Michael Eskin Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to take this on, in particular thank you to Randall Cayford for providing me with note layout and spacing measurements for his real instrument, which I matched as closely as I could. I don't play English, only Anglo, so I very much appreciated the assistance. I had no intention of doing an English Concertina, its only because of the enthusiastic members of this forum that I took this on as a project and I think you will be very pleased with the result. The app has all the multi-touch features and sounds from of my Anglo Concertina app, but played using a 27-button subset of a standard treble tunes English concertina. It provides a full chromatic range from D4 to C#6 and supports chords of up to 5 buttons. You may also now select between treble and baritone (one octave lower) tuning. I've submitted "Englitina" to Apple for approval tonight, here are some screenshots: Main Screen showing the 27 button layout: The buttons on the left side of the dividing line are from the left side of the real instrument, the buttons on the right side are those on the right side of the real instrument. The iPod is held between the thumb and little finger of each hand, exactly like the real instrument. Learning mode (touch the "?") icon: Learning mode is live, you can play tunes with the note names being displayed. Playing a 3-button chord: Settings page where you may select between treble and baritone configuration, as well as set the overall instrument volume: Requires an iPhone or 2nd Generation iPod Touch (the newer version with the speaker). Should be available for $2.99 on the iTunes App Store in a week or so. Cheers and thanks, Michael Edited January 8, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm really looking forward to this one - for long enough we EC players have been 2nd-class citizens in the iPhone/iPod Touch concertina world, but now thanks to your fine efforts we have attained our rightful greatness. I, sir, salute you, although people within hearing range of me when I get to play with this may not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Wow ! You're as fast as s**t off a shovel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Duets next, I presume. Ah, but which system? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 One thing I'm definitely interested in for the future is additional versions of the app with different sound sets. If I have the files, I can release new versions in just a matter of hours. If someone is willing to do a very high quality (44.1 KHz 16-bit mono) recording of 5-10 seconds of every note on a vintage instrument and provide me with the files, I can come out with new versions that have different sounds. Don't worry about tuning, I can fix that myself. Contact me via PM if interested... Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kautilya Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) One thing I'm definitely interested in for the future is additional versions of the app with different sound sets. If I have the files, I can release new versions in just a matter of hours. If someone is willing to do a very high quality (44.1 KHz 16-bit mono) recording of 5-10 seconds of every note on a vintage instrument and provide me with the files, I can come out with new versions that have different sounds. Don't worry about tuning, I can fix that myself. Contact me via PM if interested... Cheers, Michael INVENTOR PLAYER & DESIGNER Please put that genius (!) Eskin label up for download with facility to change the name and address, so we the great acoustic unwashed can print it out! Will pay extra if it comes with a .pong smell attachment; or does it just have the paper foxing....I presume you poured black coffee over the keyboard to get that super Pepys' afterdinner effect Edited January 7, 2010 by Kautilya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks so much, Michael!!! Now I have no more excuses to buy me one of those apple-gadgets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Learning mode (touch the "?") icon: Learning mode is live, you can play tunes with the note names being displayed. Michael, What's the reason you called the B and E accidentals "A#" and "D#" instead of the more commonly used "Bb" and "Eb"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Learning mode (touch the "?") icon: Learning mode is live, you can play tunes with the note names being displayed. Michael, What's the reason you called the B and E accidentals "A#" and "D#" instead of the more commonly used "Bb" and "Eb"? No reason, just figured it would be better to have it all consistent for the visual guide, but I can certainly change them if that's the generally accepted naming practice. Is it just the Bb and Eb? I'll change it tonight and resubmit with the changed graphic. Edited January 7, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Is it just the Bb and Eb? I'll change it tonight and resubmit with the changed graphic. I'm sorry, the G# next to the A should be Ab as well. Consistency is in the fact, that the accidental next to any natural is the natural's flat or sharp. So the G# next to the G is OK, the G# next to the A should be Ab. Any English tina players to confirm this? (Hope this is in time for your "tonight") Leonard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='eskin' date='07 January 2010 - 04:01 PM' timestamp='1262898079' .............. No reason, just figured it would be better to have it all consistent for the visual guide, but I can certainly change them if that's the generally accepted naming practice. Is it just the Bb and Eb? I'll change it tonight and resubmit with the changed graphic. Hi Michael Will this help? It's a standard English layout. Since there are no notes there, E and B don't have a sharp, the same as C and F don't have a flat. It's from Chris Timsons's FAQ http://www.concertina.info/tina.faq/images/finger6.htm Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Another interesting development would be a G/D anglo with a best button selection for "English" style chorded playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) A few changes before final submission based on feedback from the folks on this board. These changes are reflected in the new screen shots in the first message of this thread. 1) I've updated the help mode display to use the common note names as suggested by a few people on the board 2) You may now choose between treble and baritone (one octave lower) configuration on the settings page. Took a lot of work actually, so no, I'm not going to change it to allow octave shifts on the fly. :-) 3) Nothing has changed on the main screen other than minor spacing adjustments recommended by Randall: Doing some final testing of this release tonight, will submit in the morning if there are no issues. Look for it on the iTunes App Store in a week or so. Cheers! Michael Edited January 8, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 A few changes before final submission based on feedback from the folks on this board. Sounds like a donation to C-Net might be in order... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 A few changes before final submission based on feedback from the folks on this board. Sounds like a donation to C-Net might be in order... Thanks for the reminder, I'll have to figure out something that makes sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Another little change: On the older English instruments the bone buttons not only had the notes engraved, but they were color-coded: both outside rows ( accidentals ) black, inbside rows white, all "C"s red. That would be useful on the beginners-layout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Just when I thought I couldn't get any more excited about this one, there's now a baritone mode as well? I think I'm going to have to go and have a bit of a lie down ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Michael There are hundreds of melodeon/button accordion players out there with their tongues hanging out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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