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Version 1.2 - Getting Better
Release Notes
System Requirements
A Mac that supports Metal
Catalina (Mac OS 10.5) or higher is recommended
Noice can run on High Sierra (Mac OS 10.3), but untested and user feedback is appreciated so I can fix any issues
Instructions
NOTE: All of this will be more user friendly in the future but I'm a one man team. In the meantime, this is the situation
Music Library
File Format
Noice supports Phase Shift/Clone Hero folder structures - I DO NOT distribute these files. While the OGG format works well, converting to m4a or mp3 has better performance
Converting Oggs
- This is not required, but recommended -
You can use any method you prefer but I made a folder Workflow that works with ffmpeg to facilitate conversion. To use it, first download and install ffmpeg from ffmpeg.org. You can also install ffmpeg with homebrew (this is my prefered method)
Download and expand Convert_All_Oggs.zip
Place "Convert All Oggs.workflow" inside ~/Library/Services/ or open it with Automator Installer (should be the default)
You can then right click on any folder containing Oggs or on a single Ogg file and select "Convert All Oggs" from the menu. A progress icon will show up in the Menu Bar. This will not delete the original files
If you didn't install with homebrew, you might get an error that ffmpeg can't be found. Open a Terminal window and type in 'which ffmpeg', copy the resulting path, open "Convert All Oggs.workflow" in Automator and replace "/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg" with the copied path
File Location
Place music folders inside ~/Music/noice/
If you already have a library elsewhere (like for clone hero), you can make an alias of that folder instead of moving files
Note this folder is not made automatically so create this folder. Noice does not write or modify any files on your computer except for the CoreData it manages. After you've added files, Noice will index them on startup
Sample Files
I can't distribute any charts or music files. If you don't have any charts of your own you can download the sample library below to test out the noice user interface
Download Sample LibraryExpand the zip file and place the "noice" folder inside your Music folder as instructed above. Note there won't be any song previews when navigating covers and you won't be able to play the chart
Controls
Roland electronic drums are supported - for other programmable drum kits see midi notes below
- Aside from Drums, no other instrument controllers have been added as I only play drums. I am planning to add support for Guitar controllers, but for now you can use a Mac keyboard or you can use a gamepad app to map the keys below to your controller of choice
Navigation and Pro Drums
Strings + Drums
