Comments on: Name my far-out software project!

Question: Name my far-out software project!

tmcw — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:39:56 -0800

I wrote a bit of software that intercepts keystrokes and composes music, with some semantic awareness for programming. What should this be called?

Working names so far have been 'windchime' and 'keypainting'. I want something that's imaginative, not over-broad, but relates in some way to the weird audio/visual augmented-typing experience this is meant to create. It'll be an OSX app that runs in the menu bar.

By: herbplarfegan

herbplarfegan — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:47:44 -0800

Arpeggio

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:48:36 -0800

Chimaera

By: moonmilk

moonmilk — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:01:32 -0800

Clavichord or Clavier
Toccata (the name kind of sounds like typing)
YUIOP

Too bad "samchillian tip tip tip cheeepeeeee" is already taken.

By: Foci for Analysis

Foci for Analysis — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:01:58 -0800

Keylola (keylogger+Lola)

KeyTunes

Keyboard Bepop (because I like Cowboy Bebop)

Qwerty Loops

sloc_to_music()

Control-Alt-Music

Augmented Sholes Device (Sholes developed the QWERTY layout)

Keyboard DJ

By: moonmilk

moonmilk — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:03:59 -0800

Inspired by a couple of Foci's:

Qwertiola

By: Strass

Strass — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:05:51 -0800

Keyboard BeepBoop?

By: a humble nudibranch

a humble nudibranch — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:35:43 -0800

Keyloggio

By: Gyan

Gyan — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:45:49 -0800

WellTappedKlavier

By: rhizome

rhizome — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:07:15 -0800

"Pitchkey" is maybe a little boring, but it's short, understandable in a crowd or with music in the background, and isn't already taken at Github.

By: the jam

the jam — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:40:38 -0800

Key Change
On Key
Key Signature

By: mumkin

mumkin — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:51:32 -0800

I like Windchime, but if the sound doesn't approximate that it could be a bit misleading. Might be helpful to hear some samples.

Here are some other notions: Aeolus, Ambiance, Synthesthesia, Subtext, Soundingboard, Resonate, Conqwerto, Song of Myself, Eddies, Yawp, Otterbill (as in libretto reversed), Accompanist, Intone, Typophony, Typophonic, Aura, Noodle, Found in Translation, Emergentcy.

By: jvk

jvk — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:47:30 -0800

Prescient (Press/Ambient)

By: belladonna

belladonna — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:19:46 -0800

Do-Re-Key

By: Hactar

Hactar — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:29:44 -0800

GlockenKey (depending on the sound generated)
Keyboard Composer
Keyanola (ok, horrible pun)

By: 23

23 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:56:06 -0800

Pitter Patter
Raindrops

@mumkin's Intone is a good one.