Hi Brian, I'm curious how well this works in practice; doesn't it need to be closely synced to the dance tempo to avoid the calls getting off the music? It looks like it defaults to 128bpm, which is a good bit higher than I'd expect at most dances. I wonder if 120bpm might be a better default setting? It also looks like this will have problems with bands changing tempos while they play? Which happens a lot (for both intentional and unintentional reasons). Have you considered integrating beat detection? Then it wouldn't need the user to specify the speed, and could adjust smoothly with any tempo changes during the dance. Jeff On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 8:43 AM Seth Seeger via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: > > Hello Brian, > > Welcome to the Shared Weight community. Would you please share something about yourself? Is this an app you created? > > Seth > > On Jul 15, 2021, at 12:28 AM, Brian Schott via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: > > ContraCalls.appspot.com, is meant for dancers who either have difficulty hearing the caller or have difficulty remembering calls. It is free and works directly in all mobile phone browsers. A dancer records 8 calls in his/her own words during the walk-through and the recordings are played back repeatedly while dancing until playback is manually stopped. Youtube has a short video demoing ContraCalls at https://youtu.be/qqkQK7f-1_0 . > > You can try it out completely anonymously. > > I would greatly appreciate learning any reaction you might have and especially for you to get the word out to dancers. > > There may be other uses for ContraCalls? > > -- > (B=) <-----my sig > Brian Schott > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net

Seth et al, I have enjoyed contra dancing here in Atlanta since the late 80s. I have enjoyed studying Larry Jenning's great books but I don't think I would like calling as much as I enjoy dancing. I listen to contra CD's in my car frequently and have come to really enjoy the music. I have enjoyed photographing dancers in a way that can be printed as a single picture, but as 3 (or even 8) panels. My dance/life partner no longer enjoys contra so my attendance at dances has been spotty for about 8 years. Senior round-robin doubles tennis provides me with my exercise regularly now, even during much of the pandemic. Yes, I created *Contracalls.appspot.com <http://Contracalls.appspot.com>* and a handful of other apps. I have noticed dancers who cannot hear or cannot understand the calls, and I have also noticed dancers who seem to have a hard time remembering calls, especially new dancers. So I thought maybe a partner or a friend could help by recording abbreviated calls during the walk-thrus. Another free, browser-based contra-related app of mine is *SimplifyConnections.appspot.com/?place=contraUSA <http://SimplifyConnections.appspot.com/?place=contraUSA>* . A few dance organizers have used it to show their dances on the map. (I have a couple of novel bridge related apps, too. Email me directly if you are interested.) On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 8:43 AM Seth Seeger &lt;seth(a)tofutavern.com&gt; wrote: