Let's Bend: Harmonica Tuner vs Scale Practice
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Let's Bend: Harmonica Tuner
Let's Bend: Blues Harmonica Tuner & Trainer assists harmonica players in accurately hitting bending notes through real-time visualization. The application is completely free, ad-free, and can be used without registration. Sounds are captured via the MediaRecorder library as a continuous data stream, analyzed using advanced pitch detection algorithms, and displayed in real-time. All common keys and special tunings of your blues harps are supported and can be easily configured via the settings menu. Features: • Fast and accurate musical note detection • Multiple pitch detection algorithms (YIN, MPM, and HYBRID) • Support for all common harmonica keys and tunings • Adjustable concert pitch settings • Visualization of blow bends, draw bends, over blows, and over draws • Customizable confidence settings for pitch detection Technical Details (for developers): • Open-source project available on GitHub • Built using Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture • Developed with Gradle build system • Requires Android 9 (API 28) or higher • Uses Dagger for dependency injection • Implements SLF4J for logging • Optimized for privacy (no data collection or storage) • Part of a multi-platform project that includes desktop (macOS, Linux, Windows) and web versions The app is also available for desktop platforms and as a web application at https://letsbend.de Enjoy and Let's Bend!
Scale Practice
Scale Practice helps musicians practice their scales, by randomizing the order of scales and providing resources to learn about new scales. It contains three different functions: 1. Random scale chosen from a list of scale types 2. Random scale chosen from a list of user inputted scales 3. Scale resources, including images of each scale and descriptions Features: * Diverse Scale Selection (Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Major Modes, Melodic Minor Modes, Blues Scale, Pentatonic Scales, Octatonic Scales, Whole Tone Scales) * Arpeggio Practic * Resources to help you learn new scales * Random selection from user selected scales This app does not listen to you practice, or provide you feedback in any way. It is only designed to give you a new order to practice your scales in.
| Feature | Let's Bend: Harmonica Tuner | Scale Practice |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | MusicProductivity | MusicProductivityMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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