Overview
RapidComposer is a unique, non-destructive, phrase-based music prototyping software designed for composers, songwriters and musicians of all musical styles.
Music Theory Integrated
Create great sounding chord progressions, use piano-style phrases even if you’ve never touched a piano, auto-harmonize melodies, get chord suggestions, load MIDI files with chord detection, use the chord palette or the "circle of fifths" chart, RapidComposer will always assist you in songwriting.
Smart Phrases
Phrases always conform to the current chord and scale on the master track. Forget about tinkering with notes. Lay out the chords on the master track, or just drop a chord progression on it, with a key-press you can generate a harmony track with perfect voice leading.
Phrase Generators
Rhythm and phrase generators are included for various purposes. Create monophonic or polyphonic patterns. Generate melody. Use variations to change phrases non-destructively. Slice or change the rhythm of existing phrases.
Flexible Chord Selection
RapidComposer offers several ways to select chords for the master track or chord progressions including Tonnetz and Circle of Fifths. Color chord buttons by consonance, common notes, tonality or suggestions. Set up chord rules for progressions. Use chord voicings for tracks, phrases or master track chords.
Chord, Scale, Chord Progression Libraries
The large chord, scale and chord progression libraries are expandable. The docked browsers will let you search, preview, sort, group and display the items. A file browser was added for v4.0.
Idea Tool (full edition only)
RapidComposer will generate a multi-track composition with chords based on your settings, using your phrases. Different types of workflows are supported. Not just when you are out of ideas.
Melody Editor (full edition only)
Melodya is a motive generator and editor, which was integrated into RapidComposer as a Melody Editor tab in v4.0. By enabling the chords track, you can create a melody for a given chord progression, so two entirely different workflows are supported.
MIDI Mutator (full edition only)
Drop a MIDI pattern on MIDI Mutator to start transforming it into a new original pattern! Fully replace or slightly modify the rhythm with a single click. Experiment with other chord voicings, or replace the chords.
Note: installation requires elevated permissions
Features
Non-destructive phrase editing, phrase and rhythm generation, variations, chord progression generation/editing, chord suggestions, melody generation/auto-harmonization, standalone/VST/VST3 versions
What's new
VST3 plug-in hosting
Instrument plug-in handling simplified: the \'multi-timbral plug-in\' setting was removed, all plug-ins are handled equally
Searchable lists for plug-ins, settings, keyboard shortcuts, UI colors
Smart instrument menu displays instruments based on your usage statistics
Drag phrase directly to a DAW from the Phrase Editor
MIDI keypresses can be assigned to any functions as shortcuts
[Plug-ins] Using keyboard shortcuts is possible even if the plug-in host does not support that! Select the small keyboard in the upper right corner. Deselect it to allow the host to process keypresses.
\'Replace Selection\' option added to the Idea Tool to replace the contents of the timeline selection
Idea Tool \'generate\' button is always displayed after using the Idea Tool
Tonnetz visual improvements
File menu: "Save composition (selection only)" added with shortcut
Track inspector: "Duplicate track with new plug-in instance" added with shortcut
Right-click on the structure bar will select the timeline and master track for the line, Shift-right-click will do the same for the part
Keyboard focus border is hidden if window looses keyboard focus, and shown if window becomes keyboard focus (this is important for the plug-ins)
New setting: \'Enable mouse-wheel over track sliders\' (disabled by default)
User guide updated
Additional Information
- Developed by MusicDevelopments
- Version 2022.07.27
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Requires
Available on: PC
OS: Windows 10 version 0.0 or higher
Keyboard: Integrated Keyboard
Mouse: Integrated Mouse
Memory: 4 GB
- Published 2022-07-27
- File Type appx/msix
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Language
English
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Permissions
Uses all system resources
- Microsoft Store ID xp8lhn561dxq54
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