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I'm quite familiar with the music theory behind all of the scales, having played instruments for over 30 years, but I'm not finding the information display or i

I'm quite familiar with the music theory behind all of the scales, having played instruments for over 30 years, but I'm not finding the information display or interface to be very intuitive.

machak 8y ago
could you be any more constructive, I mean, which parts are confusing / none intuitive?
- code_duck 8y ago
  I'm having a hard time looking at the scale and making sense of it without having to orient myself and think about it a lot. I think this could be fixed with a different visual display, such as less or different colors and more contrast. I also wasn't sure what effect some of the controls were having, but I think it might be because I am on my phone.
- code_duck 8y ago
  A couple issues/questions on desktop: - the hover effect makes the lighter color buttons seem to disappear, especially once pressed - I have no idea what the R button does or why - pentatonic major is an uncommon scale and odd choice for default - pentatonic minor might be better, or just major
  - machak 8y ago
    R marks "relative" major/minor, for example: A minor pentatonic is relative to C major pentatonic (contains same notes/shapes, just root note is different). I can/could change defaults, but, all your presets should be saved between the sessions (your next visit). I am in the middle of making some interface changes, hopefully buttons will behave better after it. Thanks for feedback.
    - code_duck 8y ago
      You're welcome, i may have some more feedback. One thing I want to mention is that tool tips or other onscreen help would be useful.
      - machak 8y ago
        I was thinking about tooltips but those are tricky to implement for mobile devices (although I haven't spend much time making it usable for small screens/devices)
        code_duck 8y ago
        True, i didn't notice the lack of hover tips until I used the desktop. But if it's oriented towards desktop, might as well put them in?

I'm quite familiar with the music theory behind all of the scales, having played instruments for over 30 years, but I'm not finding the information display or interface to be very intuitive.

machak 8y ago

could you be any more constructive, I mean, which parts are confusing / none intuitive?

code_duck 8y ago
I'm having a hard time looking at the scale and making sense of it without having to orient myself and think about it a lot. I think this could be fixed with a different visual display, such as less or different colors and more contrast. I also wasn't sure what effect some of the controls were having, but I think it might be because I am on my phone.
code_duck 8y ago
A couple issues/questions on desktop: - the hover effect makes the lighter color buttons seem to disappear, especially once pressed - I have no idea what the R button does or why - pentatonic major is an uncommon scale and odd choice for default - pentatonic minor might be better, or just major
- machak 8y ago
  R marks "relative" major/minor, for example: A minor pentatonic is relative to C major pentatonic (contains same notes/shapes, just root note is different). I can/could change defaults, but, all your presets should be saved between the sessions (your next visit). I am in the middle of making some interface changes, hopefully buttons will behave better after it. Thanks for feedback.
  - code_duck 8y ago
    You're welcome, i may have some more feedback. One thing I want to mention is that tool tips or other onscreen help would be useful.
    - machak 8y ago
      I was thinking about tooltips but those are tricky to implement for mobile devices (although I haven't spend much time making it usable for small screens/devices)
      - code_duck 8y ago
        True, i didn't notice the lack of hover tips until I used the desktop. But if it's oriented towards desktop, might as well put them in?