Note App
The Note APP is used as a MIDI note interface. It can be used to play MIDI notes with different layout, scale, and modes.
After launching, you will enter the note pad, click the function key to enter the config menu, click again to return to the note pad.
To exit note app, enter config menu and hold down the function key in the config menu. You will be brought back to the application launcher.
Note Pad
Note pad is the main view of the note app. It shows the current note pad with the selected layout, scale, and mode.
The pad will differ based the customization options, see Example Layouts for some idea of how the note pad will look with different settings.
Clicking on the function key will bring you to the config menu.
Config Menu
Config Menu
Config Menu
Scale
Highlight or constrain notes to a specific scale. This setting is layout config independent.
Scale Selector
Scale Selector
Scale Table
Index | Scale | C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | Ab | A | Bb | B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Natural Minor | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
2 | Major | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
3 | Dorian | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
4 | Phrygian | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
5 | Mixolydian | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
6 | Melodic Minor Ascending | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
7 | Harmonic Minor | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
8 | Bebop Dorian | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
9 | Blues | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
10 | Minor Pentatonic | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
11 | Hungarian Minor | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
12 | Ukrainian Dorian | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
13 | Marva | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
14 | Todi | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
15 | Whole Tone | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
16 | Chromatic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
17 | Lydian | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
18 | Locrian | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
19 | Major Pentatonic | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
20 | Phrygian Dominate | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
21 | Half Whole Diminished | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
22 | Mixolydian Bebop | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
23 | Super Locrian | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
24 | Hirajoshi | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
25 | In Sen | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
26 | Yo Scale | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
27 | Iwato | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
28 | Whole Half | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
29 | Bebop Minor | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
30 | Major Blues | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
31 | Kumoi | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
32 | Bebop Major | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Enforce Scale
When Enforce Scale is on, only notes in the selected scale will be shown, when off, all notes will be shown but notes that are not in the selected scale will be dimmed.
Overlap
The Overlap Selector selects how much each row above overlaps with the row below it. This is useful if you want to play chords with one hand.
There is also an align root toggle inside this menu. When on the next row above after the entire scale is completed will realign with root note.
This setting is layout config independent.
Overlap Selector
Overlap Selector
Align Root
If align root is on, the next row above after the entire scale is completed will realign with root note. If align root is off, the layout will just continue from the note where the last row ended.
MIDI Channel
This setting is layout config independent.
MIDI Channel Selector
MIDI Channel Selector
Note Pad Color
You can customize the color combination of the active note pad layout in the Note Pad Color Selector. This setting is layout config independent.
MIDI Channel Selector
MIDI Channel Selector
Spilt Mode
The Spilt Mode Selector allows you to enable or disable spilt mode. Spilt mode can be no spilt, horizontal spilt, or vertical spilt.
The Spilt Mode Selector will show different color based on the current spilt mode.
- No spiit mode: Dim White
- Vertical spilt mode: Cyan
- Horizontal spilt mode: Purple
Example Layouts
Example Layout 1 - Scale Folded Layout
Example Layout 1
Example Layout 1
- Enforce Scale: On
- Overlap: 0
- Root Aligned: On
Example Layout 2 - Isomorphic Layout
Example Layout 2
Example Layout 2
- Enforce Scale: On
- Overlap: 3
- Root Aligned: Off
Example Layout 3 - Chromatic Layout
Example Layout 3
Example Layout 3
- Enforce Scale: Off
- Overlap: 0
- Root Aligned: On
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