My brother and several of my friends play the guitar, so when I came across a Mashable article about Soundslice, I had to share it. Soundslice is a new way for musicians to learn songs. Instead of tediously studying a YouTube video or downloading a tab to learn a song, musicians can now use Soundslice to view the YouTube video with the tab, all in one place. It looks a little like this:
The song can even be played at half speed without changing the pitch. When asked if Soundslice could become a social network, the creator said, “It can become a commons for user-generated musical annotations and transcriptions,” he says. “At the moment, social interaction is very limited — you can see other people’s annotations and see all the other videos they’ve annotated and that’s it. But obviously, there’s a ton of potential to do more.”
The creator, Holovaty, also envisions a paid version of Soundslice for musicians who want higher quality, or the ability to upload their own videos without having to rely on YouTube. He also sees a educational version in the future. So, whether you are a musician or not, it is interesting to see technology change in a way that helps people improve at whatever their passions may be. In honor of all this YouTube talk, check out one of my favorite songs by The Beatles:
Soundslice sounds really helpful. I’ve never learned an instrument but always wanted to. Here is another site that’s supposed to help with learning new songs and instruments your friends might like http://us.performatrack.com/guests/