zplane have launched deCoda, a piece of software designed from the ground up to help musicians learn from recordings because learning music is different from playing or creating music. In the old days, it was a case of picking up the needle and wearing out your vinyl, leaning in to hear what was being played. If it was too fast you played your 45 at 33rpm to slow it down.
That was in the old, old days though. Since computers have been the medium of choice for listening to music we’ve been clicking away, taking our hands and attention away from our instruments, trying to get a music player or a DAW to do something it was never designed to do - to play the same section of a recording as many times at was necessary, at whatever speed was necessary but without changing the pitch, and preferably in sections which make musical sense.
These are just some of the things deCoda is designed to do. So you can spend your time thinking about playing the music, not controlling the playback and so learn the music faster.
deCoda - Keep Your Attention And Your Hands On Your Instrument
Picking apart and learning a new song is a time-consuming and sometimes difficult process for any musician. Now zplane has combined numerous audio technologies within deCoda to make it easier and quicker to learn and practice new material. deCoda is a software solution, designed to help both new and established musicians with learning and practising passages of music.
Using simple drag and drop functionality, deCoda will automatically recognize and map the chords, song structure and tempo. The user can then play through sections at variable tempos starting off slowly and building up speed as proficiency increases. The musical key can also be instantly transposed, pitch changed in both directions by up to an octave and a focus EQ tool can isolate parts of the audio spectrum based on the frequency and panning information.
deCoda Features At A Glance
Advanced chord and tempo detection algorithms
Flexible looping options
Automatic song structure detection - Part A, B C, A2, B2 etc.
Available on Mac & Windows
GUI designed with a touchscreen in mind
Instantly transpose to a chosen key
Change tempo whilst maintaining the pitch
Focus EQ for isolating parts of the track
Melody information displayed on a piano roll
Exportable MIDI
One off low price for a perpetual license
Introducing deCoda - Learn Songs Fast!
Why Choose deCoda?
deCoda is simple to use - a very fast learning curve means you can use it in minutes.
Automatic song structure - deCoda works out where verses, choruses and other song elements are also lets you customise them.
Modify time and pitch - You can change the key and speed up or slow down any song to help you learn it faster or in a key that suits you.
Metronome helps you stay in time as you learn the music.
Pianoroll to help identify melody lines or other parts of the song such as a bass line.
Navigate like a pro - Use arrow keys or touch on windows to move around a song fast - no need to worry about using a mouse when playing your instrument.
Focus in on song elements - The focus tool can help to remove other song elements in the audio spectrum so you can hear the part you are trying to learn better and with a simple flip you can use it as a backing track.
Share your project with other users such as students or members of your band.
Export MIDI and use it in other DAWs.
One low priced payment meaning no ongoing subscription to worry about
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Specification
Mac OS: min 10.7,
Windows: min. 7 x86/x64
Audio: CoreAudio, Windows Audio, DirectX, ASIO
Video: min 1366x768 resolution
CPU: Min 1.5Ghz
Supported Audio Formats: wav, aiff, mp3, wma, flac, ogg
Pricing
SRP €49.00 intro special offer €29 until end of January 2020.