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This is a very minor bug fixes update. Change log entry here.
For the 4.2 update see this earlier blog post
This was another slight puzzle - what to do to make interesting videos for the page for visually impaired users. I wanted to do videos that were black on white for high contrast. Interesting rhythmically of course. Then - the obvious thing is to do one of the contrasting shapes for people who are completely colour-blind (monochromats).
So anyway this is what I ended up with, and thought it turned out rather well, interesting to look at and listen to:
It was a bit of a puzzle to know what to do for the video for fractal tunes for the Tune Smithy Bonus page. Just audio files on their own seemed rather dull with the rest of the site so rich in video content. And I did do a demo of how to make tune smithy tunes, but they didn't seem quite right either.
But then I had the idea of combining the Tune Smithy tunes with the Lissajous 3D patterns, and this is the result:
Hasegawa Tōhaku Pine Trees animation from Lissajous 3D, and Pygmies in the Jungle fractal tune in Tune Smithy
Breathing space animation from Lissajous 3D, and Navigating the pacific by stars wind and waves fractal tune in Tune Smithy
Perhaps you might like this new video I did recently for the website:
This is where it's used: 4/4 : 4/3 type Harmonic Polyrhythms (or Cross Rhythms)
Here is something I've been exploring, while adding new content to the website - fibonacci sequence polyrhythms like these ones:
More videos like this in the new page: Approaching the golden ratio with the Fibonacci sequence.
What's interesting here is that, first, the golden ratio is the "most polyrhythmic" possible rhythm in a well defined sense.
So - it is impossible for a human to play, at least without assistance, as it never repeats exactly. But ratios of Fibonacci numbers get closer and close to the golden ratio and are more accessible to a human player.
Bounce Metronome has been updated with the new searchable on-line wiki and other new features. As with all updates, go to the Download page to download the latest version.
Hardware locking is a new trend in software licensing in the early part of the 21st century. If you have bought several programs in the last ten years or so, it is possible that one or two of them may be hardware locked, which ties the program down to a particular computer.
If you want to use one of these programs on another computer, then you need to get a new unlock key from the vendor. Usually each replacement unlock key is provided for free, though sometimes you have to buy a new key after a certain number of changes of computer.
I decided that none of my existing programs are appropriate for hardware locking. But the reasons for my decision might be of interest to other software vendors, and for that matter, for users of my programs too. Or maybe if you are considering purchasing other software and it is hardware locked, may be worth reviewing some of the pros and cons
This is in preparation for the new site launch. Time for an overhaul of the videos.
The old ones didn't look that great quality converted to youtube videos (even when downsampled).
But it is all fixed now. Here is the first exported video with antialising 3D bounce:
Beats triplet quarter notes for first half of the measure, and eighth notes for second half
You can look forward to more high quality videos like that in future.
Do you use the Play then Silent feature to help develop a steady tempo? If so this update is for you. Hides the visual cue of the bouncing balls so you have no cue at all during the silent measures and have to rely entirely on your own inner sense of tempo.
(this will be a video showing the new feature - but have to fix bug in export of video from BM first)
As with all updates, go to the Download page to download the latest version.
Bounce Metronome has been updated with some new requested features and some helpful visual changes. As with all updates, go to the Download page to download the latest version.