MusicDevelopments RapidComposer v3.5 CE WiN

RapidComposer is a unique, non-destructive, phrase-based music prototyping software designed for composers, song-writers and musicians of all musical styles. It is a complete solution for music composers, both amateurs and professionals. It is a comprehensive software that offers you advanced tools for score composing or editing. With its preview tool you can listen to your creation as you compose it. RapidComposer is a unique, non-destructive, phrase-based music composition software.

Music Theory Integrated

Create great sounding chord progressions, use piano-style phrases even if you’ve never touched a piano, auto-harmonize melodies, get chord suggestions, load MIDI files with chord detection, use the chord palette or the "circle of fifths" chart, RapidComposer will always assist you in songwriting.

Smart Phrases

Phrases always conform to the current chord and scale on the master track. Forget about tinkering with notes. Lay out the chords on the master track, or just drop a chord progression on it, with a key-press you can generate a harmony track with perfect voice leading. Start composing now!

Phrase Generators

Rhythm and phrase generators are included for various purposes. Create monophonic or polyphonic patterns. Generate melody. Use variations to change phrases non-destructively.

Flexible Chord Selection

RapidComposer offers several ways to select chords for the master track or chord progressions. Color chord buttons by consonance, common notes, tonality or suggestions. Set up chord rules for progressions. Use chord voicings for tracks, phrases or master track chords.

Idea Tool

RapidComposer will generate a multi-track composition with chords based on your settings, using your phrases. Different types of workflows are supported. Not just when you are out of ideas.

Chord, Scale, Chord Progression Libraries

The large chord, scale and chord progression libraries are expandable. The browsers will let you search, sort, group and display the items.

Changes in RapidComposer v3.5

Percussion phrase generator (full edition only)
Timeline and playback position added to phrase preview
Loop option added to phrase preview
Browser buttons cleaned up. Remove unused buttons to reduce the clutter.
Forward and backward transport controls added
New options when changing the time signature: 'Resize Chords For The New Time Signature' and 'Keep Line Lengths'
You can add chord tensions to voicings. This way you can use a 7th note in a phrase even if the chord is a simple triad
Fixed 'Rootless 9th' voicing which now works as you expect. New voicing added: 'Always Root-3rd-5th-7th' which adds a 7th to triads and removes 9th/11th/13th from more complex chords.
Setting line length is possible directly in the master track inspector
MIDI drag and drop improvement: dragging MIDI from Reaper works now (non-existent file in drag data properly handled)
Dragging single phrases as MIDI: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-drag phrases (multiple phrases work too!)
Dropping a MIDI file over the track header will replace the track contents
Chord note parameters in the editor have been renamed to Root, 3rd, 5th, etc.
'Export Chords As Text' added
An option was added to disable transposition for absolute notes in the note editor (e.g. for key-switch notes)
Voicing menu reworked: all options shown
Use maximum 8 phrases in the Idea Tool
'Maximum Note Height In Editor' can be further increased
Font sizes extended, bigger fonts can be selected for 4K displays
Transport button size increased when using bigger fonts, and lots of small cosmetic changes when using big font sizes
Optimizations in the UI layout engine under the hood
Minor fixes in using chord lengths
Bug fixes and stability improvements



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