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Tips for working with the harmonic educator
1 of 5: Since the 16 buttons on the right-hand side always stay the same, it is important to learn these as flawlessly as possible. This is a very, very difficult puzzle anyway, but it is made even more so by the fact that you cannot "learn" the left-hand buttons -- only the right-hand buttons.
2 of 5: If you have an ear for music -- or can play this puzzle with someone who does -- it might be easier. All of the tones produced by any of the buttons can be simulated on a keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ. And each has identifying chords, for those who know music. (E.g., one button might produce an E-flat major chord, while another might produce an F-sharp minor chord. If you can possibly identify these chords, the puzzle becomes far easier.)
3 of 5: Without being able to specifically identify the actual musical chords produced by the buttons, the only other thing you can try to do is to get a "feel" for each of them. One thing to try is to create a visual "image" of each of the tones -- light and airy, dark or macabre, a sound like stepping on a cat's tail, a chord that is a prelude to the entrance of the villain, etc. In some way, identify the sounds so that you can remember where each one is.
4 of 5: The reason to be able to identify the sounds on the right side as flawlessly as possible is that the puzzle works by first pressing a button on the left side, and then one on the right side. (Note as you move from side to side that the two lights at the top -- one at the top of each half -- will go on and off, indicating which side you're working with.) Only if you find a "match" while going in that order (i.e., left to right) will the machine acknowledge it. (I.e., pressing a button on the right, then a "matching" sound on the left, will NOT be identified as a "match". You will need to press the button on the right again to complete the "match".) So after you have pressed a button on the left, if you can identify it fairly readily with a button on the right, you will have completed a "match".
5 of 5: Every time you complete a match, those two buttons will remain depressed, and cannot be used again during this iteration of the puzzle. So eliminate any depressed buttons as you continue through the puzzle.
