What is 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 supports middle-eastern music (a.k.a. "Arab-Music" and "Arabic
Music") via providing 1/4 tones and allowing the definition and selection of
“maqams”. The selected “maqam” is reflected visually onto the oud, by indicating
the “maqam” notes and their fingering positions on the virtual oud.
When playing the sample melodies that come with The Oud Tutor, the maqam of
the played melody is reflected onto the oud. If the music piece involves
maqam changes (modulation), the changes are shown in real-time.
In addition to playing music files, The Oud Tutor also allows you to
play the oud yourself using the mouse or the keyboard. The Oud Tutor
provides full microtone capability, with a user-controlled option to
approximate microtones smaller than quarter notes to the nearest 1/4 note.
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