Demo | Songwriting Studio 4+

i make beats & play keys with a basic understanding of music theory. I’m not skilled enough to hear harmonic ideas in my head nor do I have a mastery over any formal chord progressions in any key. so coming up with my own unique chord progressions with no regard to key or learning chord progressions in a particular key can take a lot of time I don’t have on a day to day basis.(i’m a working adult in my mid-twenties.) i’ve only worked on one composition idea so far and the app seems to be a solid tool for learning formal chord progression ideas + experimenting with chord progressions/song structures for my own music while away from my keyboard & DAW. Hopefully the time spent in this app hearing & learning formal ideas alongside my own will lead to more time to playing/experimenting with my instrument for the composition ideas i start in app + help me be more flexible when making music with friends!!

The one critique i have so far is with the rhythmic options. i like that there’s more options than just traditional ones but i think including options like tuplets & swings would b helpful for ppl to have/learn what they are & so that they can identify them in the non-traditional options presented too!!!

Just want to say thank you so much for the kind words! What you're describing are the exact same challenges we were running into, when we started building this app. Very happy to hear it's helpful. Also, we hear you on more rhythms. Working on it!

The concept of this app is really cool, as it basically allows you to chunk out and write a piece without the need to pick up your instrument. I treat it as an upgraded notes app for my songwriting, where I can record my basic chord progressions and lyrics quick to then have for later when I record. That being said, the app is very limited, and things like key changes are hard because rather than being able to modulate, you have to enter in the individual chords in that key and do it all manually, which really gets in the way and just slows me down. Another thing is that there are only 2 available time signatures, 3/4 and 4/4. As someone who writes a lot in 6/8, this makes it somewhat tricky as I essentially have to write something in 6/8 around a 3/4 grid in this app. Not the biggest deal in the world, but to not include at least the most basic fundamentals when it comes to theory is disappointing. While these may not be an issue for basic songwriters, this is a real pain for us trying to write more complex music, and I think because of that the app will suffer as it isn’t as well rounded if a tool for people into more advanced song writing. Overall, I hope the devs keep adding more features and are able to make this the ultimate companion app for musicians. Keep it up guys!

If I'm understanding you correctly, enabling key changes is a setting in the 'Chords' section (gear icon, top right). It gives you the option to set a key or tempo for each progression, so you aren't having to manually add chords. We are looking to add more time signatures. But for 6/8, in the meantime, we recommend 3/4 and tapping the zoom icon in custom to get 8 slots rather than 3 per measure. Hope this helps! If you need anything else, please reach out at hello@acolorstory.com. Thanks for trying the app!

It's a fantastic songwriting helper, the layout is pretty intuitive, and other than the fact that I can't currently afford the subscription, it's an app I would actually use regularly. If it weren't for the fact that many of my songs use some advanced chords and chord structuring, the free version would be just enough to get me into some good songwriting headspace! I love it for one more reason: the AI in the program is, from what I've seen so far, one of the most advanced and task focused versions I've yet to come across. This may be where the singularity gets its foundational start from...! With minimal prompting and input, it wrote a song for me that was eerily close to what I had running through my head - complete with full band complement, fleshed out lyrics and instrumental lead, harmonies, and solos, and the freakiest, best bit - a female sounding singer singing the whole thing with female harmonies backing her up! Completely original. I am blown away!

First of all, thank you so much for the kind words about the app!! It really means a lot to us to read reviews like this. While we do customize the user experience to your feedback in the onboarding, we don't use AI for that. That's a real song written with the app by one of the founders, Kyle Ryan, and his (very talented) friend, Liza Anne, to show you how to use the app.

But we don't use any user data or music written in the app to train AI, as everything you write with the app is owned by you and stored privately on your device or in your iCloud (if you choose). We don't have access to it. Just wanted to clarify, so you know that what's yours is yours. We're all musicians too, so this is important to us! Thanks again and please reach out any time at hello@madewithdemo.com if you need anything!