The Palette - Melody Composing Tool is music software that allows to compose beautiful melodies

Released on = October 11, 2006, 9:01 pm

Press Release Author = Ilya Schepikhin

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = To sum up: The Palette - Melody Composing Tool program
allows you:
- To learn the theory of melody composing.
- To compose the correct chord progressions.
- To compose beautiful melodies.

Press Release Body = The Palette program is a tool for the creation of
\'theoretically correct\' melodies.

The program is based on composition theory and the theory of harmony. The strong
theoretical base makes the

melody composing process easier.

The program contains seventeen lessons. Each lesson has one or two demo-scripts. The
lessons sequentially

describe all process of melody creation.

The program represents the melody in a structure that is analogue to the structure
of common speech. There are

words (motives), phrases, sentences, commas (caesuras), question marks and points
(cadences). Such an approach

allows a simple and effective algorithm to be applied to the composition of melodies.

The program implements twenty four methods of motive development. Some of them are
listed here: variation;

inversion; repetition; new rhythm; sequence and so on. These methods similar to the
visual effects in graphical

editors. The program suggests the \'theoretically correct\' algorithm for the melody
creation. The main advantage

of the algorithm is: we take some existing part of a melody (motive or phrase) and
apply the methods of motive

development (for example, variation) to this motive of phrase to create a new motive
or phrase of the melody.

The program knows the most commonly used triads and sevenths of the key. The program
represents the chords in a

four-voice form. The names of the voices are soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Any
chord has many variants of an

arrangement. For example: any chord note can be placed in the first position of the
arrangement. The chord notes

can be arranged adjacently (tight arrangement) or remotely (wide arrangement). The
user can choose both the type

of the chord and the arrangement of the chord.

The program understands the logic of the functional motion. That is, the program
knows the rules, which describe

how and in what sequence the chords appear in the chord progression. On each step,
the program suggests only

those chords, which are suitable for the current position in the chord progression.

The program understands the \'voice-leading\' rules. The rules define how one chord
notes transform to another

chord notes. The chord progressions, where these rules are used, sound very
harmonious.

The program keeps the music within the limits of harmony and composition theory. It
guarantees a properly

constructed melody and backing.

The program has an option that exports the melody to a midi (*.mid) file. The
exported file consists of three

tracks: melody, chords, bass. You can import this file to any midi sequencer or
style arranger to create a

complete tune.

User documentation consists of three Chapters: the first chapter \'Theory\' describes
the basics of harmony and

composition theory; the second chapter describes the User Interface and the third
chapter contains two examples,

which describe the full process of the melody creation from beginning to the end.

To sum up: the program allows you:
- To learn the theory of melody composing.
- To compose the correct chord progressions.
- To compose beautiful melodies.

The site of the program is located here: http://www.palette-mct.com

Please use the links below to listen to the melodies, which were composed on the
program:

http://www.palette-mct.com/midi/Workday.mid
http://www.palette-mct.com/midi/Saturday.mid
http://www.palette-mct.com/midi/Academ.mid
http://www.palette-mct.com/midi/Gershvin.mid
http://www.palette-mct.com/midi/Exposition.mid

Please listen to album \'Summer day\', author MT - email: mt@palette-mct.com.
The melodies and the harmony of all compositions of the album were composed on The
Palette.
Track 1. Stream
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_1_-_mt_-_stream_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 2. Nature walk
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_2_-_mt_isch_-_nature_walk_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 3. In mid air
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_3_-_mt_-_in_mid_air_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 4. Clearness
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_4_-_mt_-_clearness_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 5. Lightness
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_5_-_mt_isch_-_lightness_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 6. Reflection
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_6_-_mt_-_reflection_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 7. Purple-blue
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_7_-_mt_-_purple-blue_-_summer_day.mp3
Track 8. Breeze
http://www.palette-mct.com/mp3/track_8_-_mt_-_breeze_-_summer_day.mp3

More examples here: http://www.palette-mct.com/examples.html

The price of the program is 35$

Use the following link to download the program:
http://www.palette-mct.com/palette4_4_3.exe

Please send any your questions, suggestions, bug reports to the
support@palette-mct.com address.


Web Site = http://www.palette-mct.com

Contact Details = Russia. Novosibirsk. Lesosechnaya 5-205.
8 (383) 3336422. ilya@palette-mct.com

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