Songs2See
Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology
Learn to Play by Playing
With Songs2See learning an instrument will be like child play. The software takes the concept of music video games to the next level. It uses real musical instruments instead of video game controllers. Users can choose any song title from their own music collection, use the software to create training material and practice with their own instrument. This motivates and improves both musical knowledge and motor skills – instead of the mere memorizing of key combinations on a video game controller.
The Songs2See Game:
The choice of instruments is now increased up to seven, and now includes the clarinet.
20. Dezember 2012
How can you generate solo and backing tracks with Songs2See?
The new video shows how it works.
May 15, 2012
Songs2See at "Music Tech Fest" in London:
Songs2See will be presented at the Music Tech Fest in London on May 17-19. Music Tech Fest is an event where startups, creators, developers, researchers, artists, music industry, hackers and the whole music technology community meet under one roof! For all our users in London, join us for this event!
May 15, 2012
New Songs2See Video:
With the new video you can learn how content created in the Songs2See Editor can be turned into real music scores.
April 20, 2012
Buy now:
From 19.90 Euros, Songs2See is available for home users from www.songquito.com.
March 20, 2012
The new Songs2See Demo:
The new Songs2See-Demo is now available online! We have integrated further instruments, designed a new user interface and included new functions.
January 20, 2012
The Songs2See Game:
With the new Songs2See Game, learning an instrument will be like child play. In this video Estefanía Cano explains how the Songs2See game works.
January 17, 2012
The Songs2See Editor:
How do I convert my favorite song into training material? This video explains how a title from your personal music collection can be transformed into a practice song for the Songs2See game.
January 17, 2012
Playful Learning Support
Songs2See detects and displays the played notes in real-time, compares them with the notes of the training material, and gives immediate visual feedback to the user. In this way, motivation remains constant over a longer period of time. With an integrated “Learning Mode” Songs2See allows playful, step by step training of the user’s favorite songs.
Individualized Training Material
With the Songs2See Editor, any song can be automatically transformed into practice material. Users can put together a personal exercise with their favorite songs within a very short period of time. Thus, learning a musical instrument is easier and more entertaining.
Any Instrument Can Be Used
Whether guitar, piano, saxophone, vocals or any of the supported instruments – the exercise material can be used with any instrument. There is no need to buy expensive and complicated hardware. A simple computer microphone to capture the user’s performance is the only thing needed.
Uncomplicated Usage and Care
The Songs2See Game is available as a web-service. This simplifies care and maintenance of the software as well as allowing uncomplicated usage and integration on different websites. The Songs2See Game is available for any operating system and can also be used offline.
You can find a demo version of Songs2See here. You need Flash Player 11.2 or higher to use the application.
Demo Version
The Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Employment and Technology granted funds of the European Fund for Regional Development to the project Songs2See. This way, transnational cooperation between the Thuringian players Fraunhofer IDMT, KIDS Interactive GmbH, Sweets for Brains GmbH and their European partners Stord/Haugesund University College, Grieg Music Education AS and the Tampere University of Technology is supported by the Free State of Thuringia and the European Union.
Licensing – Songs2See Technology for Your Software Solution
Songs2See is available as a platform-independent C++ or AS3 library and can easily be integrated. Please contact us for your individual offer and licensing model.
Private Use – Practice with Songs2See at Home
Produce your own exercise material and improve your skills playfully. Songs2See is commercially available for home users at www.songquito.com.
Solo and Backing Tracks:
This video explains how solo and backing tracks are generated from content created in the Songs2See Editor.
Content Creation with Songs2See:
With the new video you can learn how content created in the Songs2See Editor can be turned into real music scores.
The Songs2See Game:
With the new Songs2See Game learning an instrument will be like child play. In this video Estafania Cano explains how the Songs2See game works.
The Songs2See Editor:
How do I convert my favorite song into training-material? This video explains how to create songs for the Songs2See game from the own music collection.
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