ChordLooper - Parse & loop chord progressions

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ChordLooper - Parse & loop chord progressions

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Hi,
I wrote a simple web based tool to create chord progressions and loop them for improvising / melody writing.
There are already some other solutions out there for this purpose but all of them are facing the issue that it's pretty time consuming to enter some more complex progressions with mixed keys or extended notes. With my tool you can enter just something like Em Esus2 Em Esus4, Cadd#4 Amadd9, F7 E7, B7/C % F#dim D#dim in a text field and are ready to jam.

Would be nice if you want to give it a try: https://flappix.github.io/

Source code is available here: https://github.com/flappix/chordlooper

Don't be afraid to post bug reports or feature requests here or in the GitHub issue tracker.
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Works great!

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Great tool! I have a similar Android app but this is much handier!

Feature request: a pad sound for sustained sounds.

Thanks for making and sharing!

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Thanks for your comments.

Pad sound is now selectable via the sound drop down menu.
Also some other features are implemented like
- Save/Load of your favorite progressions
- Humainzer (last slider) adds some dynamics to the playback
- You can transpose your progression to another key using the up/down arrows next to the progression input field

https://flappix.github.io/chordlooper
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This is great! Thanks a lot for improving.

A really useful tool for on the go composition!

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Good job! Hate to be the "compliance guy" but it would nice if this neat program had a license :D
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I added two features:

  • A very basic voice leading algorithm which tries to minimize distances between the notes of two consecutive chords (without bass notes). In many cases like a II-V-I progression this sounds pretty nice while in other cases like an Andalusian cadence it does not so well because it eliminates the downward motion. There is a checkbox to disable this function.

  • A share button. With this you can send a link to a friend to share the chord progression you are working with.

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I made some improvements on the interface. It looks much cleaner now, there is more space for longer progressions and it doesn't have this feel of a child's toy anymore.

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Thanks a lot @flappix! Runs great on my Sailfish OS phone!

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