Tags: music

This maintenance release fixes an issue with reversed controls in 10.7 Lion and a minor bug in the animation code that may have caused application instability. We're hard at work on completely new and modern versions of FretPet for Mac and iPad, so stay tuned!

Download FretPetX131.dmg (Disk Image, 4.4 MB)

In this release ChordCalc has received some nice enhancements, starting with Retina™ graphics and a redesigned guitar fretboard. The Chord Names chooser has been enhanced with scrolling, animation, and audio feedback. And last but not least, the Guitar now shows visual feedback when strumming chords.

In this release ChordCalc Lite gains enhanced graphics for the Retina™ display on the iPhone 4 and iPod 4th Gen., including a redesigned guitar fretboard. The chord name chooser has been enhanced with scrolling and animation. Last but not least, playback animation has been added to the guitar fretboard.

The classic guitar-based music sequencer just gained a few extra sounds. 98 additional GS Instruments are now available with the built-in DLS Synth. For this major update we've improved overall quality and stability and fixed issues with French and Italian localization. This release also fixes "Error -18077" which could appear with certain audio device drivers. And it works great in OS X Lion!

Download FretPetX130.dmg (Disk Image, 4.5 MB)

This update brings incremental improvement to this classic sequencer and restores support for some older Macs. If it used to bug you that playback animation was braking for dialogs, as of this version playback and animation continue no matter what else you're doing. We've been messing with our build settings again, so everything should feel a little more responsive.

Download FretPetX128.dmg (Disk Image, 4.3 MB)

This update fixes a couple of issues including a crashing bug, and is recommended for everyone. If you downloaded the Mac App Store version of FretPet you should use the App Store application to update to the latest version. The shareware version can still be downloaded here, and features the same new low price of just $9.99.

Download FretPetX127.dmg (Disk Image, 4.4 MB)

FretPet is now available on the Mac App Store at the new low price of $9.99. The download version can still be purchased through Kagi Shareware also at $9.99. This is the ultimate version of your favorite guitar-based Mac music sequencer!

Download FretPetX126.dmg (Disk Image, 4.6 MB)

This is the first rough mix of a song by Mazzy Star that I like. It's a straightforward cover recorded and mixed with GarageBand. FretPet supplied a stand-in for the guitar part that was replaced with an acoustic guitar for the final mix. Synth parts were played through GarageBand with the trusty Oxygen 8. Vocal parts were layered and effected in GarageBand.

And now for something completely peaceful... Imagine a patch of blue ocean bejeweled by acres of pulsating jellyfish. As they are carried along by the current they seem to dance. It's a kind of romance... if you can see it askance. If you listen to enough of my music you'll begin to see I have a special fondness for the number 3. It applies to the underlying melody (played on my trusty Oxygen 8 into GB) as much as it applies to the main theme, generated by the FP guitar sequencer.

In this version I audited the chord naming code by feeding the output back into the input, discovering 168 errors that got past previous inspections. Now 100% compliant and in sync with FretPet 1.2.5.