PianoPong

< a href=http://www.neural.it/nnews/pianolinae.htm> Pianolina : game or musical instrument? It's a synesthetic nightmare, as the tonal color designated to these squares would surely clash with many synesthetics who have thier own colors already assigned to them. "Tones are represented by coloured squares that you can drag and drop into what you could call the physical space of performance, determining intonation and chords". Immediately I began flicking the squares around the "physical space of performance", resulting in mad gonging pong of tonal chaos. Then, I figured out that I could start with an already constructed melody and shift each note slightly to form my own. Then I got bored and flicked them around again, I couldn't help it, watching the colored squares zipping about was a beautiful sight to behold. "You can play an unusual variation on Beethoven or create an original melody, fill the space with different sounds, or let the melody dissolve itself in a minimalist composition". I had to go move my car, but I left Pianolina playing on my desk, one note still ponged incessantly upon my return. It started annoying me, so I added more notes, but I couldn't control it very well, those damned tones were too fast to grab with my mouse. I see now, that Pianolina is more of a game, any musician would want more control over thier instrument.