Playing Notes

There are three ways of playing notes on Chordcat.

Using PC Keyboard
Clicking the piano keys with a mouse
Using a Midi Device

Using PC Keyboard

You can use your regular keyboard to play the piano on chordcat.

Keybindings are similar to VMPK

i.e; QWERTYUIO will play the notes CDEFGABC. The key above Q and W on the PC keyboard (num 2) will play the black key between C and D which is C#.

Similarly, you can use ZXCVBNM to play the notes which are an octave below, just like VMPK.

Additionally, You can use the + and - keys to shift the current octave up and down respectively.

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Using Mouse

You can use the mouse to click the piano keys on the screen to toggle notes. These notes stay pressed until you toggle them again.

You can also use the Clear All button on the top left of the screen to toggle all notes off.

Using a MIDI Device

Connect any number of MIDI devices and close and re-open chordcat. The MIDI device should appear in the device selector at

Preferences -> Configuration -> MIDI Device

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Select your MIDI device and the notes played on that device should appear on chordcat.