Appendix

• Quick How-To
• Built-in Sounds
• Intervals Notation
• Diatonic Chord Structure
• Built-in Tunings
• Root Table
• Mode Characteristics
• Import & Export Data

• Privacy Policy

Quick How-To

How-to	Answer
Change the key	Select from the key selector wheel on the left side of the key-tuning-sound selector on the Settings screen.
Change the sound	Select from the sound selector wheel on the right side of the key-tuning-sound selector on the Settings screen.
Read the type of sound	See the Built-in Sounds section in this chapter.
Change the tuning	Select from the tuning selector wheel on the middle of the key-tuning-sound selector on the Settings screen.
Read the type of tuning	See the Built-in Tunings section in this chapter.
Check the current pitch	Current pitch deviation from the standard is displayed in cents under the "Pitch" label at the top left on the Settings screen.
Adjust the pitch	You can adjust the pitch with the pitch tuner dialog on the Settings screen.
Apply a reverb effect	Adjust the slider labeled "Reverb" on the Utilities Screen.
Make airy sound louder (smaller)	Adjust the slider labeled "Airy Sound" on the Utilities Screen.
Strengthen (Weaken) vibrato effect	Adjust the slider labeled "Vibrato" on the Utilities Screen.
Stop the smart chord feature	Toggle the "Smart Chord" to off on the Utilities Screen.
Apply dynamics to the sound of playing	See the Expression section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Perform an accurate bend operation	Activate the "Accur. Bend" feature on the Utilities screen. A detailed explanation can be found in the Bending section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Know the bending feature	See the Bending section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Know the splitting feature	See the Multi Notes section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Change the width of the Overlap	Adjust the slider labeled "Overlap" on the Utilities Screen.
Use it like a chromatic harmonica	See the Slide section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Change the screen color	See the Color Palette Dialog section in the Utilities chapter of this guide.
Play with songs in my iPod library	See the PlayAlong chapter of this guide.
Create new sound	See the Synthesizer chapter of this guide.
Modify the sound	See the Synthesizer chapter of this guide.
Export the sound	You can copy selected sound data to your device's clipboard. See the Sound-Shelf Dialog section in the Synthesizer chapter of this guide.
Import the sound	You can paste the sound data from your device's clipboard. See the Button Operation of "Key, Tuning and Sound" section in the Settings chapter of this guide.
Apply my own tuning	You can create tuning data with an external text editing app and import it; see the Import & Export Data in this chapter for data content. And see the Button Operation of "Key, Tuning and Sound" section in the Settings chapter of this guide for importing the tuning data,

Built-in Sounds

"Resin", "Wood" and "Metal" are sounds just make you feel the material, not of a real harmonica. Similarly, "Clarinet", "Saxophone" and "Flute" are synthetic sounds, not real sound samples.

Sound Name	Characteristic
Resin	Tone similar to ordinary harmonica.
Wood	Slightly softer than "Resin", with a gentle attack and quick release.
Metal	Slightly harder than "Resin", with a sharp attack and slow release.
Hollow	A feeling of emptiness due to less fundamental part of harmonics.
SawTooth	Containing all the harmonics.
Stringed	Sharper than "SawTooth", similar to the sound of a stringed instrument.
Square	Containing only odd harmonics.
Clarinet	Triangle waveform: softer sound than that of a square wave.
Saxophone	Woodwind sound close to that of a saxophone.
Flute	Close to the sound of flute, or whistle.
ScaleCheck	A logical tone for checking the scale of the harmonic editor.
SineWave	A pure tone; close to the sound of tuning fork.

Intervals Notation

Notation and various interval expressions.

Notation	Musical Term	Interval Steps	Semitones
root name	Perfect Unison	0	0
m2	minor 2nd	1H (Half)	1
2	Major 2nd	1W (Whole)	2
m3	minor 3rd	1W + 1H	3
3	Major 3rd	2W	4
4	Perfect 4th	2W + 1H	5
+4 (-5)	Augmented 4th (Diminished 5th)	3W	6
5	Perfect 5th	3W + 1H	7
m6	minor 6th	4W	8
6	Major 6th	4W + 1H	9
m7	minor 7th	5W	10
7	Major 7th	5W + 1H	11

Diatonic Chord Structure

Notation of each note constituting diatonic chord.
Tip: This can be a cheat sheet for the chord playing with "Interval" notation.

Diatonic Chord	Base note	3rd note	5th note	6th note	7th note
Tonic	root	3	5	6	7
Dominant	5	7	2	3	4
Sub Dominant	4	6	root	2	3
Ⅱ minor	2	4	6	7	root
Ⅲ minor	3	5	7	root	2
Ⅵ minor	6	root	3	4	5
Ⅶ diminished	7	2	4	5	6

Built-in Tunings

Most are popular tuning names, but some are unique to this app.
B.P represents breath pattern; R: Richter, C: Chromatic, U: Unified

Tuning Name	B.P	Alteration	Characteristic
Major	R	-	The most common regular 10 hole diatonic harmonica tuning. 2nd position is Mixolydian mode: a great scale for blues and rock music.
Natural Minor	R	3rd, 6th and 7th notes of Major tuning are lowered 1 semitone.	1st position is Aeolian mode; this allows you to play minor tune intuitively.
Harmonic Minor	R	3rd and 6th notes of Major tuning are lowered 1 semitone.	A variant of Natural Minor: 7th note is raised 1 semitone to work as a leading note; suited for playing minor folk melodies.
Jazz Minor	R	3rd note of Major tuning is lowered 1 semitone.	A variant of Harmonic Minor: 6th note is raised 1 semitone to resolve the gap between 6th and 7th notes.
Country	R	Hole 5 drawing (lower side) note of Major tuning is raised 1 semitone.	In 2nd position, major scale containing major 7th note is available along the middle octave: suitable for playing melodies, especially country music styles.
Major-7th	R	Hole 5 and 9 drawing (lower side) notes of Major tuning are raised 1 semitone.	In 2nd position, major scale containing major 7th note is available along the middle and upper octaves: more suitable for playing melodies.
Major-7th Melody	R	Hole 3 blowing (upper side) note of Major-7th tuning is raised by 1 tone.	The tuning called Melody Maker™: complete major diatonic scale is available in 2nd position; this makes it very suitable for playing melodies and several main diatonic chords.
Solo	C	A typical tuning for chromatic harmonica.	Tip: You can play this instrument as a tiny chromatic harmonica with this tuning and the "Slide" feature.
High-tuned Solo	C	Octave higher than Solo tuning.	It can be used for play like a whistling with the sound close to a sine-wave.
Bebop	U	Spare root note of Solo tuning is changed to minor 7th.	It makes a chromatic harmonica to have unified breath pattern and to get a consecutive chromatic sequence from 6th to root, including minor 7th: suitable for jazz playing.
Spiral	U	The diatonic scale is assigned in sequence from blow to draw along all holes.	Also called "Circular": there is no missing note in the major scale, and you can play all diatonic chords of the scale.
Spiral Minor7th	U	7th note of Spiral tuning is lowered 1 semitone	One position off compared to Spiral tuning: 1st position is Mixolydian mode; major scale is in 12th position.
Dorian	R	Hole 3 and 7 drawing (lowe side) notes of Major tuning are lowered 1 semitone.	2nd position is Dorian mode which the player familiar with the 2nd position can easily play with.
Easy Third	R	Hole 2 and 3 drawing (lower side) notes of Major tuning are lowered 1 tone.	In 3rd position, scale and chord of the minor tonic in lower scale are available with no bending; very suitable for minor melodies and chord play.
Paddy Richter	R	Hole 3 blowing (upper side) note of Major tuning is raised 1 tone.	6th note changed from 5th makes it easier to play the pentatonic scale. Great for melodic music such as Irish and Celtic music.
PowerBender	U	The layout higher than hole 5 has been changed.	Repositioning important notes to drawing side where is easy to bend, so that it reduces the need to use difficult over-blows and gets fluent breath pattern.
PowerDraw	U	Restored the allocation of hole 5 and 6 of PowerBender to Richter tuning.	A combination of the good parts of standard Richter tuning and PowerBender tuning.
Diminished	U	Eight notes per octave are regularly arranged by the parts of 1W-1H.	Combining the 1 semitone draw bending, it is possible to make all notes of the chromatic scale.

Root Table

Root note for position in key from G to F#
Note: In Major tuning, 7th to 11th position has no root note, so these positions are not normally used.

Key (1st)	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C
A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭
A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D
B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭
B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E
C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F
D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#
D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G
E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭
E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A
F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭
F#	D♭	A♭	E♭	B♭	F	C	G	D	A	E	B

Mode Characteristics

Note: Here is a very brief overview; details may be found in various music theory books.

Mode	Type	Characteristic	Examples
Ionian	Major	Same as the Major scale: bright and very suitable for melodies and chords	"Let It Be", "Mozart’s Piano Sonata No.16"
Mixolydian	Major	Includeing minor 7th: great blues scale, heard all over rock, blues, jazz, funk etc.	“Norwegian Wood”
Dorian	Minor	Minor scale with major 6th: melancholic but bit a brighter, used in lots of Celtic and Irish music	"Scarborough Fair", "Eleanor Rigby"
Aeolian	Minor	Natural minor scale: suited for playing in a minor key	"All along the watchtower"
Phrygian	Minor	Including minor 2nd: dark, ambiguous and mysterious, also called Spanish Gypsy Scale	"Hungarian Rhapsody No.2"
Locrian	Minor	Including diminished 5th: unstable, dissonant
Lydian	Major	Including augmented 4th: meandering and lack of direction, widely used in jazz	Theme of "The Simpsons"

Import & Export Data

A correct sound data and tuning data can be imported via the device clipboard; conversely, the sound data placed on the sound-shelf can be exported via the device clipboard.
You can paste the exported data into another application such as Memo or Mail, and can view, edit, copy and send it.
Note: When editing these data on the device, it is necessary to turn off the "Smart Punctuation" of the device to make it proper: Settings > General > Keyboard > Smart Punctuation.

Importing sound data

When selecting a sound in the settings screen, if valid sound data is found in the device's clipboard, the paste button at the top right of the selector wheel becomes available.
Tap it and a dialog will appear asking if you want to import the data.
Note: Pay attention to the data name. Built-in data with the same name will be overwritten on import.

Importing tuning data

When selecting a tuning in the settings screen, if valid tuning data is found in the device's clipboard, the paste button at the top right of the selector wheel becomes available.
Tap it and a dialog will appear asking if you want to import the data.
Note: Pay attention to the data name. Built-in data with the same name will be overwritten on import.

Data structure

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