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A lot of thought and effort. 
- Version: 1.1d7, 11/17/2007 05:15PM PST
rayk86ss
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- A lot of thought and effort.
A lot of thought and effort. - Version: 1.1d7, 11/17/2007 05:15PM PST
rayk86ss
Someone obviously put a great deal of effort into making this product, but I'm not sure that it addresses the needs of many guitar players. Opening the application causes at least five small windows to appear. These windows show notes on a guitar neck, keyboard, and sequencer at the same time. The images are too small to look at while holding a guitar. I had to put the guitar down and peer intently at each image over the top of my glasses. A magnifying glass is a recommended accessory.
The program comes with several demo music like things with and extension of .fret. Opening one of them causes the computer to begin playing and the notes to flash on the guitar neck, etc. The demo music is rather mechanical sounding and uninteresting. As the chords change the display also shows mode changes from Ionic to Dorian to Myxolidian, etc. If I wanted to learn to play guitar so that I sounded like a machine this program could teach me in minutes.
I am sure that I am being unfair in my criticism. I think that this application could be a tremendous resource for someone that could learn how to use it. For an old fashioned guy who is uninterested in the modes of the major scale Fretpet is perhaps overkill. For example: Suppose I have a midi file of a Lester Young or Charlie Parker sax solo. I can already play the song in garage band and learn it by ear, but suppose I want to work out the most efficient fingering with a guitar neck display. Fretpet may allow such work, but I could not figure out how.
All in all it may be a lot quicker and easier to learn to read sheet music instead.
The program comes with several demo music like things with and extension of .fret. Opening one of them causes the computer to begin playing and the notes to flash on the guitar neck, etc. The demo music is rather mechanical sounding and uninteresting. As the chords change the display also shows mode changes from Ionic to Dorian to Myxolidian, etc. If I wanted to learn to play guitar so that I sounded like a machine this program could teach me in minutes.
I am sure that I am being unfair in my criticism. I think that this application could be a tremendous resource for someone that could learn how to use it. For an old fashioned guy who is uninterested in the modes of the major scale Fretpet is perhaps overkill. For example: Suppose I have a midi file of a Lester Young or Charlie Parker sax solo. I can already play the song in garage band and learn it by ear, but suppose I want to work out the most efficient fingering with a guitar neck display. Fretpet may allow such work, but I could not figure out how.
All in all it may be a lot quicker and easier to learn to read sheet music instead.
Crashes on startup - Version: 1.0.7, 2/3/2007 11:21AM PST
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Good Thinking
Can't get FretPet to boot on my dual 867Mhz G4. Crashes on startup.
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This is an excellent program! - Version: 1.0.4, 6/15/2006 07:13PM PST
scotmcmillan
This is an excellent program!
I have explored the tabs and windows and have found FretPet very easy to use and understand. It is so easy to change between scales and modes. The interface is also very beautiful. I look forward to plugging in my guitar and having some real fun!
I strongly recommend this program to any student of the guitar. If you are interested in writing for the guitar then it is a "MUST HAVE" application.
Do not miss the excellent documentation or sound files on the thinkyhead website.
I really wish there were more programs like FretPet!!!
I have explored the tabs and windows and have found FretPet very easy to use and understand. It is so easy to change between scales and modes. The interface is also very beautiful. I look forward to plugging in my guitar and having some real fun!
I strongly recommend this program to any student of the guitar. If you are interested in writing for the guitar then it is a "MUST HAVE" application.
Do not miss the excellent documentation or sound files on the thinkyhead website.
I really wish there were more programs like FretPet!!!
Review me, I can take it - Version: 1.0.3, 4/25/2006 03:58PM PST
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slurslee
Greetings from the developer!
I suddenly became curious tonight. Why has no one reviewed this program yet? Rather than fall under the spell of this inexorable conundrum I decided to appeal to the community.
Do you love it? Do you hate it? FretPet needs your reviews, good or bad, to grow into a better program that does more, better, and maybe one day in 3D.
Thank you for your time!
I suddenly became curious tonight. Why has no one reviewed this program yet? Rather than fall under the spell of this inexorable conundrum I decided to appeal to the community.
Do you love it? Do you hate it? FretPet needs your reviews, good or bad, to grow into a better program that does more, better, and maybe one day in 3D.
Thank you for your time!
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- Review me, I can take it (1 replies)
The program comes with several demo music like things with and extension of .fret. Opening one of them causes the computer to begin playing and the notes to flash on the guitar neck, etc. The demo music is rather mechanical sounding and uninteresting. As the chords change the display also shows mode changes from Ionic to Dorian to Myxolidian, etc. If I wanted to learn to play guitar so that I sounded like a machine this program could teach me in minutes.
I am sure that I am being unfair in my criticism. I think that this application could be a tremendous resource for someone that could learn how to use it. For an old fashioned guy who is uninterested in the modes of the major scale Fretpet is perhaps overkill. For example: Suppose I have a midi file of a Lester Young or Charlie Parker sax solo. I can already play the song in garage band and learn it by ear, but suppose I want to work out the most efficient fingering with a guitar neck display. Fretpet may allow such work, but I could not figure out how.
All in all it may be a lot quicker and easier to learn to read sheet music instead.