When using note blocks, I find it rather unfortunate that there is no visual representation of which note you have it set to, save for the colour of the note that comes out when you adjust it.
This is problematic as it requires you to either record every note block sequentially on paper/in a text program, or click a block to determine where it was and then reclick it another 24 times to reset it to where it was originally.
My suggestion is to have the note displayed on the outer surface of the note block (I suppose it would have to be on all 6 sides to allow for viewing at any angle, or if it is surrounded by other blocks on the sides) where the note and the corresponding scale letter is visible.
The method of clicking through the scale is reasonable, but could be improved with the addition of a GUI to simply select the note you're looking for instead of clicking up to 24 times per block.
(Perhaps you could craft a Tuning Fork from iron in order to use the GUI, or click through the 24-letter scale with bare hands/other items?)
I think the reason Notch made note blocks without textual reference to the actual note played, was because he intended Minecraft as an international game, and not everyone in the world uses the English alphabet for note -- notation.
Quote from Wikipedia article on Letter_notation »
In some European countries H is used instead of B, and B is used instead of B♭.
So implementing a thing like this would require a bit of research into the notations used around the world. Possible to do, of course, but more time-consuming than it would at first appear.
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A non-textual way around at least part of the problem would be to use the piano's code of black and white alternation. Sharps/flats could be dark versions of natural notes, which would be lighter colours.
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to avoid translation issues and differences in how notes are notated the gui could just show the frequency in hertz which could potentially greatly expand potential uses for note blocks if it wasn't restricted to real notes (however this could be abused so idk, and the default should be to jump between real notes). OR. have no gui, but instead of flashing a different coloured note it could flash the frequency which would display for a second and disappear in just the same way.
to avoid translation issues and differences in how notes are notated the gui could just show the frequency in hertz which could potentially greatly expand potential uses for note blocks if it wasn't restricted to real notes (however this could be abused so idk, and the default should be to jump between real notes). OR. have no gui, but instead of flashing a different coloured note it could flash the frequency which would display for a second and disappear in just the same way.
Displaying the frequency in hertz would be fine, or even simply displaying the literal number of clicks that have been passed to set the note block.
I actually like the idea of showing a staff on the block with a note in place, literally, a tiny piece of sheet music. You could do a single octave; perhaps the color would show whether it's the higher or lower octave.
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This is problematic as it requires you to either record every note block sequentially on paper/in a text program, or click a block to determine where it was and then reclick it another 24 times to reset it to where it was originally.
My suggestion is to have the note displayed on the outer surface of the note block (I suppose it would have to be on all 6 sides to allow for viewing at any angle, or if it is surrounded by other blocks on the sides) where the note and the corresponding scale letter is visible.
The method of clicking through the scale is reasonable, but could be improved with the addition of a GUI to simply select the note you're looking for instead of clicking up to 24 times per block.
(Perhaps you could craft a Tuning Fork from iron in order to use the GUI, or click through the 24-letter scale with bare hands/other items?)
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Curse PremiumDisplaying the frequency in hertz would be fine, or even simply displaying the literal number of clicks that have been passed to set the note block.
I actually like the idea of showing a staff on the block with a note in place, literally, a tiny piece of sheet music. You could do a single octave; perhaps the color would show whether it's the higher or lower octave.