December 14, 2017

Breakdown Composer - mobile app for metalcore musician

If a metal has the main thing - it's a guitar solo, then a metalcore (and its derivatives) is a breakdown. Like any element of a musical composition, it's very important. But sometimes it's hard to compose. Nevertheless, a program has already been invented that can generate random breakdown. Title is Breakdown Composer.

Interface is minimal. No bells, no whistles, only the most necessary elements.



Advantages

  • Compactness. Application size is 22 megabytes.
  • Generating a random breakdown. It helps a lot when there are absolutely no ideas.
  • You can change measure size, tempo.
  • A good choice between elements of drum set. Here are a few snares, two bass drums, two rides, Chinese, crash, hi-hat (open, closed). For a small application, this is a good variety.


Disadvantages

  • Guitar has only three notes that can't be used simultaneously in one track.
  • A similar situation with drum set. Only three tracks can be used. The first - plates, the second - a shot, the third - a bass drum.
  • Defective editing. You can't change note length.
  • There are no harmonics and hammer-on/pull-off. These are coolest sounds in breakdown, but here it's absent.
  • Only Wav and Png files can be exported. Midi can't be exported.

This is suitable for rough drafts, not for full-fledged work.