Musician's Companion App for Android


JamesChin
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10/31/2013 5:22 am
Hey Everyone,

I'm a guitarist and a software developer. I'd like to share an Android app I developed for music educators and practicing musicians, called Mozart's Friend.

Mozart's Friend includes an interactive music library with over 1,200 scales, modes and chords for every music key signature, complete with piano view and neck view for 6, 7 or 8-string guitar and 4, 5 or 6-string bass. Notes and intervals are labeled using music theory conventions, making Mozart's Friend a great companion for the composer or music student. One-touch audio demonstrations provide interactive ear training. Tunings for each instrument are fully user-definable.

Also included is a chromatic tuner and a programmable metronome with adjustable tones and intervallic beats, allowing you to quickly outline a chord to play along with. Transpose keys easily in a single swipe.

And finally, a one-touch backup band! The new Jam Tracks feature allows you to simply choose your musical style and you're up and running. Adjust the tempo and key with the friendly controls.

Mozart's Friend was designed to be simple, intuitive, powerful and efficient. At just 0.74 MB, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more powerful tool with such a small footprint. Mozart's Friend does not save nor send any user information, contains no ads and is absolutely Free.

Cheers,

-James

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jameschin.android.mozartsfriend




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10/31/2013 1:37 pm
This looks like a really interesting app. Thanks for sharing - I'll definitely check it out sometime soon.
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11/11/2013 3:11 am
Hope it helps :)
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11/15/2013 1:55 pm
Nice app, I sincerely enjoy it. However, when I try to use the metronome, it goes on but will not stop... I mean will not stop unless I restart my phone! I can close the app, and the beep goes on and on! lol... a couple of bugs but overall really nice! thank you!
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11/15/2013 4:39 pm
Originally Posted by: madmusicstopNice app, I sincerely enjoy it. However, when I try to use the metronome, it goes on but will not stop... I mean will not stop unless I restart my phone! I can close the app, and the beep goes on and on! lol... a couple of bugs but overall really nice! thank you!


That's to make sure that you continue practicing with the metronome! lol

I don't know what kind of phone you have but I have not experienced that. I'm using Galaxy 3.

Seriously, nice app. I haven't had time to work with it as much as I would like. But from what I have seen it looks really useful. He even added blues jam track that it didn't have!!

Guitars: 2014 PRS Santana, 2013 PRS Paul's, 2009 PRS Hollowbody I, 1972 Gibson ES-325, 2012 Fender American Standard Stratocaster,  2020 Fender Telecaster, 2001 PRS Santana SE,  2021 Martin M-36, 2021 Martin 000-15M, Seagull S6 Classic, 2012 Yamaha Pacifica  Amps: Fender Blues Junior III, Boss Eband JS-10,  Line 6 POD HD500X, Quilter Microblock 45 w/homemade 12" cab.

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11/16/2013 1:45 am
Hey matonanjin! Thanks bud :)

madmusicstop - Thank you! What happened is the app runs a task that plays the metronome beats, and when you change the settings or press stop, it kills that task (and starts a new task with the new parameters, if any). So for some reason the system didn't kill off the old task. Definitely not normal. Did this happen only once? Also what device model are you running?
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11/18/2013 5:24 am
Thanks for the efforts you went to on this app - I cannot wait to try it! Sounds like so many elements that will seriously improve my practice time!

In response to the metronome that won't quit - our band has an app and it will not quit playing the music - I have to go to task manager and shut it down from there - I'm also on a Galaxy phone.
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11/18/2013 10:57 pm
Cool, will give it a go :)
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11/19/2013 12:42 am
James, can I get the apk file to install this on my Kindle?

Guitars: 2014 PRS Santana, 2013 PRS Paul's, 2009 PRS Hollowbody I, 1972 Gibson ES-325, 2012 Fender American Standard Stratocaster,  2020 Fender Telecaster, 2001 PRS Santana SE,  2021 Martin M-36, 2021 Martin 000-15M, Seagull S6 Classic, 2012 Yamaha Pacifica  Amps: Fender Blues Junior III, Boss Eband JS-10,  Line 6 POD HD500X, Quilter Microblock 45 w/homemade 12" cab.

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11/19/2013 3:11 am
Originally Posted by: Pat OlsonThanks for the efforts you went to on this app - I cannot wait to try it! Sounds like so many elements that will seriously improve my practice time!

In response to the metronome that won't quit - our band has an app and it will not quit playing the music - I have to go to task manager and shut it down from there - I'm also on a Galaxy phone.


Thanks for the kind words Pat! As a guitarist that spends a lot of time practicing and writing, I basically tried to make the app that I always wanted. And to make it as fiddle-free as possible.

Most Galaxy's definitely do not have an issue running the metronome mode, in fact 8 out of the top 10 devices running the app are Galaxy models!

matonanjin - Sure, pm me your email and I'd be happy to send the apk. I have no idea if it's compatible though!
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11/19/2013 2:46 pm
Originally Posted by: JamesChin


matonanjin - Sure, pm me your email and I'd be happy to send the apk. I have no idea if it's compatible though!


Sending you PM.

Guitars: 2014 PRS Santana, 2013 PRS Paul's, 2009 PRS Hollowbody I, 1972 Gibson ES-325, 2012 Fender American Standard Stratocaster,  2020 Fender Telecaster, 2001 PRS Santana SE,  2021 Martin M-36, 2021 Martin 000-15M, Seagull S6 Classic, 2012 Yamaha Pacifica  Amps: Fender Blues Junior III, Boss Eband JS-10,  Line 6 POD HD500X, Quilter Microblock 45 w/homemade 12" cab.

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12/08/2013 8:36 pm
I Will Be Installin It,thanks
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