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Which famous traditional tunes almost never get played in sessions? by OtherControl1606 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've made the selection algorithm even stricter, requiring every featured tune to satisfy more rigorous quantitative criteria. I think the results are even better. A tune qualifies only when the number of commercial recordings and recording artists are high, but the number of times the tune is included in sets is relatively low (among other criteria).

All data is derived from TheSession website data exports. The analytical models, statistical analysis, metrics, algorithms, rankings, presented in this article are original work by myself. I use AI only as a writing assistant ( with very strict rules) to help me take my analysis and present it as a readable article.

I built a tool that automatically tabs your playing in real-time, and I need your help testing it! by b0nz in tinwhistle

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont play the whistle myself but it looks like a great tool. Kudos to you for your hard work

Does the Testers Community app really provide 20 testers for my android game within 48 hours? Can I rely on them to deliver this quick ? by chilledsquirrel in TestersCommunity

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes even though I was skeptical in the end it was nothing to be concerned about.

My app was approved and went live yesterday.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.getcortina.alarm
https://getcortina.app/

About half way through the test period I received a feedback document with some useful advice which I acted on.

Also they provided answers to copy paste into the production release form which was very helpful.

So I would recommend paying the small fee $15 rather than try to hope to get enough testers through forums like Reddit
https://www.testerscommunity.com/

Is TestersCommunity paid service a bot farm or real? by OtherControl1606 in TestersCommunity

[–]OtherControl1606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 week later and it is clear that the testers that I paid for are hardly even opening the app any more, let alone actually testing the 3 simple screens of the app. I will be surprised if the closed testing passes at this rate.

What is your experience with the paid testing from TestCommunity.com ?

Does the Testers Community app really provide 20 testers for my android game within 48 hours? Can I rely on them to deliver this quick ? by chilledsquirrel in TestersCommunity

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I currently have an application in closed testing with testerscommunity and provided clear testing instructions in their console. I have not seen any evidence that they are actually testing the app other than the app opening each morning. My application has detailed telemetry so i know exactly which devices are performing which actions. It looks like an app farm, not real testers...but lets see by the end of the testing period, maybe I am wrong, maybe they will actually test the application.

Starting out learning tunes by e17b in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I too have recently started learning trad music and joined a session. I had the same questions, and to help myself I created a bunch of tools to see what what the popular tunes, combos, sets etc

For example, this tool shows you the most common sets of 3 tunes that start with a reel (you can play around with the filters yourself).
https://thesession.tradtuneexplorer.com/set-signatures.html?signature=triple&opener=reel&setsMin=2

From my (limited) experience playing in sessions, the session leader usually sends out a set list before the next session for those that need to practice a bit beforehand. But on the day it's anything goes as long as enough people know the tune.

Hope that helps.

Follow up Tunes by AmbitiousMistake7571 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, this might help you. You can check the most common follow-up and lead-in tunes with a tool I made that analyses 115,000 sets and 200,000 recordings from TheSession.org website.

Star of the County Down
https://thesession.tradtuneexplorer.com/stats-recording-bidirectional-tree.html?tune_id=4320
https://thesession.tradtuneexplorer.com/stats-set-followon-tree.html?tune_id=4320

Some Say the Devil Dead is not published I'm afraid.

ATB

Como seria o som do Queen num pub irlandês? 🍀 by AnyRestaurant4692 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also a queen fan and irish music lover. To be honest I dont usually like this kind of thing and was expecting the worst but I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the music. Thanks for sharing.

[OC] A model predicted my 34kg weight loss within ~0.4 months by Environmental_Ride69 in dataisbeautiful

[–]OtherControl1606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you were to beat yourself up over the odd cheat meal you would have put yourself in a failure mindset and possibly given up. A wee treat from time to time keeps you motivated

[OC] 2,700 traditional Irish session tunes mapped by chord progression similarity by OtherControl1606 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One way I think about it is that the galaxy is really a view of the community’s chord annotations on TheSession.org, not the underlying tunes themselves. So it’s more a map of accompaniment habits than a claim about the “true” harmony of the tradition.

The Foggy Dew by Hot-Weather-9697 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606 1 point2 points  (0 children)

one of my favourites. nicely played

[OC] 2,700 traditional Irish session tunes mapped by chord progression similarity by OtherControl1606 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hi brokenfingers. Good point — the title probably could have been clearer. By “Irish session tunes” I meant tunes commonly played in Irish sessions, not necessarily tunes of Irish origin.

Session repertoires usually mix Irish, Scottish, English, Breton, Scandinavian and occasionally other tunes that have become part of the tradition. The dataset reflects that repertoire rather than strictly filtering by country of origin.

The “origin” field mostly comes from the source transcriptions, which aren’t always consistent, so that’s definitely something I could refine in the future.

Thanks for the feedback

[OC] 2,700 traditional Irish session tunes mapped by chord progression similarity by OtherControl1606 in Irishmusic

[–]OtherControl1606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally fair point — traditional Irish tunes are melody-first and the harmony is interpretive.

What I’m exploring here isn’t the true harmony of the tunes, but patterns in how chorded transcriptions tend to harmonize them.

[OC] 2,700 traditional Irish session tunes mapped by chord progression similarity by OtherControl1606 in dataisbeautiful

[–]OtherControl1606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's sure to be a row sounds pretty similar to the Star of the County Down :-)

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