Lil Chordbox

[elcalen]

Hiya! Just tried this script for the first time, and it seems to work very nicely. I encountered one minor annoyance, however. Depending on what key I have selected for key snap, some note names can change. Like, in F, for instance, I'll see B flat instead of A sharp. However, Lil Chordbox still reports it as A sharp, which is kinda disorienting... I mean, I know the two are technically the same thing, but it takes my brain a little while to work it out, if you know what I mean.

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by elcalen

Hiya! Just tried this script for the first time, and it seems to work very nicely. I encountered one minor annoyance, however. Depending on what key I have selected for key snap, some note names can change. Like, in F, for instance, I'll see B flat instead of A sharp. However, Lil Chordbox still reports it as A sharp, which is kinda disorienting... I mean, I know the two are technically the same thing, but it takes my brain a little while to work it out, if you know what I mean.

Hmm, yeah that could be improved. Might be quite a bit of work though for such a minor thing. I'll give it a go when I find some time.

[elcalen]

Oh yeah, it's obviously a very minor thing and I wouldn't stress over it too much. But consistency is always nice if one can achieve it.

[DreamDisease]

Hi, this was working great on my old computer but since moving to a new computer (M1 mac monterey) I am getting this error message whenever it opens.

Scripts/FTC Tools/MIDI editor/Lil Chordbox.lua:1208: 'reaper.JS_Composite': expected 10 arguments maximum

Ideas? I tried uninstalling and installing lil chordbox again. Thanks


EDIT: It works now. I needed to reinstall this https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....hlight=JS_LICE

[FeedTheCat]

Oo, didn't see you resolved it and just pushed a possible fix. I did suspect that you might have to update JS_ReaScriptAPI, so that's good to know.

Anyways, glad it works

[Pinknoise]

Thanks for this script ! I'm used to using insertpiz chordanalyzer but could not get it to work on linux.I'm very happy about this here !

I don't know if you plan to evolve the script into something more but I have suggestions:

-Create region from chord so we can see where we are at in the arrange window.

- When keysnap is set,have out of key chords turn red in the chordbox.

Just little ideas that could be useful, at least to me. Thanks again.

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by Pinknoise

-Create region from chord so we can see where we are at in the arrange window.

Right-click on lil Chordbox, there's an option to create regions form chords (also take markers).

Originally Posted by Pinknoise

- When keysnap is set,have out of key chords turn red in the chordbox.

Good suggestion, I'll consider that for the future. (Not anytime soon though, working on something else atm).

[Pinknoise]

Even better than I thought already ! tx

While we are at it, when adding the "red chord" into a region, could be red as well.

[DreamDisease]

So a quick little annoyance I notice, not that bad but just something to point out, sometimes the dialog box for this activates when I'm not clicking on it, blocking other things I'm trying to click. Sometimes it'll happen in the fx window, sometimes on a track I'm trying to click on etc. The MIDI editor doesn't have to be open for this to happen, and when it happens I click around on other parts of the screen to make it go away and eventually I can go back and click the thing I wanted to click. Any ideas on that?

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by DreamDisease

So a quick little annoyance I notice, not that bad but just something to point out, sometimes the dialog box for this activates when I'm not clicking on it, blocking other things I'm trying to click. Sometimes it'll happen in the fx window, sometimes on a track I'm trying to click on etc. The MIDI editor doesn't have to be open for this to happen, and when it happens I click around on other parts of the screen to make it go away and eventually I can go back and click the thing I wanted to click. Any ideas on that?

Thx for reporting. Should be fixed in v1.6.2.

[DreamDisease]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Thx for reporting. Should be fixed in v1.6.2.

Awesome, thank you! I have another request if its not too much work, could you make an option to have the 'make regions from chords' disregard chords if they're the same chord as the last reported chord in a row?

Because I'd like to make chord text tracks of broken up chords to remind me what I played there. Like for example G chord is playing in midi, but it is broken up 8 times like guitar strumming. After that comes an F chord, broken up 4 times. This new option would make only one region for the whole G section andone for the F section. Currently, it makes 12 regions, and I get around this by manually going in the midi and joining all the chords but that gets harder when they're more complicated. Thanks!

[MRT]

Found Lil Chordbox super handy, but I have to say the new regions in item markers is brilliant!
Thanks for your efforts on this project.

[Sibben]

Thanks for this. It’s super handy.

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by DreamDisease

Awesome, thank you! I have another request if its not too much work, could you make an option to have the 'make regions from chords' disregard chords if they're the same chord as the last reported chord in a row?

Because I'd like to make chord text tracks of broken up chords to remind me what I played there. Like for example G chord is playing in midi, but it is broken up 8 times like guitar strumming. After that comes an F chord, broken up 4 times. This new option would make only one region for the whole G section andone for the F section. Currently, it makes 12 regions, and I get around this by manually going in the midi and joining all the chords but that gets harder when they're more complicated. Thanks!

I tried to make it work briefly, but it's a bit more complicated than expected. I like the idea though, so I'll put it in my TODO list.

[TonE]

Maybe an algorithm like this might help, pseudocode:
- duplicate track
- sum of pitches in current position in time := current
- sum of pitches in next position in time := next
- if (next - current) is zero
then join all notes (not sure if there is an action for this, or function)
break from loop, start from beginning again
- delete duplicated track again

[daeavelwyn]

Hi folks !

Thank you a tons FTC, this script is amazing ! I wonder if there is a way to get it in a kind of "sync" with notation view ? Actually take markers work like a charm but I can't get the chords in the notation view and I like to get it to export score with chords notation, is there something I missed ?

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by daeavelwyn

Hi folks !

Thank you a tons FTC, this script is amazing ! I wonder if there is a way to get it in a kind of "sync" with notation view ? Actually take markers work like a charm but I can't get the chords in the notation view and I like to get it to export score with chords notation, is there something I missed ?

Hmm, making it work with the notation view won't be trivial. Have you tried the native action to "Identify chords on editor grid"?

[daeavelwyn]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Hmm, making it work with the notation view won't be trivial.

Ok, just wonder if it was possible and perfectly understood it's a complicated request

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Have you tried the native action to "Identify chords on editor grid"?

Yes, but it doesn't really work for me. It sometimes even doesn't recognize a simple major chord...and it's not in sync with take markers. Nevermind, I will live without it

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by DreamDisease

Awesome, thank you! I have another request if its not too much work, could you make an option to have the 'make regions from chords' disregard chords if they're the same chord as the last reported chord in a row?

Added in v1.6.2 as default behavior. If anyone complains I'll make it an option.

[Desmond]

This is awesome! I am happy it recognizes a wide number of different types of chords as well. I always wished reaper had this functionality, and you implemented it in such a clean way. Like Reaper should ship like this, its the perfect use of that little space below anyways. Thank you so much!

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by catchthebloom

Hello and thanks for really awesome script! I was S1 user and chord detector is one of the most important things in my workflow. Unfortunately it doesnt work right on my setup for some reason. Live input detector working strange. Its like notes layered on top of each other when I'm playing. Here's link with video. Help me please

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zWR...ew?usp=sharing

Hmm, maybe you have one of these MIDI controllers that sends notes with velocity 0 as noteoffs. Just pushed a quick update, try out if it works now in v1.6.4. If it doesn't, also try restarting REAPER.

[itm]

I've just been trying to import this repository but I get this error:

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Import repositories
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Download failed: Couldn't connect to server (7): Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Bad access
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/il...ster/index.xml

If I type the same URL into a browser window I get a response immediately (containing XML).

Any ideas?

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by itm

I've just been trying to import this repository but I get this error:

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Import repositories
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Download failed: Couldn't connect to server (7): Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Bad access
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/il...ster/index.xml

If I type the same URL into a browser window I get a response immediately (containing XML).

Any ideas?

Check out this thread. It might be related to your firewall.

[itm]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Check out this thread. It might be related to your firewall.

Many thanks - I temporarily disabled the Windows firewall and was then able to import it.

[lez]

I have reapack installed, but i cannot see the chorbox. Should i enable it from somewhere? I cannot find it in actions eather.

[USR]

I got to know this script through the video by Jon and Arya. Thanks so much @FeedTheCat for making it.

I'd love the chordbox to be displayed on the notation editor as well if it's technically possible. Otherwise I'd just switch between those two views back and forth.

[Sibben]

Originally Posted by lez

I have reapack installed, but i cannot see the chorbox. Should i enable it from somewhere? I cannot find it in actions eather.

You need to run it from Actions. It needs to run once every session so putting it as a Startup action is neat (requires SWS).

Just having ReaPack is not enough. You need to install it.

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by lez

I have reapack installed, but i cannot see the chorbox. Should i enable it from somewhere? I cannot find it in actions eather.

You'll have to import my repository fist before you can install the script via ReaPack.

Copy and paste this link into: Extensions > ReaPack > Import a repository

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iliaspoulakis/Reaper-Tools/master/index.xml

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by USR

I got to know this script through the video by Jon and Arya. Thanks so much @FeedTheCat for making it.

I'd love the chordbox to be displayed on the notation editor as well if it's technically possible. Otherwise I'd just switch between those two views back and forth.

Has been requested before, I'll look into it.

Didn't know about the video! Really cool

Btw, for anyone that watched it: The script has a menu when you click on it. No need to set up a global SWS startup action etc. If you want lil chordbox to always be there, just click on it and check the option "Run on startup".

[Sibben]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

The script has a menu when you click on it. No need to set up a global SWS startup action etc. If you want lil chordbox to always be there, just click on it and check the option "Run on startup".

Whaaat? Awesome!

[USR]

@FeedTheCat

Thanks, that would be great. I didn't realize the startup function was already there. Had totally forgotten about the right-click-everywhere rule!

[Suzuka]

This is absolutely awesome!
And I completely love that you even added the option to show the chord degrees!

Also just noticed that it even takes into accound when you select only a set of notes! Im impressed!

But I also notices that it takes into account muted notes:



Would be easy to implement ignoring muted notes? (I personally tend to have lot of variations and muted notes on the same midi item)

(If its not easy, maybe when selecting to write the chords as regions/markers, I guess it could execute some actions to: 1) Save state of the notes and select muted notes 2) Delete them 3) Write chords as usual 4) Bring back the original notes)
(Saying it just as an idea)

Again, this is awesome!

[krahosk]

Originally Posted by USR

I got to know this script through the video by Jon and Arya. Thanks so much @FeedTheCat for making it.

I'd love the chordbox to be displayed on the notation editor as well if it's technically possible. Otherwise I'd just switch between those two views back and forth.

That would be useful!

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by Suzuka

Would be easy to implement ignoring muted notes? (I personally tend to have lot of variations and muted notes on the same midi item)

Yes, you're right. Muted notes should be ignored. Added in v1.6.5.

[Suzuka]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Yes, you're right. Muted notes should be ignored. Added in v1.6.5.

Works perfectly!

[Miscreant]

Amazing script. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Any insight on whether it can represent chord inversions? Let's say I have an Am chord--A C E--but it's in the second inversion--E A C.

Could this be represented as Am/E?

[FeedTheCat]

Originally Posted by Miscreant

Amazing script. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Any insight on whether it can represent chord inversions? Let's say I have an Am chord--A C E--but it's in the second inversion--E A C.

Could this be represented as Am/E?

It can't atm. Maybe I'll add that in the future.

[Zetvue]

Love this script! Pretty useful for checking inversions for a bassline
Any way for adding a functionality to detect a key if you hover over a chord prog? Might be too complicated tho, but thanks if you ever do it!

[reapero]

Awesome as usual FeedTheCat!

I was looking at other scripts that add info right away on the note on the MIDI Editor using the Notation Ornaments and i though that it would be cool if there was a companion script that would change the color or just write "Root" in the appropriate note of the chord.

Useful when you have this big blocks of chords with lots of tensions but you want find the chord at a given time at a glance by looking at the sequence as a whole (without hovering or slecting anything).

[USR]

Hi, I noticed that the live input function doesn't seem to work with Virtual MIDI Keyboard, but is it a known limitation? It works fine with my MIDI keyboard.