Sk8SoniX

While playing a piano the "resting/silent" state is having your fingers OFF the keyboard. While playing the Sk8SoniX your resting/quiet state is having both skates ON the ice. To play a note on the piano you PRESS a KEY. To play a note on the Sk8SoniX you LIFT a SKATE off the ice. The note, which correspond to the edge you are currently on will play.

Simple - the 8 dynamic skating edges (Let/Right, Forward/Backward & Inside/Outside a.k.a. LFO, RFI, LBI, RBO, LBO, RBI, LFI, RFO) correspond one-to-one to the 8 musical notes in the Major Musical Scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La Ti, Do').

Passing repeatedly a single key on the piano to play the corresponding note corresponds to lifting the left or right leg repeatedly to play the note mapped to the skating edge. Try Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

To play the Major Musical Scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La Ti, Do') simply skate this edge sequence: LFO, RFI, LBI, RBO, LBO, RBI, LFI, RFO. On the ice it draws a figure 8.

Use the Ice Dance file picker to make your choices. Play "karaoke" with the Sk8SoniX while listening to the dance music. Listen to the timing of your edges/notes:-)

Use the moves detector (top left icon) to make selections. START the moves & notes recorder while skating (bottom buttons). STOP recording when done. Check the Moves table in the Recordings Picker to see a list of your moves. Filter by notes, moves or all.

There are at least 3 options on how to listen to your edges play the notes. 1) Carry your iPhone with a wired headset. 2) Leave iPhone off the ice and use a Bluetooth headset. 3) iPhone off the ice connected by audio wire or Bluetooth to the rink's audio system - everyone can hear your edges:-)

Scan a piece of Sheet Music with an App like "Music Scanner" and Sk8SoniX with generate the ice pattern, which when skated by an experienced skater will generate/play the notes in the sheet music. Here is an example of "Happy Birthday SkatroniX" Ice pattern.