to connect a MIDI input to Notationist or Bassoonist maybe a similar function would be helpful here. If the game were to focus on our own rhythmic foundation maybe a audio cue like the singing games utilise could be helpful, a clap or a note from an instrument.
Does anyone know how to prevent Rhythm parrot from displacing inputs or how to calibrate it better? It's pretty frustrating when you know you are spot on, and it is clearly wrong due to latency.
do you feel like Bassonist and Notationist is teaching you how to play a computer keyboard instead of reading musical notation? do you struggle to progress because you injure your fingures every time you try? is your MIDI instrument collecting dust, jelaous of your keyboard? do you hate needing to use a QWERTY keyboard layout just because of these games?
I wrote this simple Windows console app that translates the input from your MIDI device into letters that the Bassonist and Notationist interpret as notes! (oh, the irony!) Enjoy!
😀That's great! Thanks for adding my suggestion. I'll download the updated version and try to figure out how to make it work, with the help of your explanation...(I get lost quite easily when I have to look below the OS surface).
My foundation is inner feel and I have and use a metronome to tighten up my rhythm. However when practicing I prefer a drum track, or some kind of instrument holding the bpm down. I really enjoy and have the most fun when playing along with songs..ex) James Brown or any funky tune, Thin lizzy - Boy are back in town, AC/DC etc
As a teenager, when I was learning piano at a music school, I absolutely needed a metronome right beside me. Then I quit piano lessons and didn't play any instrument for about 10 years, until I decided to try drums. Few months later I was playing on 2 bands and getting some lessons. I never needed the metronome to keep a reasonably tight pulse in any situation... Humans are strange.
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