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An important use-case exists for notes to be sustained—optionally—"hands-free."
I searched the user interface and could not figure out how to keep notes playing, "hands-free." How can I do that?
I scanned all of the issues looking for that use-case. I could find only #146.
RATIONALE
Usually, people tune a physical musical instrument (other than a pipe organ) alone, without the assistance of another person.
While tuning a keyboard instrument (such as a harpsichord), both hands are occupied:
One is holding down a key of a physical instrument in order to produce (and continue) a note; and
The other is operating a tuning "hammer" to adjust its pitch.
Obviously, then, regarding our computer, we don't have a free, third hand to keep holding down a key or mouse button. That includes the space bar.
This is the important use-case for any tuning software to be capable of sustaining notes optionally in a "hands-free" mode.
SMARTPHONES
Does it work differently on smartphones?
I guessed that sustaining notes "hands-free" might already have been implemented using Android's "press and hold" or Apple's "long press." I tried it in Firefox on my Android phone using the "Virtual Kbd" feature. However, notes didn't sustain.
There's an undocumented feature where you press down keys, press shift, release keys and release shift to initiate sustain. This will be made explicit and more consistent in Scale Workshop 2.
An important use-case exists for notes to be sustained—optionally—"hands-free."
I searched the user interface and could not figure out how to keep notes playing, "hands-free." How can I do that?
I scanned all of the issues looking for that use-case. I could find only #146.
RATIONALE
Usually, people tune a physical musical instrument (other than a pipe organ) alone, without the assistance of another person.
While tuning a keyboard instrument (such as a harpsichord), both hands are occupied:
One is holding down a key of a physical instrument in order to produce (and continue) a note; and
The other is operating a tuning "hammer" to adjust its pitch.
Obviously, then, regarding our computer, we don't have a free, third hand to keep holding down a key or mouse button. That includes the space bar.
This is the important use-case for any tuning software to be capable of sustaining notes optionally in a "hands-free" mode.
SMARTPHONES
Does it work differently on smartphones?
I guessed that sustaining notes "hands-free" might already have been implemented using Android's "press and hold" or Apple's "long press." I tried it in Firefox on my Android phone using the "Virtual Kbd" feature. However, notes didn't sustain.