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Progression displays and PDFs, not ready for prime time
PDFs and in-app diagrams desperately need reworking. If someone were to put these displays and/or lead sheets (PDFs) in front of any serious musician, they’d either laugh at derisively while struggling to keep their place, or they would walk out of the session. Here’s why: standard lead sheets are four measures across. This, of course is owing to the fact that the majority of popular music sections are divisible by four (8, 12, 16, 32 bars). When this app renders a PDF that is a ludicrous 11 bars across the page, it is darn near impossible to use for either practice or rehearsal. I do get that section, navigation, and dynamic markers would be extremely challenging (programming – wise), but a standard four bars across, perhaps in a larger font, seems within reach, if not trivial. Other parts of the app are very helpful, but I’m sure I am not the only musician who finds the format of the progressions cumbersome and frustrating. The only other reservation I have so far, is that the analysis of songs that I’ve input so far don’t seem to recognize or honor slash chords. As a bass player who utilizes a fair bit of voice leading, I still have to rely solely on my ear to suss out what’s happening. I would do this anyway, so it’s a smaller concern by far then the formatting issue cited above. Thanks for your consideration.
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