I think the reason piano/keyboard feels so unintuitive and difficult to us is because the physical distances between notes isn't constant, the way you move up one half step is different depending on what you're starting from
they should make keyboards with all the keys in a simple pattern, not this weird thing with white and black keys
@Felthry designs for those exist! they're a bit rare though. like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_table_note_layout
@eq Can I trade in our current keyboard for one with that layout? |3 I think we'd find it way easier
Strings always came naturally to us, at least more so than keyboard
maybe we should look into getting a guitar instead, sell the keyboard... but having the keyboard as a midi input device is nice (at least in theory. we've never used it as such yet)
@eq We bounced off of piano lessons as a kid, but then later learned to play viola in high school. Viola came really easily to us because of how there's an easy, tangible, linear connection between what you're doing with the string and what note it makes
@Felthry absolutely yeah. i know a Bit™ about music theory and i'm learning to do keyboard things but at the same time i really wish what i want to do could translate nicely onto strings
@eq actually scratch that, it's not linear, but it's intuitive
The length of the string and frequency of the note have a 1/x relationship but since frequency to note is an exponential relationship I think you end up with a linearithmic progression up the string...? I don't know, math stuff
@Felthry it's close /enough/ to linear that yr fingers can feel almost linear at least though yeah
@Felthry there used to be these nice keyboards with that layout but i think there aren't any for sale anymore ): it's a real shame, i'd love to have one too
there are these fancy guitar->midi converters people have made that look super nice. i don't know how to play any stringed instruments but they do seem really nice..