Instrumaps
Instrumaps
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Instrumaps

Don't study theory.
Play with it.

The fastest way to understand music is to make some. Play, listen, experiment, and watch the theory map itself out.

Open the SynthExplore Harmonica Lab
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Theory

Genres, scales, concepts, and where the sounds came from.

Genres
What makes a genre sound like itself — layer by layer
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Scales
How scales and modes are built — see it, hear it, play it
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History
Where the sounds came from — sourced, quoted, and linked
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Map
Beta
A world map of music history — click a place, hear its story
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Languages
Browse genres, songs, and words by the language they speak
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Concepts & Terms
An interactive glossary of the music-theory terms behind the app
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Music

Songs, the artists behind them, and the melodies they have in common.

Songs
Landmark recordings — hear them, open them, trace them back
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Artists
The musicians behind the music — bios, songs, and histories
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Cousins
One melody, many lives — rearrangements, translations, folk variants
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Instruments, Editors & Tools

WebSynth
Web-based synthesizer keyboard
Open
Harmonica Lab
Position guide & theory for diatonic harmonica
Open
Piano Roll
Beta
Draw, play, and edit melodies on a piano roll
Open
Drum machine
Soon
Beats, rhythm, and groove tools are on the way.