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Posted by Thois on Apr-11-2006 15:51:

VST Note/chord helper

Do you guys know of any good program that tells you which notes can be played within a chosen scale? Or maybe a program which gives chord hints or something?

I am having a hard time learning music theory, so some program would be a great help...

Thanks

ps I am not lazy, I am just brainless

Posted by hereander on Apr-12-2006 10:36:

I don't understand what you mean exactly.

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any good program that tells you which notes can be played within a chosen scale?

All notes that are part of the scale can be played in the scale. What should the program do, what a list scales written down can't do? I think that has nothing to do with learning or understanding. You don't have to know the scales by heart. Stay with C-maj so you are on the safe side that the white keys can all be played in that scale

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Or maybe a program which gives chord hints or something?

What exactly should that programm do? You tell: "I play F-maj" then the prog says: "good choice! now play Bflat-maj and then Eflat-maj"? That won't work cause the prog doesn't know what you want.

There are programms that do "algorythmic composing" like "The Palette - Melody Composing Tool". You set the chords, scales and many other paramenters and the tool creates a melody with a certain algorithm. In my opinion that could be helpfull if you know all the theory and do orchestration for accompanying instruments in filmscores for example. For trance it won't produce any good results as the most important part here is the recognition factor of the main hook.

I would recomend studying a little further and if you don't get it, try analyzing midi-files of your favorite trance tunes.
I am sorry to disappoint you but maybe someone else knows a such a tool.

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ps I am not lazy, I am just brainless

I don't believe you, even the most dumbest people are able to learn an instrument.

Posted by Corteoz on Apr-12-2006 11:01:

There is a freeware program that shows you wich chords will fit your basechord in a specified scale, but it will NOT make it sound nice for you. That's up to you.
I don't remember the name on the program. It wasn't compatible with FL studio at that time. I'm just saying it's out there...

Posted by Thois on Apr-12-2006 11:20:

ok guys tnx, btw I heard somewhere that making tunes in major scales become cheesy tracks, but I guess that's not true????

Posted by Diginerd on Apr-12-2006 13:11:

Start on A then, and play all white notes.. That's A Minor.

If you want to know more go learn some music theory.. It will help you immesurably..

Posted by Beautiful Beast on Apr-12-2006 22:06:

google for Kryptonite Chord Kruncher: freeware.

BB

Posted by Thois on Apr-12-2006 22:16:

Tnx Diginerd and BB

@ BB: No results in google

Posted by aquila on Apr-13-2006 00:58:

Will any of the programs listed here help?

Posted by BOOsTER on Apr-13-2006 02:16:

what about this?

displays scales like this:

C Melodic Minor (Descending) Scale
a.k.a.: C Natural Minor, C Relative Minor
intervals: 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
half-steps: 2-1-2-2-1-2-2
notes: C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb

and chords like this:

Cm
a.k.a.: Cminor, Cmin, C-
intervals: 1,b3,5
half-steps: 3-4
notes: C,Eb,G

Posted by Thois on Apr-13-2006 11:15:

tnx guys will check them out