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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

The config menu allows you to modify note pad layout and other customization options.

Scale

Highlight or constrain notes to a specific scale. This setting is layout config independent.

Scale Selector

Scale Selector

The Scale Selector allows you to select the scale and root key of the active note pad layout.

Scale Table

IndexScaleCC#DEbEFF#GAbABbB
1Natural MinorXXXXXXX
2MajorXXXXXX
3DorianXXXXXXX
4PhrygianXXXXXX
5MixolydianXXXXX
6Melodic Minor AscendingXXXXXXXX
7Harmonic MinorXXXXXX
8Bebop DorianXXXXXXXX
9BluesXXXXX
10Minor PentatonicXXXXXX
11Hungarian MinorXXXXXXX
12Ukrainian DorianXXXXXXX
13MarvaXXXXX
14TodiXXXXX
15Whole ToneXXXXXX
16ChromaticXXXXXXXXXXXX
17LydianXXXXXXX
18LocrianXXXXXX
19Major PentatonicXXXXX
20Phrygian DominateXXXXXXX
21Half Whole DiminishedXXXXXXXXXXXX
22Mixolydian BebopXXXXXXX
23Super LocrianXXXXXX
24HirajoshiXXXX
25In SenXXXX
26Yo ScaleXXXX
27IwatoXXXX
28Whole HalfXXXXXX
29Bebop MinorXXXXXXXX
30Major BluesXXXXXX
31KumoiXXXX
32Bebop MajorXXXXXXXX

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

The Overlap Selector allows you to select how much each row above overlaps with the row below it and if root should be aligned.

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

The MIDI Channel Selector allows you to select the MIDI out channel of the active note pad layout.

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

The MIDI Channel Selector allows you to select the MIDI out channel of the active note pad layout.

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
  • 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
  • Enforce Scale: On
  • Overlap: 3
  • Root Aligned: Off

Example Layout 3 - Chromatic Layout

Example Layout 3

Example Layout 3

Enforce Scale: On, Overlap: 0, Root Aligned: Off
  • Enforce Scale: Off
  • Overlap: 0
  • Root Aligned: On

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