While I’m feeling rather embarrassed about the paltry beats I mixed up myself, it is inspiring to see the creations that such a deceptively simple tool is capable of.

One user tried Aha’s “Take On Me,” which you can check out below.Ī bit of ‘Take on me’ on Google #SongMaker: - 240-185 March 1, 2018Īnother Song Maker extraordinaire took things a more classical route.Ī true classic one → #songmaker #chromemusiclab- Movion March 2, 2018 Song Maker is robust enough that you can even use it to make real songs (or song snippets). Try it here → #songmaker /8e6X2KSoy1- Alexander Chen March 1, 2018 If you’re lucky, it may be both.Įxcited to share our new #ChromeMusicLab experiment Song Maker! Here are example songs I made (links below so you can play with any of them). With these tools at your disposal, you can click around to create a song that’s either acoustically delightful or a visually stunning rainbow grid.

Higher notes are at the top of the screen, lower notes toward the bottom. Each square turns a different rainbow hue once clicked, and plays a certain note. You then compose music by tapping squares in the grid onscreen. These controls include a pause/play button, the ability to change the tone of the instruments you’re composing with (marimba, strings, or piano, for example), a slider for adjusting the tempo, and undo and save buttons. This brings you to the Song Maker website, a grid with various controls along the bottom of the screen.

Built by Google’s experimental Chrome Music Lab, it’s easy to use and incredibly fun. Google Chrome’s new Song Maker is an absolutely delightful time waster, er, educational tool that lets you create songs in your browser.

If your Friday has been a little too productive, has a fix.

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