Melody Lab
Two bars of idea, four bars of hook.
Good hooks grow from a short motif that returns and changes. The Melody Lab builds exactly that way: it invents a two-bar motif along a contour and shapes it into phrases — repeat, call and response, sequence or inversion. Chord tones land on strong beats so the melody fits the harmony. Like the motif? Freeze it and re-roll only the answer. In arp mode the chords become arpeggios.
How it works
- 01
Contour and form
Rising, falling, arch or wave — and how the phrases answer each other.
- 02
Find the motif
Roll until the first two bars land, then freeze.
- 03
Answer and export
Vary only the answer, preview with chords, take it as MIDI.
Build hooks
Choose contour and form, freeze the motif, roll the answer.
The motif (bars 1–2) sets the hook, the form turns it into four bars. When frozen, the motif stays note for note — only the answer is rolled. Working title: Echoes
Features
- Four forms: repeat, call and response, sequence, inversion
- Four contours: rising, falling, arch, wave
- Freeze the motif — separate seeds for motif and answer
- Chord tones on strong beats, optional chromatic leading notes
- Arp mode: up, down, up/down, random, converge down to 1/32
Specifications
- Length
- 2, 4 or 8 bars
- Range
- 3–14 scale degrees
- Register
- Octave 3–6
- Arpeggio
- 1/8 to 1/32, triplets, 1–3 octaves
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