A downloadable tool

HOW TO USE

Keybindings:

  • Q - Plays rhythm. Starts from beginning and loops forever.
  • W - Stops rhythm.
  • E - Change BPM. Must be greater than 0, otherwise won't change. Type in numbers, and then press Enter when you're done.
  • Up/Down arrows -  Change "Scale" by 1/-1 depending on the key pressed
  • Left/Right arrows -  Changes "Position"
  • Numbers 1-8 -  adds a note with a post-delay, placed after position
  • Backspace - deletes note on current position

What the variables mean:

Scale - When making a note, the delay is computed as follows (from key 1 to 8): 1+(4*Scale), 2+(4*Scale), 3+(4*Scale), 4+(4*Scale), 8+(8*Scale), 16+(16*Scale), 32+(32*Scale), 64+(64*Scale). This makes 5th notes and 7th notes possible and the such. Any note can be accomplished, just don't go too crazy and press the key 8 on scale=100 or anything.

Position: Notes are affected by Place and Delete functions based on position. For example, if there were 3 notes, and position was 2, if I pressed Backspace then the second note would be deleted, whereas if I placed a note instead, the new note would go after the second note (if the notes were 4,4,4 then the new note would be placed like so: 4,4,2,4)

Enable "Hajimari" - you'll see this in the application. Basically, the words "Hajimari" are spoken between every loop of your beat. This is useful for beats where it is difficult to distinguish the start from the end by looping. You might find this useful for rhythms made for melodies.


Made using Scratch/Turbowarp

Made on a whim, I should've been working on my deadline (1 day left)

Download

Download
RhythmMaker.zip 85 MB

Install instructions

Unzip the file, place the folder wherever you'd like (in your Applications folder, for example). You can right-click on the .exe file and Make a Shortcut and place it on your desktop for easy accessibility. Open the application through the .exe file or your shortcut. Documentation is in the main page of this application.

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