Fredde

[quote name='Count Bassy' post='1255658' date='Jun 3 2011, 06:24 PM']Am I the only one who can't get it to play anything? I can create it OK, but when I press play the button dims briefly and then nothing. What am I doing wrong?[/quote] [quote name='vmaxblues' post='1255740' date='Jun 3 2011, 07:46 PM']I dont know what I am doing wrong, it just plays the first note and stops?[/quote] [quote name='dmccombe7' post='1255756' date='Jun 3 2011, 08:09 PM']won't play at work but impressed. Will try when i get home.[/quote] Worryingly many reports of the same problem all of a sudden... Anyone else? Please tell me which browser you use (brand and version) so I can try and repeat the problem and get it solved!

[quote name='charic' post='1255218' date='Jun 3 2011, 01:27 PM']Just a thought but there may well be a fairly easy fix for this. Create duplicates of all samples. Then using a boolean you can pick which sample to play. Example: First note: E (boolean on E is 0 = play sample 1 of E and change boolean to 1) Second note: E (boolean on E is 1 = play sample 2 of E and change boolean to 0) Third note: F (boolean on F is 0 = play sample 1 of F and change boolean to 1) Fourth note: E (boolean on E is still 0 = play sample 1 of E and change boolean to 1) Two advantages I see to this method are that you can manage your repeating note problem a bit easier and that also you get a slight inconsistancy of sound if you don't simply copy and paste the samples.[/quote] This is exactly what I'm doing, if I understand you correctly, and this is what I meant by "I already buffer all samples twice". If you view the source, you can see that each sample is loaded once from the directory samples0/ and once from samples1/. When you play a note, a boolean is changed, and the next time you play, it plays the other sample. The problem I tried to describe is that sometimes this is not always enough when you repeat the same note fast. I could change the code so that it loads all samples more than twice, but this will make the page slower to load/reload, which is also a problem. Possible solutions: 1) I add an option where you can change how many times the samples are loaded (pretty easy to implement, not necessary easy to understand/use) 2) I make really short versions (like 0.25 sec) of the samples, that you can use if you have problems with playback. (a tiresome process, since I'd have to make new versions of all samples.) 3) I find a way to stop the playback of a sample when it's played again. This should be the obvious answer, but the JavaScript-methods for audio tags are very limited, and I haven't found a good way of doing this yet. (I have some ideas, but haven't had time to test them) And yes, a slight inconsistency of sound might be a nice thing. However, recording inconsistent versions of the samples is not. Currently, the samples0 and samples1 directories are just symlinks to the same dir, which is very nice for the one recording the samples The best thing would of course be to record each note at each fret at each string separately, but this would mean buffering like 200 samples (with double buffering) on each reload...

Hi! Good news for all you lefties out there! [url="http://subsite.tilaa.eu/virtualbass/"]Version 0.7[/url] [b]now features a left-handed option[/b] for the virtual bass! Be sure to notify all lefty bassists you know, I'm sure there's not too many apps out there that takes them into consideration

Hi all! Just wanted to tell you that version 0.6 is [url="http://subsite.tilaa.eu/virtualbass/"]online[/url]! New features: - Optional note names on top of tab - Better IE 9 support, seems to work OK now Have fun!

Hi! Saw a gig last night, and the bassist had a "Levin" branded J bass. I'd never heard of that brand before, so I looked it up and found it here: [url="http://www.levinguitars.com/guitar_lb100j.htm"]www.levinguitars.com/guitar_lb100j.htm[/url] The price is not bad, and since I've been having some GAS for a J lately, I'd like to know more about this one. The bassist of last night was no beginner, and the bass seemed to perform OK. Couldn't find any real reviews anywhere, and the website only lists basic specs. So, if anyone knows anything about this bass (or about the brand i general), please enlighten me!

[quote name='dc2009' post='1238802' date='May 21 2011, 12:45 AM']Hi Fredde, it's fantastic. If you like, I can submit samples from a Warwick Corvette $$ (currently 4 string but the low B will be here soon), or an Epiphone Thunderbird - I would love to help you out on a project like this.[/quote] Great! PM sent.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1238567' date='May 20 2011, 08:59 PM']Hello![/quote] Thanks for the warm welcome!

[quote name='Skol303' post='1238021' date='May 20 2011, 01:58 PM']Just an idea, but something like this would make a fantastic iPhone app... I don't think there's anything similar on the market at the moment. There are a number of apps that simulate a bass or guitar (e.g. PocketGuitar), but none that I know of which allow you to record your noodlings in tab format. If you're commercially-minded that might be worth investigating - provided you give me a 10% royalty for suggesting it! [/quote] This has crossed my mind also. The problem is, I don't know the first thing about making apps for iPhone, so I would have to learn this first, and developing the web version takes too much time already. The iPhone is also a completely different platform, so I would pretty much have to rewrite the code from scratch. But if any of you guys is an iPhone SDK wizard, do get in touch, and we'll see what we can come up with! Skol303: 10% sounds a bit steep, how about I buy you a beer if you come to Helsinki? /Fredde

PM Sent.

[quote name='lojo' post='1237234' date='May 19 2011, 08:35 PM']Can you print ?[/quote] Currently your best option is to copy-paste the tab into a text editor and print from there. [quote name='lojo' post='1237234' date='May 19 2011, 08:35 PM']Where is the Tab police ?[/quote] Shh, not so loud, he might hear... /Fredde

[quote name='WalMan' post='1236941' date='May 19 2011, 04:26 PM']Looks good (no sound at work so that'll have to wait til later) How do you want samples recorded?[/quote] You have a PM.

[quote name='toneknob' post='1236815' date='May 19 2011, 02:11 PM']Might next effort was Enter Sandman: ||: E E E E E E E F :|| which gets a bit bumpy probably due to the buffering problem you mention. Any tips on how to increase buffer size?[/quote] There's not really much you can do to improve this, the problem lies within the limitations of html5 audio. It doesn't like playing the same sample many times at the same time. I already buffer all samples twice to help with this, but buffering more samples also makes the page slower to load. But you're right, this is a bit of a problem, and I'll have to see what I can do. Maybe a set of really short samples, or optional triple buffering. /Fredde

[quote name='dood' post='1236884' date='May 19 2011, 03:18 PM']Fredde! That's absolutely brilliant and will be a very helpful tool to tab out songs really quickly. I'd love to see a six string version in the future - but I think this version already on its own is great![/quote] On user has actually volunteered to send me samples of his 6-stringer, so we may have this feature soon! To the knowledge of all: If you want to play your own bass virtually, you can send me the samples and I'll upload them to the application! Contact me, and I'll give you further instructions. It would be real nice to have more basses there to choose from! /Fredde

[quote name='toneknob' post='1236719' date='May 19 2011, 12:28 PM']I'm joking [/quote] That's pure evil [quote name='toneknob' post='1236719' date='May 19 2011, 12:28 PM']What would be good is to drag around the notes once you've played them - I just played the Smoke On The Water intro. The tab was right but the playback was lumpy and the timing different to what I played. I'm using Google Chrome on Windows XP, sp3[/quote] The playback is pretty primitive as the tab doesn't support different time values for the notes. This would be a very complicated feature to implement, so it's not currently on the roadmap. Sorry. Smoke on the water is a sh*tload of 1/8ths on the same note right? As weird as it sounds, playing the same note repeatedly is very memory-intense. If the playback is uneven, it usually means the browser's buffering can't keep up. You could also try to playback with a lower BPM. (Or choose a tune with a walking bass line ) Tip: When I transcribe a classic rock song with the typical 1/8 machine-gunning going on, I just play 1/4ths or halves and then change the tab after copy-pasting into a text editor afterwards. /Fredde

Thanks guys! [quote name='toneknob' post='1236680' date='May 19 2011, 11:45 AM']Good stuff! Mine's out of tune though [/quote] Thanks for the feedback! This is weird, could you be a bit more specific? Does it concern both the Fender and the Ibanez? Is it a specific note, or out of tune in general? How much out of tune is it? Which browser do you use (brand and version)? The samples should be in tune (at least the Fender was both tuned and had its intonation adjusted with a digital tuner before recording), and I've not had other complaints. So it could be it doesn't play the right samples for the notes in your browser, and I will of course fix it if I can! Of course these are real samples from a real bass, and even with good intonation adjustment so a "perfect pitch" on every note is impossible to achieve (at least on my bass, and with my fretting technique). Does anyone else experience this problem? /Fredde

Hi, Web programming is my main business, but I sometimes like to do nerdy stuff in my free time as well. So, for the benefit of all my fellow bassists, I made a web based virtual bass application. You can use it to try out bass lines while sitting at work, or make simple tab transcriptions. Here it is: [url="http://subsite.tilaa.eu/virtualbass/"]VirtualBass[/url] [url="http://subsite.tilaa.eu/virtualbass/"][/url] The original idea was to experiment with the new audio features of HTML5. Since this is a new technique, it won't work in all browsers. But with Chrome 10, Firefox 4 or Safari 5, you should be fine. I've even had reports that it works in IE 9(!). It's free to use of course. (If you like it however, you could recommend it to someone!) Comments, bug reports and feature requests are welcome! /Fredde

Hi, I've been reading this forum for some time, and thought I'd finally sign up! I'm from Helsinki, Finland and I play a Fender P in two bands. One is a covers band that play on weddings an such, the other (my main band, the one with more rehersals and lesser gigs) is original music. You can listen to some of our songs at [url="http://www.myspace.com/theburningfinland"]www.myspace.com/theburningfinland[/url] Regards, /Fredde