The Oud Tutor  |  Mazzika  |  TuneXMelcom

The Oud Tutor
The Oud Tutor is an oud simulator program that provides you with an intuitive way to learn how to play your favorite songs on a real oud. It enables you to learn how to play a song, by playing the sound and showing proper fingerings -- animated on the oud fingerboard –- in real-time with the music.

The Oud Tutor also allows you to play the oud yourself using the mouse or the keyboard, with full microtone capability.

 


   

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Mazzika
Play your computer keyboard like a piano. The program supports Arabic music via providing quarter tones and allowing maqam selection. Played pieces can be saved as MIDI files. When a MIDI file is played back, the piano keys are automatically animated as if the piece is being played on the piano.

 
 

   

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TuneX
TuneX helps you tune your musical instrument accurately and quickly. It analyzes the sound captured through the microphone to identify the pitch of the played note.

TuneX allows you to tune to the standard tuning used by your instrument. It has an editable list of various instrument standard-tunings. Besides, TuneX allows you to define and select from various temperaments and stretch tables.
 

 

   

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Melcom
Melcom is a melody compiler program that enables you to produce Midi files from textual descriptions of music. It also allows you to preview the described music both audibly and visually. Each note in the text is highlighted while being played during playback preview.

MelCom supports Middle-Eastern music (aka "Arab-music" and "Arabic music") via providing 1/4 tones.