AN-117 min read
Melody Lab
Hooks from motifs: contour, form, freeze the motif, roll the answer — and arpeggios.
A HookThe part that sticks: a melody, a vocal, a sound.More in the handbook → sticks because it repeats — and changes just enough to stay exciting. The Melody Lab works like a songwriter: it invents a short MotifA short, recognisable sequence of notes — the core of every hook.More in the handbook → and builds phrases from it, for example as Call and responseOne phrase asks, the next one answers — same start, different ending.More in the handbook →.
| Parameter | Range | What for |
|---|---|---|
| Range | 3–14 degrees | 7 = one octave; narrower is catchier |
| Density | 0–100 % | Rhythmic density of the motif |
| Chord tones | 0–100 % | How often strong beats land on chord tones |
| Scale snap | on / off | Off: chromatic leading notes allowed on weak beats |
| Register | Octave 3–6 | Where the melody sits |
Arpeggio mode
In arp mode the lab plays the chords as an ArpeggioChord notes played one after another instead of together: up, down, random.More in the handbook →: direction up, down, up/down, random or converge, grid from 1/8 to 1/32 including triplets, 1–3 octaves, gate 10–100 % and chord type (triad, 7, 9, sus2, sus4).
- Space
- Play/stop
- R
- Roll (only the answer when the motif is frozen)
- N
- New answer only
- F
- Freeze motif on/off
Try it yourself · AN-11
Choose contour and form, freeze the motif, roll the answer.
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