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Major flaws
There is a major flaw in this app when it comes to choosing the length of your notes. They are missing one of the most basic tools when it comes to composing & music theory. If you want to change the length of the note you can only do so by changing every note in the entirety of the measure. In the app, the only way to change the length of notes is to do it in the rhythm section. they give you a choice between whole/half/quarter length notes and a variety of premade rhythms. So say in a 4 count measure, I wanted 2 quarter notes of the same note like C and a half note of Dm [C C Dm _] if I choose the quarter note setting it plays every note as a quarter note [C C Dm Dm] and if I choose the half note setting it plays [C _ Dm _]. You should be able to decide the length of each note individually. You also can’t choose singular notes only chords. First and foremost, Music is an art, and the quality of art is based on the tools that you have. this app is is good in theory only and very focused on popular patterns of music. it does not gear towards a true creative artist that wants to make some thing completely unique and innovative from scratch. If they made their features more customizable this could be a very useful tool and a true all in one app. But in its current state with flaws like these I can’t see myself using the app. It severely limits your creativity. You’re better off sticking to your staff paper, notes app, voice memos and a real instrument.Show lessLike_it_is97
Developer Response
We've actually just added this feature in v3.0: Custom Rhythm. Now, you can edit the length and timing of individual notes in your chords on any preset rhythms. And you can also create your own preset rhythms to use across projects. To find it, open Chords > Rhythm > Custom or tap the edit pencil on any preset. Sorry for the delay. We completely agree with this feedback and have been working on a solution here for a long time, as it's a more advanced development job. Anyway, please give it a try and please email me at hello@madewithdemo.com, if you run into any issues!Good
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Very goodBTGreaves
This app is everything
I never understood why it was not possible to have everything a songwriter needs, in one app. I just got used to using several different apps to get one idea saved.
Will always be grateful to the creators of Demo! I love this app!JustWes9
Still getting used to it but enjoying it
So far I’m really enjoying this app. Still trying to work out some features but really liking itBrett klein.
Nice, but with some things to address.
It took me quite a bit of time, but finally I managed to build a song on this app.
My main concerns are the fact I can’t temporally mute recordings, and also there seems to be a bug where a chord progression stops playing several instruments until you close and reopen the app.
Otherwise it’s a very innovative songwriting app.Show lesslexgc
Brilliant Pocket Writer Pal
This app is wonderful for writing anywhere even as someone with limited theoretical knowledge the different features allow for ease of writing and great creative outlet when you even only have a few moments of time! 👌🏻Little_Kitten1395
Amazing
Just an overall great app and it makes song writing and song making so easy and it interests new people who aren’t in the industry to start getting a hint of how to make music at a simple and understandable level. I love this app 5/5SnoozingTurtle
Very good
Very good but it is very annoying I try to dosomething its and says I have to pay and the game would be even better if it was for free. I am still able to express myself in songwriting but sometimes it can get very annoyingUr_mom69OhIo
One major flaw to be aware of
I don’t play any instruments, but I love songwriting, and I’d say I’ve tried every major mobile instrument app and this one is the best, it’s very user friendly and it actually taught me a lot about music theory. I’ve recorded a lot of demos creating this app and for a while I thought it was pretty flawless, I even bought a subscription so I had all of the apps capabilities . Recently though, I checked one of my demos and it seemed pretty off, like something was different. I thought my ears were just playing tricks on me though so I ignored it, but over time all my demos started sounded different from how I recorded them. Like a song would be missing an instrument that was originally there, or my vocal track would be completely deleted. I understand this app is relatively new but I hope this gets fixed soon, because it’s been happening for a while. Especially with my vocal tracks being deleted, that happens a ton. Hope this gets fixed soon. Thanks for reading!Show lessbonkbonkbonkbonkbonkbonkbonk
Developer Response
Hi there! Very sorry about the issues here. Please reach out to us at hello@madewithdemo.com, so we can troubleshoot this with you to see if there's a setting or something causing issues. We're not seeing this issue across devices and would love to make sure your songs are all working exactly as they should. Sorry again!
