STUPID GADGETS REMOVED

I hate to be so terse, but the last post and the rotten little gadgets I uploaded are to be completely ignored. In fact, I removed the gadgets, as at least one of them had a bug that commandeers the browser window and involuntarily navigates you completely away from the blog and to a pointless and irrelevant pop up ad.

All my fault for thinking such a minor piece of distraction could stimulate any real insights into creativity whatsoever. Ha. What was I thinking?  

(Give one to the pop up ad guys for being creative with their piecemeal attempts to take all the fun out of the web.)

The Simple Joy of Experimentation For All

Nothing profound here. Most of my time recently has been absorbed by business school tasks, as this is Mid Terms week. Still, I did happen across a couple of mini apps - or Gadgets, as they are called here at Blogger - and I couldn't help but put them on the blog just to see if anyone is tempted to play with them.

They're simple, really. One is just an octave of the piano keyboard. A mouse click on ny of the black or white keys produces the corresponding tone. The other is a Mini Studio, where you can choose from a selection of a half dozen drum loops, bass loops, or effects (hey, all you math wizards who know what "n!" means, how many possible combinations does that allow you???).

I thought it might be fun to let visitors spend a few precious minutes of life in musical experimentation. By the way, you can use them in combination, by setting your groove accompaniment on the studio, then plucking out a melody on the keyboard.

Enjoy! If your computer has a built-in mic that can record your creations, let me know!

NOTE ON 3/15/10: please see the following post before searching for the above-referenced gadgets, as they have been removed.