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#Welcome to the WesternMusicElements wiki!
#WesternMusicElements is a set of Objective-C classes that helps manipulating Western Musical Scales and Chords.
- Access the most commonly used chords and scales
- Easy to add your own scales and chords via [Ruby] (https://github.com/fredericcormier/WesternMusicElements/wiki/Ruby-Scripts)
- Uses ARC
Copy all the files in the WMLib folder to your project and #import "WMPool.h" where needed.
The WMPool is a singleton instance that provides the most commonly used Western Chords and Scales.
You can add your own scales and chords using the Ruby facilities provided. (see the wiki for details )
You can ask for notes:
gSharp5 = [[WMPool pool]noteWithRoot:@"g" accidental:@"#" octave:5];
c1 = [[WMPool pool]noteWithRoot:@"g" accidental:nil octave:1];
or more simply:
[[WMPool pool]noteWithShortName:@"c1"]
You can also ask for "Note Collections", that is , scales and chords, even inverted:
fSharp2Mixolydian = [[WMPool pool] scaleWithRoot:@"f" accidental:@"#" octave:2 scaleMode:WMScaleModeMixolydian];
C3MajorChordInv2 = [[WMPool pool] chordWithRootShortName:@"C3" chordType:WMChordTypeMajor inversion:WMChordInversionSecond];
The easiest calls are the one using "root note short names" like:
[[WMPool pool] chordWithRootShortName:@"C3" chordType:WMChordTypeMajor inversion:WMChordInversionRootPosition];
(Check the WMPool.hfor what's in store)
##Note Short Name
Root short names are formed of:
- The note name
- The accidental
- The octave
The note name is written in "Letter Notation" and is not case sensitive.
The accidental, if any, is a "Sharp" noted "#". "Flat" is not supported. No accidental == natural.
Octaves are in the range of -1 to 9
Example of valid Note short names:
E-1 F#-1 C#8 G5
##Note Range
WMPool will provide notes in the range of:
- Notes:
C-1 to G9 - Hertz:
8.176 to 12543.85 - Midi Note Number:
0 to 127
Of course, each WMNote embed that information, as well as the cpspch value used by programs like CSound.
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#Western Musical Elements Test app screenshot:
![screenshot] (https://github.com/fredericcormier/WesternMusicElements/blob/master/Media/app_test_screenshot.png?raw=true)