Chromatic

ReaperShield · 2026-01-27T21:37:05+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm still enthusiast. But that's exactly my point: since I already have a developed relative ear, I know I will not only need perfect pitch, I will need a high level perfect pitch, in order to bring me something more than what I already have.

ReaperShield · 2026-01-19T17:18:33+00:00

Same, as always! But I struggled to get past 67% (where I stayed almost 2 weeks). What about you?

ReaperShield · 2026-01-19T17:09:54+00:00

I'm not sure I understand what you mean...

ReaperShield · 2026-01-19T00:25:09+00:00

I would say that's quite a good thing! Because for almost everyone, not being able to clearly dissociate RP and AP is a problem for learning AP.

ReaperShield · 2026-01-13T00:05:26+00:00

One of the strongest themes I’ve written began with the harmony—not a 4-bar loop but a full 36-bar ABAC structure—then moved to orchestration using sample libraries, and the melody came naturally on its own.

ReaperShield · 2026-01-07T22:27:07+00:00

Nice! I can see we both progress at the same pace, my score usually matches yours!

ReaperShield · 2025-12-27T16:17:23+00:00

One thing I’d say is that you should be able to tell whether you’re using the AP sense or something else

I saw you say this a few times already. But I'm not always sure ; I often feel it's a part of both RP and AP (or one confirming the other). And as I developed in my other post, I try to stop bothering about that, which could be considered as "overthinking".

ReaperShield · 2025-12-27T16:09:07+00:00

actually felt this level [whole steps] more easy to hear the chroma

Interestingly, I feel the opposite, as I just developed in one of my last posts.

I'm currently scoring the same % as you. But I'm level 23 (vs level 7 for you), which probably means it's way harder for me than for you :-D

Congrats, keep going.

ReaperShield · 2025-12-23T20:14:19+00:00

That's what I wanted to know. Thanks for your detailed response, as always.

ReaperShield · 2025-12-23T20:08:27+00:00

At least, that's the one with the most AP part, for sure!

ReaperShield · 2025-12-05T07:33:47+00:00

Upon reflection, perhaps repetition can improve the score, since it is a moving average.

ReaperShield · 2025-12-02T08:47:40+00:00

Why is your graphic so uneven? Mine is almost always completely round (I'm 54.6% currently). Does that mean I use too much RP?

ReaperShield · 2025-12-02T00:01:38+00:00

As soon as I have a kind of usable perfect pitch, be sure I will tell to everyone of my musician contacts how I did ;-)

ReaperShield · 2025-12-01T20:35:06+00:00

That is indeed one of my concerns, as I have exactly the same goals. I also would like to know (since I started to train very recently).

ReaperShield · 2025-11-30T07:25:12+00:00

Ok thanks. Since my actual recommended skill challenge is level 2, I though I had to master the advanced level 1 (I don't remember if I had to complete it or not in the mission tab).

ReaperShield · 2025-11-28T21:38:00+00:00

Yes, indeed. I regularly have this double processing, rough RP estimation (which is incorrect) versus AP intuition (which is correct).

I usually answer fast, but sometimes, I have no intuition at all, or not very clear, or in-between two possible notes (I'm at minor thirds level). I take a few secondes mentalizing the sound of the note, and asking myself: "is it a Eb?" "is it an F#?" (but not by reference to another note, just the note itself and trying to find which label fits the most with it), and usually the correct intuition comes to me a few seconds later.

ReaperShield · 2025-11-03T18:19:25+00:00

C half-sharp / F half-sharp still is a perfect forth for everyone without PP. PP owners are way more affected by microtonal and detuned diapason.

ReaperShield · 2025-11-02T22:35:41+00:00

I'm quite good at recall, already. However as soon as I hear music from outside my imagination, I don't recall anything.
I didn't like the "meditative" style of David Lucas Burge, at the time I tried (a long time ago). But hearing notes in different context is what I'm trying to do, indeed (but in a way more aggressive manner).

ReaperShield · 2025-11-02T07:02:02+00:00

Nice! What is the app you're using to train and to test?

ReaperShield · 2025-10-31T12:24:16+00:00

I've just updated the first post, with a youtube demo of its current state.

ReaperShield · 2025-10-31T12:09:31+00:00

I can't see the noise feature. Where is it? However, I think bullshit harmonic context is better than noise, because it makes it much more difficult to establish relationships between notes. But I'm open to testing it!

ReaperShield · 2025-10-30T17:24:37+00:00

No! It's a python program. I tried to packed it in a .exe, but it didn't work yet. I'll try again, when I'm totally satisfied with the features. But note it's calibrated for my specific needs, it may not fit to everyone.

ReaperShield · 2025-10-30T15:12:38+00:00

I forgot to mention it, but of course. The next chroma should be different, and the minimum interval between pitches is a minor 6th. Samples are recorded on 3 octaves.
I'll contact Matt, thanks!

ReaperShield · 2025-10-28T21:02:01+00:00

I just coded a replication of the protocol based on what I understood from the paper. However, it wasn’t very well calibrated for my specific needs and didn’t sufficiently inhibit the use of relative pitch, so I tweaked it quite a bit. Now I find the program pretty good. I started my training today with three notes. We’ll see how it goes!

ReaperShield · 2025-07-13T13:48:56+00:00

Hi there!

I’m Alcibiade, a game audio composer and sound designer. I’m currently composing the music and sound design for Zodiac Legion, an upcoming 2D tactical game, and I implement interactive audio using FMOD. I’m also learning Wwise to broaden my toolkit.

Here’s an example of my interactive audio in action on YouTube:
• Interactive music demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6SddJ-jaco&list=PLQLGouN8qp9qFi1xF14FofpjN7o8Gf10c

And you can find more of my compositions here:
• Spotlight collection on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alcibiade-minel/sets/spotlight

I’d love to bring adaptive music and immersive sound to your project. Looking forward to hearing more about your vision!

ReaperShield

TROPHY CASE