RapidComposer

RapidComposer is a phrase-based music prototyping software designed for composers, songwriters, and musicians of all musical styles. According to the vendor, it is used for music composition and songwriting and can be utilized by individual composers, small music production studios, and larger music companies. This versatile tool caters to the needs of professionals in the fields of composition, songwriting, music production studios, and music companies.

Key Features

Smart Phrases: According to the vendor, RapidComposer's phrases always conform to the current chord and scale on the master track, allowing composers to effortlessly generate a harmony track with perfect voice leading. This feature is said to eliminate the need to tinker with individual notes and enables composers to focus on the overall structure and harmony of their compositions.

Phrase Generators: RapidComposer offers built-in rhythm and phrase generators, providing a range of options for creating monophonic or polyphonic patterns. Composers can reportedly generate melodies by using variations to change existing phrases or slice and alter the rhythm of existing phrases to create unique musical ideas.

Flexible Chord Selection: The vendor claims that RapidComposer provides multiple ways to select chords for the master track or chord progressions. Users can utilize Tonnetz and Circle of Fifths to select chords and color chord buttons based on consonance, common notes, tonality, or suggestions. Additionally, chord rules for progressions and chord voicings for tracks, phrases, or master track chords can be set up.

Idea Tool: According to the vendor, RapidComposer's Idea Tool generates a multi-track composition with chords based on user settings and existing phrases. This tool is said to support different types of workflows to assist composers when they are out of ideas, providing a quick way to generate chord progressions and harmonies for inspiration.

Melody Editor: Integrated as a Melody Editor tab, Melodya, a motive generator and editor, enhances the creative possibilities for composers and songwriters. Composers can reportedly create melodies for a given chord progression by enabling the chords track and utilize two different workflows for composing melodies.

Chord, Scale, Chord Progression Libraries: RapidComposer includes an extensive library of chords, scales, and chord progressions, which can be expanded to cater to the specific needs of composers. Browsers allow for easy searching, previewing, sorting, grouping, and displaying of library items, including additional file and CC envelope browsers.