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ChordPulse lets you jam along with your computer
Some instruments are fine to play on your own. For example, if you play the piano, I think it doesn't get boring very quickly. But some instruments can get really boring when you practice by your own, like the bass guitar. It's a great instrument, but I think it can be less than engaging to practice for hours on end.
Boredom aside, sometimes it's important to practice alongside something other than a metronome. For those cases, ChordPulse seems like a very handy solution. The program has a free and a paid version. I tried the free option, of course. You pick a simple chord progression, click a musical style, and let it play.
You can easily change each chord in the progression, change the BPM, and the relative volume of the drum, bass and piano chords. The GUI seems carefully thought out. All in all, it's a pretty neat music application.
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Subscribe to commentsVotreJul 19th 2010 3:45PM
This is a very nice program and could be a valuable addition to any musician's toolkit. It packs some of the most useful features of more expensive programs like Band-in-a-Box, but without the additional complexity (and admittedly superior compositional and sequencing capabilities) such programs provide.
For practice, or quick & dirty idea thrashing, it's well worth the download.
There are a few little glitches from time to time. And I'm not completely convinced the time accuracy is all that it could be. But that doesn't really affect it's overall usefulness - and for the price, it can't be beat.
aaronJul 20th 2010 5:54PM
I wish it had different instruments. I got it going good with Am C D E7 AM C E7 (House of the Rising Sun) on the Uke.
And don't forget the Axis of Awesome who show you how to play every pop song with C G Am F :) (youtube it)