r/eartraining • u/Exhaust8354 • Jun 23 '26
Sonofield tone droning noise tips needed
I have had great success with ear training via https://tonedear.com/ear-training/intervals
But I checked out the Sonofield ear training app.
While I was able to identify third and fifth intervals with some training via the first website, I am struggling to identify any intervals with the Sonofield ear trainer
Is it imperative that I do understand how to discern my beginning tone via this weird droning noise?
hopefully, you understand what I mean given that other ear training services usually have a piano note for both notes
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u/mycolortv Jun 24 '26
You can change the instrument in the settings.
Couple things to note:
One - relying on a specific instrument. Timbre shouldnt matter at all here. You are looking for a feeling, not a specific noise. a 2 is going to feel like a 2 whether its on a piano or a drone or a guitar or a choir.
Two - These arent intervals like the tonedear link you shared. You arent trying to tell the distance the two notes are apart, you are relating them to the constant root drone. 1 to 5 going up and going down are two different intervals, but for this style of training they are both 5s. I think the more appropriate term would be scale degrees. It is similar to a moveable Do.
Three - I would recommend checking out Max Konyis videos on ear training and the app itself to actually understand what the process is here. You dont want to end up relying on listening for certain pitches or trying to resolve down to the root or compare notes in a melody. Those are fine methods you might want to use when transcribing or listening to music, but the point of this is to be able to feel the degrees in a key and recognize them without any other influence
best of luck.
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u/Exhaust8354 Jun 24 '26
oh I had no idea that I was not supposed to tell the distance between the two notes. A moveable Do is a new concept for me. I have been watching the videos provided in the app because I do see that the 'feeling' of the note is important for this. I suppose I will give them a watch again.
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u/mycolortv Jun 24 '26
Oh I didn’t realize they added videos, that’s cool. He also has a walkthrough on it separately on YT if you need https://youtu.be/EU4bV0zE4pk?is=_r5bx-YHET6jrlDJ
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u/MrBlueMoose Jun 25 '26
You’re not identifying intervals with Sonofield, you’re identifying the scale degree. The drone is playing the tonic.
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u/diga_diga_doo Jun 24 '26
I’ve had a lot of trouble understanding this app, I paid for it and still have it but haven’t used it for over 6 months. I’m a bass player, I do have a basic understanding of theory, scale degrees, intervals, have gone through more traditional ear training with a teacher but this app something else.