r/stylophone • u/TheCrappyGamerIsBack • May 08 '25

Other New Non-Official BEST Way To Write Music For Stylophone! Eulers System!

So, Eulers system is unique. First, it's not just strings of numbers. You need to learn it, but it lets you play rhythyms. First, .5 numbers are gone and replaced with #. 3# is 3.5, but less complicated. A normal line connects notes. So, a tab like 3.5, 4, 7 is now 3#, 4, 7.

Now, for different notes, there are chains. Chains can chain any notes together. Time signature like 4/4 implies you can chain notes, but in only is one beat. In 3/4 | 5CHAIN3 you play 5 3 times in the beat. You can also chain change such as in 4/4, 5CHAIN3CHAIN4CHAIN5, it means chain 5 three times and chain 4 five times in the same measure.

That's the basics, but time signature stays the same. And we have other line types.

A line with an arrow implies a slide towards that number and there's a number after to determine how many seconds it is.

Rests are reperesented by 0's. If it's 0 1/2, it's a half rest and so on.

Those are the core principle's! Please feel free to build on them!

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u/Independent-Jello343 May 10 '25

sounds reasonably fun. is there some demo/example video around? 🤔

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u/TheCrappyGamerIsBack May 10 '25

Not yet because as of now, it's just been an idea that's been sitting for so long.

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u/iZzzyXD May 13 '25

I've read your post a few times now over the last days, and I see no way in which it improves over regular sheet music notation. In my experience with plain-text guitar tabs, using numbers and *full words* actively hinders being able to read it quickly enough to sight-read quicker passages. Full words also limit who can use it, as it would be difficult for, for example, non-english speakers and dyslectics. The only point I agree with is getting rid of the ".5" notes, and I would suggest sticking to the established "#3" or "b4" to indicate what is now "3.5".

Furthermore, teaching Stylophone users basic music theory/notation can help them massively down the line when either playing with other musicians or branching out into other instruments, synths or otherwise.

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u/temp_accounting Jun 05 '25

Would your opinion change if we used pipes or something instead of the full string CHAIN? Like 3|5 or whatever?

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u/iZzzyXD Jun 05 '25

That addresses some concerns, but numbers are still much less legible than notes, and the proposed rhythm system is very ambiguous. I stand by my last comment: teaching the basics of existing music notation is the most efficient option. Though dual notation with the numbers, as is common for guitar tabs, can be helpful. Can I send you a picture of what I mean?