You can play piano on your DSi, kinda
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Has your long-held habit of carrying a baby grand piano with you everywhere you go begun to cause irreversible damage to your easily pliable spinal cord? The Monday Night Crew gang discovered an easier way to tickle ivories touchscreens on the go by using a neat trick in the "Graffiti Mode" on your DSi. Basically, the music note stamp in graffiti mode makes a sound that changes pitch depending on where you place it on the screen. By placing these stamps over a cleverly crafted grid, you can wow your friends with MIDI renditions of your favorite songs. It's a neat trick, and far less damaging on the ol' sacroiliac. Check out a video demonstration after the jump!
Reader Comments (21)
Posted: Apr 13th 2009 11:34PM go1denchi1d said
Haha this is super fun! I totally took that guy's pic and did what he did. i now realize i have no musical talent lol.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2009 11:39PM Dopple Boppler said
I love these little awesome, albeit useless, Nintendo touches. Reminds me of the cat on the Wii's Photo Channel, or being able to see constellations in real time on the globe of the Forecast Channel. Except you know, this is way more awesome.
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Posted: Apr 14th 2009 2:25AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
I'm surprised someone hasn't done a DS port of Mario Paint Composer yet. It's a homebrew app to begin with (PC, of course), so a DS version (or a Wii version) seems to be the obvious next step...
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Posted: Apr 14th 2009 8:48AM MNC Dover said
I'm hoping that someone at Nintendo will see this and create a DSiWare keyboard app or something. Korg DS-10 is obviously the better way to go, but having a little downloadable version with a prettier interface and notes on the top screen would be cool too.
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Posted: Apr 14th 2009 11:17AM (Unverified) said
@BPMOmega [gamertag] : You're obviously not update-to-date with the homebrew scene :P There has been a port of Mario Paint Composer. It's been talked about since September of last year!
http://www.nds-zone.com/bassacegold/?cat=9
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http://www.nds-zone.com/bassacegold/?cat=9
Posted: Apr 14th 2009 12:20PM go1denchi1d said
Alright, here's my attempt at Lost Woods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLxfSQoQ1s
I need to go find a real camera and record a better video lol.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLxfSQoQ1s
I need to go find a real camera and record a better video lol.
Posted: Apr 15th 2009 1:31AM go1denchi1d said
Yeah I read the sheet music online this morning and practiced the crap out of it lol. Not really the first try as much as the bajillionth try haha. Recording with a phone is terrible!!!
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Posted: Apr 15th 2009 1:33AM go1denchi1d said
Yeah I read the sheet music online this morning and practiced the crap out of it lol. Not really the first try as much as the bajillionth try haha. Recording with a phone is terrible!!!
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Posted: Apr 14th 2009 10:51PM mario83 said
you cant, you have to take a pic of the screen! lol thats what he did. i hope nintedo (not holding my breath) changes thats stupid you cant view pics not taken with camera in the album, the psp can, maybe sonys on to something with their DSi is for kids after all....
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