Google Offers A Playable Homepage. Let’s Hear Your Musical Creations
UPDATE – Due to popular demand Google is leaving it's special playable home page up through Friday in the US. Start creating and share it here!
On today's Google homepage, you’ll find a, playable guitar inspired by Les Paul. He experimented with innovative recording techniques like multitracking and tape delay. In keeping with that spirit, U.S. users can click a button to record a 30-second track. We want you to share your creations with us.
Just strum the strings or trigger notes with the letters or numbers on your keyboards. Clicking the button again will display a link to share the songs you’ve made.
If you’re curious, Google says the doodle was made with a combination of JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas (used in modern browsers to draw the guitar strings), CSS, Flash (for sound) and tools like the Google Font API, goo.gl and App Engine.
Try it out here. Then paste the url of your creation below in the comments. We'll pick a few of the most creative and highlight them next week here and on our Facebook page.
Here’s a classical music motif: http://goo.gl/doodle/gjpB
http://goo.gl/doodle/BVjz
http://goo.gl/doodle/Drdk
http://goo.gl/doodle/Rsgw
again will display a link to share the songs you’ve made.
If you’re curious, Google says the doodle was made with a combination of JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas (used in modern browsers to draw the guitar strings), CSS, Flash (for sound) and tools like the Google Font API, goo.gl and App Engine.
http://goo.gl/doodle/m5MCf
Here’s something we toyed around with.
Part A: http://goo.gl/doodle/9IY46
Part B: http://goo.gl/doodle/1TZla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhfgaluniY
I was playing around with it, this is the best I came up with. http://goo.gl/doodle/2efH4
This took me like five minutes.
New World Symphony
Part One
http://goo.gl/doodle/o59Xz
Part Two
http://goo.gl/doodle/cuOSc
Part Three
http://goo.gl/doodle/sISUd
Here’s another one I really like playing on my ACTUAL guitar.
Title and Registration
Part One
http://goo.gl/doodle/STTzA
Part Two
http://goo.gl/doodle/McrDz
Part Three
http://goo.gl/doodle/STTzA
Part Four
http://goo.gl/doodle/McrDz
Solo
http://goo.gl/doodle/HqxBs
I left out the noodling ’cause that’s boring and I’m lazy.
Oh yeah, the artist is Death Cab for Cutie.
If anybody can play Through the Fire and Flames by Dragon Force, I will personally give them this cookie. —> (::)
My google version of The Duprees “You Belong to Me”
http://goo.gl/doodle/k9Mqo
original version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEBErVs0fY
Nice!! Thanks 4 sharing!