Can't get note boat to work

[koenig]

So, I've played all the other programs and they are amazing. I can't ever seem to get note boat to work though. When I click basically any button it says "An exception of class OutOfBoundsException was not handled. The application must shut down." I'm really more into apa and interval loader anyway but I figured I'd let you know to see if anyone else has experienced this.

[schu]

I was getting this same error in the demo and am now getting it in the purchased version....

[aruffo]

Do you only get the error when you click things, or when you use the keyboard as well--?

[schu]

In the demo I got it when I clicked anything. In the purchased version, that works, but I get the error when I click on anything for boxes with separate tones. I am not sure how to use the keyboard in note boat - is that in the help somewhere?

thanks!

[schu]

When I said "that works", I should have said that I could choose the chord symbol for boxes where a chord had sounded.

[aruffo]

I probably haven't written a document explaining the keyboard options, have I.. Note Boat is still a beta..

the keys, though, are the same as Interval Loader.

[schu]

Thanks! It works fine with the shortcuts!

[Wade]

the keys, though, are the same as Interval Loader.

That aspect of the game confused me. When I saw that the icons were the same as in Interval Loader I figured the program was meant to teach relative pitch recognition, kind of like Edwin Gordon's "pitch patterns." (I still think it would work really well that way---maybe with a drone for reference.) Turns out the icons don't follow movable-'Do'/tonic solfa (i.e, "Do" as tonic), like they do in Interval Loader, but fixed-'Do' solfege('Do' as 'C') instead.

I tried ignoring the symbols and playing with my eyes off the screen, but by now the shortcuts, too, I associate pretty strongly with harmonic intervals. Seems like this game would benefit especially from MIDI controller input.