Existing users, 
Always In Key
select musical key and restrict the MIDI output to only notes in that key
Version: 0.6
Neat idea yet could go further
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: lucytune Friday, April 30 2004 @ 06:08 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
This is a neat idea, yet could be improved by enabling connections to be made to other than outboard midi devices.
The designers could also extend the idea of choosing acceptable notes on a basis of scales and keys, rather than only by key.
see:
http://www.lucytune.com/new_to_lt/pitch_05.html
for comprehensive system for coding scales and keys.
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Neat idea yet could go further - lucytune
The scalecoding goes a long way beyond the seven "white note" modes, and covers the even the most exotic "ethinic" modes, scales etc.see: http://www.lucytune.com/new_to_lt/lucytuning_scales.html for more examples.
I'll try getting it to feed into Logic Audio from an outboard keyboard.
Saturday, May 01 2004 @ 09:11 AM PDT
Neat idea yet could go further - birdFEEDER
If all else fails, (and you are using Panther) enable the AIC bus within the AudioMIDI Setup and send the output from Always In Key to the AIC bus, then within Logic, set the INPUT to this same AIC bus. :)Saturday, May 01 2004 @ 06:19 PM PDT
Neat idea yet could go further - birdFEEDER
Thanks for the comments, I'm the (sole) developer. As far as i know, you should be able to send the MIDI to any soft synth (or sequencer) that accepts MIDI. In my testing, I was using 'MIDIKeys" (freeware app) and sending to "MIDI Monitor" (another freeware app). It uses CoreMIDI all the way, so if the app creates a virtual MIDI input, then AIK it should appear as a valid OUT in AIK.I'll take a gander at those modes you referenced, it would be quite easy to add more keys (or modes) as behind the scenes, I'm just rendering the scales in terms of "WWHWWWH". The modes at lucytunes seem to be easily definable in the same "circular" manner. My knowledge of musical theory is rather limited, however, those modes seem pretty easily understandable.
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Friday, April 30 2004 @ 07:13 PM PDT