- VirtuosoEar for Apple OS X:
VirtuosoEar is a software companion to "A Totally New Approach to Ear Training based on the 12 Note Solfege". With this software, you can extend your Ear Training into your regular practice session. Thus, it speeds up the progress and improves the effectiveness.
We learned that the built-in synthesizer under Windows Vista and XP was not usable due to its latency. This increases the complexity and cost of the system setup. It should be a plug-and-play for a majority of people to use it. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about it for now. Due to this rather discouraging discovery, we decided to develop a version for Mac OS X platform. It seems Mac has already solved this problem for an included software with OS X called "GarageBand". Actually, Mac has a long history in Music Education and Music Creation. It is quite adequate to develop a version for Macintosh for this reason alone. We are planning to release it toward the end of this year. - EarMagic Series products:
We officially embarked on EarMagic iPhone version on our 4 year anniversary. On the other hand, Basic Plus Edition is officially cancelled. The Basic Plus Edition was designed for guitar players, but we have had tracking issues with currently available MIDI guitar interface. We have actually another option. Then, perhaps Basic Plus Edition will come back as Standard Plus Edition in the future.
- VirtuosoEar in hardware:
This is going to be just a prototype and used to demonstrate our design capability in hardware. 12 Note Mapper function can be easily implemented into a new project of any digital instrument in the form of firmware. For existing products, such an addition or update may not be available due to other ristrictions. An inexpensive additional hardware might have some values for this case. We might use it to solicit other companies to manufacture such a device for general public.
The following is the Agenda for the year 2011.
- A Totally New Approach to Ear Training based on the 12 Note Solfege, Part II
We are often asked for the status of the Part II. It will be our priority once above two projects are completed. We are also asked if we are going to provide accompanying software. The answer is most definite Yes, but we do not have a clear picture yet. We can use the current framework, but it might be better off to create a new one. We will see.
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