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Chord Bank Studio

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Bar · Beat

Tempo

Key

4/4

Time

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Chord

Starting…

Song Code

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Style

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Arrangement

Melody Piano Bass Fills Drums

Chord Bank

Apply To

Bars

Piano Style

Changes

Feel

Humanize

Style Changes

Sustain Pedal

Humanize adds phrasing, accents, rolled chords, a melody that leads the piano, timing drift and a slow-down at the end.

Band

Band changes follow the Apply To choice on the Style tab.

Sounds

Mixer

Low piano notes sit left and high notes right, like a real piano. With a bass player in, the left hand plays lighter.

Preset

Sound

Space

Reverb

Echo

Echo On

Repeats

Color

Tone

Chorus

Lo-fi Tape

Mix

Stereo Width

Glue

Effects are saved as lines in your song code, so shared songs keep their sound.

Record a Melody

Play With

Snap To

WETYUOP

ASDFGHJKL;

Play on your computer keys, a MIDI keyboard or the on-screen keys. Z and X change octave, C and V change loudness.

– Sing or hum one note at a time. Headphones keep the band out of the mic.

One bar of count-in, then the section plays with its melody muted. Your take replaces that melody. Undo with ⌘Z.

Song Code Reference

Settings

title My Song
tempo 90          # 30–300 BPM
time 4/4          # 3/4, 6/8 …
key G             # G major, A minor, F#m
style arpeggio    # piano pattern
swing 0.5         # 0 straight … 1 full
repeat 2          # times to play when Loop is off
form: verse chorus verse chorus

Band

drums pop         # pop rock ballad lofi
                  # shuffle four waltz off
bass walking      # root pop octave walking off
pad on            # soft strings
drums rock at bar 9
bass off bars 1-4

Change at a bar

style drive at bar 9
style block bars 13-16
transitions smooth  # or: cut

Melody

melody:
  C5:q D5 E5:h | G5:e F5 E5 D5 C5:h
  r:q  E5 -  -   # r = rest, - = hold
  A4:q. B4:e C5:h x2

A note is a letter, an optional # or b, and an octave. C4 is middle C. Lengths are w h q e s. Add . for dotted and 3 for triplets. Octave and length carry on until you change them.

Record Instead of Typing

Press R. Play on your computer keys or a MIDI keyboard, or sing. Your take is written into the melody for you.

Sections

[verse]
style ballad
melody: …
chords: …
[chorus]
drums rock
form: verse x2 chorus

Chords

chords: C Am F G          # one per bar
chords: | C G | Am F |    # two per bar
chords: I V vi IV         # roman numerals
chords: auto              # from your melody

Effects and Feel

fx dreamy          # natural concert intimate
                   # dreamy lofi church dry
reverb hall 35%
echo 1/8d 25% feedback 40% melody
chorus 20%  tone warm 30%
width 70%   lofi 40%   glue 30%
humanize 60%
pedal auto

Shortcuts

Space play · Esc stop · R record · ⌘S save. Drag the tempo in the display up or down to change it.