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Between iAno - the newly released iPhone app that turns your cellphone into a piano - and the earlier released PocketGuitar, which does much of the same but with a guitar, it is only a matter of time before we see the first iPhone band. That will be awesomely groundbreaking, and what we ask is that you send us the video. We'll post it, we promise*. Back to the present, iAno installs on Jailbroken iPhones and offers a fully functioning multitouch piano, as you can see in the great video above. A four-octave keyboard is represented in iAno, and the arrow keys at the top are used to navigate around. The software was put together by a developer going by the name of Mr Aardvark, and he managed to pack in polyphonic sound that allow five key presses to be heard simultaneously. Sweet.
Mr Aardvark also plans on updating iAno with a complete 88-key keyboard, switchable sample sets, recording and playback, as well as support for loading .MID tracks. Well, what are you waiting for? Get composing.
*If it isn't a steaming turdfest, and it involves a great tune selection, e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody. This isn't legal advice—I'm not even an attorney. [Technabob]
Comments
That's C-Major chord, Jim.
@pipper: yeah, definitely C-Major
wow, impressive
I was expecting something pointless and lame, and got something pointless but impressive.
I take offense every time I hear chopsticks
impressive coldplay skills. fucking showoff =)
"Ano" means "anus" in Spanish. Tee hee.
ahhh brown note! and now to change my pants...
I almost want to buy an Iphone and break it just for this.
*sigh*
This is nothing compared to what we're in for after the SDK. I want GarageBand for iPhone.
@thomasgvsu: yeah, fucking iphone, fucking apple. Who the fuck do they think they are. Fucking car manufactures, fucking water bottle companies, and fucking blog readers. Fuck everything that does anything.
@jkr:
FUCK YEAH! ;-)
@pipper:
Exactly what I was going to say!!!
I prefer my Stylophone but still this looks cool. Probably will instal it tomorrow on to my touch.
@Yeebles:
stylophone is coming soon.
Fail in attempt to play F+ key. However, Cold play attempt ftw.
too bad "Ano" is Spanish for anus...
yeah, what's wrong with iPiano? iAno? iTardo.
This is first thing that actually makes me have iPod/iPhone envy.
I'd be rocking that shit every chance I got between classes.
@kibogoyo:
It's supposed to be the [P]iano, duh.
@packetsniffer: Also the Japanese equivalent of "umm..." Which brings some very fun language barrier possibilities...
for the iphone user who can't handle more then 14 keys.
@kibogoyo:
I think someone said that already.
will definitly get this when i get my iphone, im saving up hoping to get one before a new release now that ziphone cracked 1.1.3 like an egg
Very impressive and with the output like that it sounds amazing
what was the second song he played?
Pretty nice. First it was the guitar strummer app, now this. Lets see a drum padder now.
Love it. Needs an adjustable sustain, though...
damn imma go practice playing clocks now lol
@phantam: the second song he played was clocks by coldplay
Now if there was only a way to save the music you make to itunes
@gamecrazychris:
yah that would be awesome....
You can probably play music better on the iPhone than a real keyboard. Just like you can type better on a iPhone than a regular querty.
ANO is not a good name for iìtalian people, it means "anus"!! sigh
I don't get why people don't try to make nice apps. for WinMo phones. This is nice and all, but would love to see this on my WinMo phone.
Aqua Teen had this product a few years back:
Master Shake: The e-ano takes MP3s that you download, live, off the Internet, and turns them into this song!
Carl: Yeah, but when's it gonna do the ultimate song- Boston's "More Than A Feeling?"
That looks pretty cool, but I'd rather see an application that could turn your iPhone into a remote control, with multitouch faders on it, track arming, and start/stop/record for Garageband or Logic.
Is this a fake? Something about the key presses is mis-synced with the music in the first part. Is the iPhone's multitouch capable of recognizing 4 separate keypresses?
@bandit: How is this not fathomable?
A similar program (called Piano) has been around since November as part of the iAppADay project. It's only one octave and can only play up to two notes at once. Regardless, it's one of the reasons (also MobileScrobbler) I keep my phone jailbroken.
Having four octaves will be great.
@Dooga: Comment on iAno iPhone App Gives Your iPhone C-Minor Key Sent from my iPhone
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