>was surprised to read that it was built in Godot, which I'd only ever considered for games

The Godot editor is built in Godot [0]

[0] https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.5/getting_started/introduc...

Thanks a lot! Yeah, when I had the idea for the circle of fifths keyboard, I knew I just had to build it because it has so many benefits compared to the naive approach, especially when thinking "harmonically".

Yes, there are plans for an iOS version! Godot has native support for iOS, so it should be pretty much plug-and-play. I haven't done it yet because of the developer fee that Apple charges, and because I am mainly an Android user myself. If there is enough interest though, I'm sure my partner would let me borrow her Macbook & iPad in order to bring this out though :)

Yes I have considered support for roman numeral notation! It would not be too hard to put the keyboard into a mode where roman numerals are displayed for the note keys & chart itself.

No sounds just yet - but that is a planned feature. The sounds of the chords will play every time a chord is input, and upon tapping any given chord, for feedbock.

Interesting suggestion about showing the note names that make up each chord! The data will definitely be in the app when sounds are added, I'll have to think about adding that.

A share button is pretty high on the priority list, as that's what musicians in bands would need the most.

As for libraries of charts, there are many other apps that do that very well already! I wanted to focus on fast editing of charts for musicians writing original songs, who are not really served that well by other apps at the moment.

Thanks - it's good to know there really is demand for iOS!

Parts of Harmony Explorer are kind of still in the app to this very day, namely the modulo-12 arithmetic for notes. And once support for sounding chords is added, that will also be heavily based on how things were done in Harmony Explorer.

Yes you are right! I'll fix it straight away.

The transposition is correct because I used the app for it ;)

Hah, I did not expect _this_ question! I've been playing the Stick since 2020. Most of my technique is self-taught, or based on the book that comes with the instrument, but I did take lessons with the late Greg Howard for a while

It doesn't play anything like a traditional guitar! Some of the shapes are the same on the melody side, but you're now tapping them with your right hand instead of fretting them with your left. In a lot of ways it's more like playing the piano than any other fretboard instrument.

Lately I've been performing in a band, where the Stick slots into the traditional 'bass guitar' slot. There the technique is quite similar, a lot of the time I am playing it exactly like a bass. However it has a much bigger pallette of sounds available to you: tapping the strings (instead of plucking) creates a much more aggressive & throaty bass tone. And at the same time you can very easily play broad, airy chords, or harmony & melody.

My only wish is that it came with a sustain pedal like the piano ;)

Thanks a lot, definitely! Education would be a great usecase for this, as it is so easy to create charts on the go for students to play or practice.

Godot is great for UI, mostly thanks to the editor itself being made in Godot.

I've written another blog post about this very topic: https://tiniuc.com/godot-for-apps/

My go-to for figuring out chords I don't know on guitar is Oolimo - I hope that suits your usecase.

Not yet! That's a planned feature - chords will sound out when entered and when tapped within the chart.

Many thanks for your purchase!

Not at the moment, but a "Preferences" menu is in the works. This would be a great addition to that, alongside an option jazz notation and the like.

Chord Chart Memo is much cheaper than iReal Pro, and it is laser-focused on making it as easy as possible to enter your own charts. Most apps on the market are designed for playing charts made by other people - Chord Chart Memo aims to serve musicians and songwriters working on original music which might not have a widely available chart online.

Chord Chart Memo is also specifically designed with the stage in mind: charts load quickly & work entirely offline.