Tags: music

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.

Took the time to audit 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.

This update is the first with 100% reliable chord naming, bringing FretPet into parity with ChordCalc 1.1.1. The chord naming code was audited (by feeding its output into the name input of ChordCalc and comparing the result to the original chord). Two issues affecting certain 13th chords were discovered and patched.

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ChordCalc 1.1 fixes an issue with drawing the fret bracket and brings the version number into parity with ChordCalc Lite. Meanwhile, ChordCalc Lite gains most of the powers of ChordCalc, raising the bar for the next version!

ChordCalc Lite now includes all the features of the full version of ChordCalc! The only difference is that ChordCalc Lite only includes Standard tuning, while the full version of ChordCalc includes 20 additional tunings at a low reasonable price!

This release adds audio feedback to the free version of ChordCalc.

This release fixes a minor glitch where the dots for certain note functions were invisible on the guitar fretboard. Never mind version 1.0.3 - this is the best ChordCalc yet!

This release brings the Lite version of ChordCalc into full parity with ChordCalc 1.0.4, with the most accurate chord notation, an extended keyboard with musical symbols, better highlighting on the Scale screen, and other enhancements.

The most major update yet! I spent many late nights improving chord notation and made some great interface improvements too. The keyboard now includes an extra row of keys with the most common musical symbols, and chord name input is filtered more scrupulously to limit garbage entry.