ThumbSolfa

http://www.thummer.com/

Paul Vandervoort sent me this link. It's an
transpositionally-invariant keyboard proposal
with corresponding notation.

In this PowerPoint presentation...

http://www.thummer.com/PPT/Isomorphism.ppt

...he mentions 19-tET and 5-limit JI.

He also mentions that he worked in marketing
for Microsoft for 8 years.

He promises ThumbSolfa will at least achieve the
popularity of guitar tab. The reason similar
proposals have failed, he says, is because they
failed to understand network effecst and lock-in.
In which case I'm sure he's the man for the job! ;)

. Interestingly, though
. he doesn't seem
. to have a clue how to
. use PowerPoint.

;)

The effort is apparently to be software-driven,
with computer keyboards as the input device. It's
all meant to be open source. Well howabout that!

-Carl

Fascinating. Yet, it is obvious that Maqam Music cannot benefit from this Western-oriented musical consumerism. Still, I like it!

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Lumma
To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 26 Ekim 2005 Çarşamba 22:49
Subject: [tuning] ThumbSolfa

http://www.thummer.com/

Paul Vandervoort sent me this link. It's an
transpositionally-invariant keyboard proposal
with corresponding notation.

In this PowerPoint presentation...

http://www.thummer.com/PPT/Isomorphism.ppt

...he mentions 19-tET and 5-limit JI.

He also mentions that he worked in marketing
for Microsoft for 8 years.

He promises ThumbSolfa will at least achieve the
popularity of guitar tab. The reason similar
proposals have failed, he says, is because they
failed to understand network effecst and lock-in.
In which case I'm sure he's the man for the job! ;)

. Interestingly, though
. he doesn't seem
. to have a clue how to
. use PowerPoint.

;)

The effort is apparently to be software-driven,
with computer keyboards as the input device. It's
all meant to be open source. Well howabout that!

-Carl

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Lumma" <clumma@y...> wrote:

> http://www.thummer.com/

They've been in touch with us (Tonalsoft), and we discussed
the possibility of working out some sort of partnership.

-monz
http://tonalsoft.com
Tonescape microtonal music software

> > http://www.thummer.com/
>
> They've been in touch with us (Tonalsoft), and we discussed
> the possibility of working out some sort of partnership.

Awesome Joe!!!!!!!

-Carl

monz wrote:

>--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Lumma" <clumma@y...> wrote:
>
> >
>>http://www.thummer.com/
>> >>
>
>
>They've been in touch with us (Tonalsoft), and we discussed
>the possibility of working out some sort of partnership.
>
>
>
>-monz
>http://tonalsoft.com
>Tonescape microtonal music software
>
> >

When I first saw this, I thought it was ThumbSofa. I need my eyes checked.

--
* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote:
> When I first saw this, I thought it was ThumbSofa. I need my eyes
checked.

Must be something wrong with your monitor. :)

Cheers,
Jon

Jon Szanto wrote:

>--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote:
> >
>>When I first saw this, I thought it was ThumbSofa. I need my eyes
>> >>
>checked.
>
>Must be something wrong with your monitor. :)
>
rim shot. crash.

I've got to admit I really didn't see that one coming,
but I know it's my eyes. :-D

--
* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db