# MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round — Interactive Music Theory > Interactive music theory instrument for learning and playing music. (iPhone/iPad app by Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-solfa-mode-go-round/id549623618 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung](https://appshunter.io/developer/549623621) - Category: Music, Education - Price: $3.99 - Rating: 4.50/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 45 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany) - Released: 2012-08-09 - Data updated: 2026-07-02 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-solfa-mode-go-round/id549623618/reviews.md ## What is MIDI SolFa Mode? A unique musical instrument. An interactive music theory medium. An amazing solmization machine. A universal MIDI tool. All in one: "MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round" unites and extends the possibilities of the apps "Musk MIDI Keyboard", "Musk MIDI Player", "Musk Diatonic Modes" and the "SolFa Mode-Go-Round". Therefore there are many creative and didactic use cases. Play and grasp music! Use cases: ========== * Play on the diatonic or chromatic keyboard. * Study or teach scales, church modes, and the circle of fifths. * Discover improvising polyphonic canons. * Learn Movable-Do and Fixed-Do solmization. * Connect to your MIDI apps and devices or play with connected "SolFa Mode-Go-Rounds". * Load sounds and polyphonic pieces. * Tune into your part. Hear its solmization. Touch instruments: ================== * The app features a diatonically oriented spiral shaped keyboard with 7 keys per octave. (Tone circle) * With it you can easily play well sounding melodies and chords in major, minor or other church modes. + Besides it, there is a chromatic piano keyboard. (iPhone: Landscape orientation, iPad: double tap piano-button) Sounds: ======= * Instrumental sounds: a General-MIDI sound font is pre-installed. (See also "Musk MIDI Keyboard" for more options.) * To study church modes and solmization, the syllables "do re mi fa so la ti" where recorded in 3 octaves. + Freely mix instrument and solmization sounds. Listen to the solmization of the tenor, hear the bass as piano and the soprano as flute notes. + Choose a small choir ("Erlebnisland") with warm sounds or synthetic Bruno, who really sings to the point. Music theory: ============= * The generalised touch circle of fifth gives access to 12 tonics und 7 modes. * The touch instruments change according to the selected tonic and mode. * There are 5 mathematical-musical base modulations. * Interactive tutorials introduce you to the operation. * Get a fine feeling for the character differences between the diatonic scales Major (Ionian), natural Minor (Aeolean) and the church modes Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian and Locrian. * Understand how they are interrelated. + Improvise up to five-part counterpoint canons "note-by-note": You play the melody and the canon assistent shows how to proceed. * You can also invent normal canons. Just play in half notes. + You can change labels on the tone circle, e.g. to test your or your students knowledge. Solmization: ============ * The syllables depend on the pitch, the chosen tonic/mode configuration and the solmization method. * They are shown on the tone circle and can be heared. * Solmization methods: absolute solmization (Fixed-Do), relative solmization (Movable-Do) and scale degree solmization. MIDI features: ============== * With this app, you can send and receive MIDI notes and play back MIDI files. * All features of "Musk MIDI Keyboard" and "Musk MIDI Player" are available. (See "Related Apps" in the App Store) + Record tracks and export midi files. + During recording of notes, the related solmization syllables can be attached to the track as lyrics. These can be shown by any MIDI-Karaoke player. + This app sends and receives configuration change commands. You can keep all connected "MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Rounds" in sync. + You can also add bass notes with an external notation app. These will trigger tonic/mode changes. Synchronization: ================= + Notes and configuration changes are transmitted via MIDI to connected devices and apps. + Using SharePlay you can play with friends over the Internet and play back midi files synchronously. + Nearby devices, e.g. in the classroom, can synchronize their settings via OSC and OSC-Query. See also: ========= * "SolFa Mode-Go-Round", "Tonkreisel", "Musk MIDI Player", "Musk MIDI Keyboard". * Features marked with "*" are available in other apps. * Features marked with "+" are only available in this app. Have fun and let the mode go round! We love to hear feedback. ## Key features - Interactive spiral and piano keyboards - Study scales, modes, and circle of fifths - Learn Movable-Do and Fixed-Do solmization - MIDI input/output and file playback - Improvise polyphonic canons - Load custom sounds and MIDI files ## Recent user reviews (5 of 5) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-solfa-mode-go-round/id549623618/reviews.md ### 4/5 — This is a good tool for Harmonic relationships! *2016-03-24* 🤔Disregard the negative comments regarding voice sample quality—😤nOObs! 🤓 I believe it uses built-in speech synthesis⚙🎶 rather than depending on memory based samples—while not ideal for recording it's good for getting the tuning voice🎼🎤🎧 👂🏼accurately on its own and can be disabled or used in conjunction when using SolFa's available CoreMIDI, BlueTooth LE to control better sounds outside the App.🎮🎹🎮🎻🎮🎷 🎖👍🏼💋💪🏼The benefit of relying on outboard sound generators/instruments makes this a lightweight🍃🌱 app allowing one to open more sound destinations 🛳🚅🛫🏁 locally🔬📱, on the network🐙💻 or from iOS to iOS device👯📱📲. 🤔🛃🛂My criticism would be the MIDI configuration. It's is a little convoluted because of availability of controls.🎛🎚🎛🎚🎚 It's is all there, just unhidden and super detailed with a lot of technical controls and minimalistic arcane labeling ♒️☦♑️ that would require browsing the built-in and downloadable documentation📖. While it may seem a bit fiddly👽💅🏼🙀🎛, it's not too hard to set up⏳. The interface works, but is a little compact on iPhone as one would normally expect. 🚼Maybe it can be made to be more interactive with incorporation of iOS gestures🙌🏼📲 for a better user engagement in the future. 🔜📅🎂 ### 1/5 — Confusing and incorrect *2014-11-23, version 2.3* I cannot make sense of this app. The voices are singing incorrect intervals for the sofla. Ti to do should always be a semitone. Perhaps I have changed a setting that I shouldn't have in trying to understand the app but it shouldn't be possible for ti to do to be a tone. ### 4/5 — Good *2012-12-03, version 1.1* This on the one hand is very simple app, but on the other it is complex. It is clever and unique. There is no manual so it is necessary to go to their website to find out what is going on. And then you realise this is a very interesting idea. I studied Kodaly musicianship so it was easier for me to use in 'Mod Pos' for Solmization Syllables in the preferences (developers you NEED to explain this) -basically this is the moveable doh system. So rotating the wheel (again absolutely no explanation except a pop up) by 1, 7, 12, 48 or 49 cleverly alters the mode in specific ways and therefore what you are playing, chord or melody, takes on new character. But the audio side does not allow spinning of the wheel whilst simultaneously holding down notes which is a huge shame- please fix this. All in all it would be a five star review were it not for the lack of any manual and the audio issue above. Oh and it can send midi out apparently but there is no guidance how to do this so I've no idea if it works. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2012-11-02* If you know what maximal evenness is, you'll enjoy this ### 2/5 — Interesting, needs work. *2012-08-21* It is an interesting presentation. It needs a fair amount of work. The vocal sample needs to be constant over time, currently it's just pitch shifting a single vocal sample. This makes the low notes take a while and the high notes end abruptly. I would like the circle to be more playable, polyphony. Also I would like to be able to rotate the wheel. There are number of other things Id like, but let's start there. ## Frequently asked questions about MIDI SolFa Mode ### What is MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round? MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round is an interactive music theory instrument that allows users to learn and play music. It combines features for exploring scales, modes, solmization, and MIDI connectivity. ### What music theory concepts can I learn with MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round? You can study scales, church modes, the circle of fifths, and both Movable-Do and Fixed-Do solmization methods. The app provides interactive tutorials to guide your learning. ### Can I connect MIDI devices to MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round? Yes, the app supports sending and receiving MIDI notes, allowing you to connect to other MIDI apps and devices. You can also play back MIDI files. ### What kind of keyboards does MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round offer? It features a diatonically oriented spiral-shaped keyboard and a chromatic piano keyboard. The spiral keyboard is designed for playing well-sounding melodies and chords in various modes. ### Does MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round have ads? No, MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application. ### What is the price of MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round? MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round is available for a one-time purchase of $3.99. ### On which devices can I use MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round? The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. ### How often is MIDI SolFa Mode-Go-Round updated? The latest version, 3.0, was released on October 7, 2022. Updates typically include new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.0 — 2022-10-07 * Circle of fifths. * Notes. * Tutorials. * Improved SharePlay support. * Connected devices can sync their settings. * OSC and OSC-Query support. * Many small improvements. Have fun! If you do, please tell others and rate this version on the App Store! ### 2.12 — 2021-12-09 Experimental SharePlay support. ### 2.11 — 2021-10-16 Incoming notes and notes from the MIDI player can be shown chromatically. That makes it easier to find the right key for a piece of music. ### 2.10 — 2021-10-06 Fixed channel sliders. ### 2.9 — 2021-09-29 On iOS15 you can independently control again the volume of the full mix and the volume of each MIDI channel for MIDI file playback. ## Apps similar to MIDI SolFa Mode | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TONALY: Songs, Scales & Theory](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tonaly-songs-scales-and-theory/id1242467844) | 4.8 (6,265) | Free | Music | | [Scale Numbers Piano](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scale-numbers-piano/id1270369797) | 4.2 (12) | Free | Music | | [Sensation Drill](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sensation-drill/id1030674796) | 5.0 (1) | $0.99 | Music | | [Music Theory Rhythms •](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-theory-rhythms/id1017427415) | 3.0 (2) | $3.99 | Music | | [GSDSP MagicFusion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gsdsp-magicfusion/id6446889003) | 5.0 (2) | $29.99 | Music | | [YouCompose](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/youcompose/id690183662) | 4.4 (35) | $12.99 | Music | ## More apps by Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung - [SolFa Mode-Go-Round Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solfa-mode-go-round-lite/id549627795) - [Musk MIDI Keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musk-midi-keyboard/id781446125) - [Musk MIDI Player](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musk-midi-player/id781483331) - [Musk MIDI Player Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musk-midi-player-lite/id975172909) - [SolFa Hand](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solfa-hand/id1560836148) All apps by Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung: https://appshunter.io/developer/549623621 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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