Piano Time

Piano Time is a multi-touch virtual piano application that includes multiple key layout options, a metronome, configurable playback speed, and sheet music. Piano Time helps users learn built-in songs and record and playback their own creations.

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Features

• Multi-touch virtual piano
• Multiple keyboard layout options
• Built-in practice songs
• Record and playback your own creations
• Save recordings as MP3 file
• Sheet music display
• Configurable metronome and playback speed

 

 

How To

 

Select Keyboard Layout

• Check box to select duet mode instead of single player mode
• Select option to have keyboard set to horizontal, vertical or angled orientation (examples to follow)
• In single player mode, keyboard is always horizontal

Display Sheet Music

• When recordings or practice songs are played, the notes are displayed as animated sheet music
• Users learn notes and sheet music by pressing keys and seeing them recorded on the sheet music

 

Record and Playback Song

• Record songs by
  • Clicking Record and then playing a song
  • Clicking Stop when finished
  • Clicking Save Recording when prompted (or Discard Recording if not saving)
  • Name Recording when prompted
• Playback songs as you do with built-in songs

 

Play Built-In Practice Songs

• Play practice songs and watch animated notes on the sheet music by
  • Clicking the arrow to the right to see list of songs
  • Selecting a song
  • Selecting Play

 

Save Recording as MP3

• Select song in the Recordings dropdown list
• Click Save MP3
• A dialogue box will pop up. Indicate:
  • Where to save the MP3 on the computer
  • What to name the song
  • Click OK

 

Configure Metronome

• Check box to initiate metronome
• Move slider to the left for a slower beat and to the right for a faster beat

 

Configure Playback Speed

• When playing recordings or practice songs, configure speed by
  • Clicking 2x to play it faster
  • Clicking 1x to play in original speed
  • Clicking 1/2x to play it slower

 

Change Background Color

• Select Options
• Flyout will appear on the right. Select background color.