[HN Gopher] Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go
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Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go
Author here - one of the most notable facts about the app is that
it's made entirely in Godot Game Engine! I think it's great for
apps like this because it makes it especialy easy to iterate on GUI
designs such as this one. Feel free to ask me anything about Chord
Chart Memo, or my experience with Godot.
Author : tiniuclx
Score : 107 points
Date : 2024-10-04 11:00 UTC (12 hours ago)
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| maroonblazer wrote:
| Congrats on shipping!
|
| I enjoyed your write up, and was surprised to read that it was
| built in Godot, which I'd only ever considered for games, but of
| course it makes sense that games are simply a kind of app.
|
| Love that you employ the circle of 5ths in the keyboard, whereas
| a more naive approach might've been to just ascend stepwise from
| C.
|
| Any plans for an iOS version? Does Godot make it easy to port to
| other platforms?
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Thanks a lot! Yeah, when I had the idea for the circle of
| fifths keyboard, I knew I just had to build it because it has
| so many benefits compared to the naive approach, especially
| when thinking "harmonically".
|
| Yes, there are plans for an iOS version! Godot has native
| support for iOS, so it should be pretty much plug-and-play. I
| haven't done it yet because of the developer fee that Apple
| charges, and because I am mainly an Android user myself. If
| there is enough interest though, I'm sure my partner would let
| me borrow her Macbook & iPad in order to bring this out though
| :)
| aanet wrote:
| Yes please! Plus one for an iOS version !!
|
| App looks lovely
| fallingmeat wrote:
| plus two
| bejd wrote:
| >was surprised to read that it was built in Godot, which I'd
| only ever considered for games
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| The Godot editor is built in Godot [0]
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| [0]
| https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.5/getting_started/introduc...
| cdawzrd wrote:
| Congrats! Looks like a very clean app.
|
| Because it isn't clear from the launch page: can it play sounds?
| I'm wondering if it can "audition" chords so that I can get a
| double-check on whether I'm picking the right one. I'm a musician
| who mostly plays by ear and improvisation, and I sometimes have
| to spend an annoying amount of time figuring out the correct name
| of a chord if I want to write it down for another musician to
| play. (a feature that showed which notes made up each chord,
| maybe behind a long press or something, would also be handy for
| this)
| tiniuclx wrote:
| No sounds just yet - but that is a planned feature. The sounds
| of the chords will play every time a chord is input, and upon
| tapping any given chord, for feedbock.
|
| Interesting suggestion about showing the note names that make
| up each chord! The data will definitely be in the app when
| sounds are added, I'll have to think about adding that.
| jonrosner wrote:
| Nice tool, congrats. Looks reasonable for the target audience. Is
| there a chord library for common songs? Or even sharing my chords
| with others?
| tiniuclx wrote:
| A share button is pretty high on the priority list, as that's
| what musicians in bands would need the most.
|
| As for libraries of charts, there are many other apps that do
| that very well already! I wanted to focus on fast editing of
| charts for musicians writing original songs, who are not really
| served that well by other apps at the moment.
| gstrike wrote:
| Seems like NFC may be a nice way to share since musicians
| would most likely be physically close to each other. Congrats
| on shipping!
| tiniuclx wrote:
| I haven't thought about that, thanks! I'll probably have to
| write my own NFC integration with Godot...
| jpc0 wrote:
| Looks really cool.
|
| Would you concider addinf support for numbers only. Generally for
| my use case I actually only use numbers and not specific
| chords... I IV V vii etc
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Yes I have considered support for roman numeral notation! It
| would not be too hard to put the keyboard into a mode where
| roman numerals are displayed for the note keys & chart itself.
| pimlottc wrote:
| What advantages does this have over existing apps, like iReal
| Pro?
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Chord Chart Memo is much cheaper than iReal Pro, and it is
| laser-focused on making it as easy as possible to enter your
| own charts. Most apps on the market are designed for playing
| charts made by other people - Chord Chart Memo aims to serve
| musicians and songwriters working on original music which might
| not have a widely available chart online.
|
| Chord Chart Memo is also specifically designed with the stage
| in mind: charts load quickly & work entirely offline.
| johnnythunder wrote:
| Before I spend the dollars for this, does it play/preview the
| chord for you when you tap it or long press it?
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Not yet! That's a planned feature - chords will sound out when
| entered and when tapped within the chart.
| johnnythunder wrote:
| Amazing - you've got my money! and a feature request to maybe
| add variations to each of the chords (inversions, arps, etc)
| when you edit them, and maybe a player/looper to preview the
| sketched ideas!
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Thanks a lot!
|
| You are already able to input inversions, using the Slash
| Chords feature. Once the sound engine is implemented, being
| able to hear the specified inversion will come for free.
|
| Thanks for the suggestions, I'll keep them in mind!
| itslennysfault wrote:
| Awesome! I've been brain storming an app for a while and have
| been debating between Flutter and Godot. I've done a couple small
| games in Godot and really enjoyed it, but I was hesitant to do a
| non-game with it.
| moefh wrote:
| Small nitpick:
|
| > For example, the I - IV - VIIm - V7 progression below uses the
| same motions in A as it would in C, where the chords would be C F
| Am G7.
|
| Shouldn't that be "I - IV - VIm - V7" instead? (The transposition
| from A to C looks right, it's just the roman numeral for the 3rd
| chord in the text that is wrong).
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Yes you are right! I'll fix it straight away.
|
| The transposition is correct because I used the app for it ;)
| recursive wrote:
| This is exactly what I need. Thanks. Just bought it. Is there a
| way to indicate major chords with "M" instead of "maj"? I find
| that easier to read.
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Many thanks for your purchase!
|
| Not at the moment, but a "Preferences" menu is in the works.
| This would be a great addition to that, alongside an option
| jazz notation and the like.
| unkoman wrote:
| Looks great! Anyone have a good app for remembering chords or
| notes? Guitar or any other instruments.
| tiniuclx wrote:
| My go-to for figuring out chords I don't know on guitar is
| Oolimo - I hope that suits your usecase.
| pglevy wrote:
| Very cool! Sharing with my wife, a high school music tech
| teacher. I could see this being helpful for her students both
| preparing for shows and learning about composition.
| tiniuclx wrote:
| Thanks a lot, definitely! Education would be a great usecase
| for this, as it is so easy to create charts on the go for
| students to play or practice.
| inkognito wrote:
| Congrats! Reminds me of sequencer which I use often:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a8KYHfCKr8
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