What is Reddit's opinion of Complete Ear Trainer?

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This is awesome, I was looking for an app just like this! The closest I could find to what I wanted was this complete ear trainer, but I'm going to switch over to yours since I like being able to play the sound rather than just name the interval and it's generally more flexible.

The app is working great so far on my pixel 4a. Here are some pieces of early feedback if at all helpful: 1) When starting a session, it would be great to have an option to play the root so that I have it in my ear. I assume most people using this app aren't going for perfect pitch at first, so starting with a reference pitch would be helpful. 2) It would be great to have a replay button or something along those lines so I can control when I hear the note. Right now it repeats at a cadence which is a little hard to predict while also trying to figure out the note 3) It might be good to have a session type that tracks the number of errors. I think it would give the user a better signal that they've mastered these settings and can move on to a harder setting. Personally, I'd also be more motivated to hit a goal of "get through 20 notes without an error" vs "get through 20 notes as fast as you can"

Nice work overall though, I'll definitely keep using this!

You got a lot of good replies but just wanted to chime in as I too have picked up an electric for the first the time in the last few months after around 15 years of just learning songs on acoustic (read: not understanding anything and just learning where to put my fingers to make the pretty sounds happen).

It's really hard dude. Take it easy on yourself, don't feel just because you know some difficult songs that you're going to be able to compose amazing solos on the fly anytime soon - there is a mountain of work between you and that place. Not trying to discourage, but it is just the way it is. You really have to know what you're doing.

My advice is to take is SUPER slow. Learn one thing at a time and make sure you actually use it and have it in your fingers before moving on. Go slowly through the pentatonic shapes 1 by 1, and make sure you know where the root 3rd and 5th notes on the position are (hint: think about your familiar open chord shapes!). Fill in the missing notes to make a major scale, and only move to the next position when you have the current one absolutely rock solid in long term memory. That's so important, you don't have time to think about that stuff when you are trying to improvise.

Also, memorise your fretboard. It's not fun but you need that knowledge, and the faster you can access it (I.e., not relying too much on octave shapes or counting up from a known fret) the better.

Final thing I'd suggest is some ear training. You need to be able to translate your ideas from your head to the guitar, and IMO that's damn hard. I have been using this app that I saw recommended over on r/musictheory, and I've found it great so far: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binaryguilt.completeeartrainer

I recommend the app for your phone Complete ear trainer. I promise if you stick with it and don't skip any "lessons" you'll develop your ear so much. It's very fun to play too.

It may start off very slow for you but just grind through the easy bits and it'll solidify things you already know. I had a very bad ear when I first started and found it extremely difficult to nail hearing the difference between perfect fourths and fifths but now I think back like "wow how could I have ever confused those sounds" lmfao.

You might want to check out Complete Ear Trainer, it's an app designed to help you recognize intervals by listening to them and to distinguish between them. It can definitely help your listening skills.

On that note, proper ear training can be helpful.

There are even (free) apps you can get on your phone that help train your ear to recognize intervals and stuff. I have a great one (Android) that includes exercises that make you learn and master one level at a time, before moving on. (Starting with 4ths, 5ths, and octaves.)

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This is the app I use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binaryguilt.completeeartrainer&hl=en

I have used three android apps, Complete ear trainer, Perfect ear - ear trainer and Functional ear trainer. All are free with iap.

After using them for some time, I bought the full version of the Complete ear trainer. Here are my brief thoughts.

Complete ear trainer
Pros
- Designed as a game, it's quite fun to use. Unlock achievements as you progress!
- Most realistic piano sound of the three apps imo.
Cons
- You have to earn at least 3/5 stars to unlock the next drill. This is the ONLY way to unlock new exercises. So if you're stuck, you're REALLY stuck lol.

IAP for Complete Ear Trainer.

I’ve used this one a bit. I like it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binaryguilt.completeeartrainer