Load any Standard MIDI File into a Score. Zero-dependency parser
handles Type 0 and Type 1 files. Each channel becomes a Part,
channel 10 becomes drum hits. Roundtrip with save_midi works.
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No more maintaining a separate RST changelog. The docs now include
the markdown file directly.
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Covers the prompt, theory commands, composition flow, effects,
automation, LFOs, playback, export, and a full start-to-finish session.
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Brief intro paragraph, theory/composition section intros, pytheory demo
context. Enough personality without the wall of text.
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197 → 85 lines. Theory example, composition example, pytheory demo,
one-line feature summary per category. No more walls of text
before the toctree.
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- Duration enum (whole through sixteenth, dotted, triplet)
- TimeSignature with string parsing (4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 12/8)
- Score class with fluent .add()/.rest() chaining
- Measure-aware MIDI export with time signature meta events
- Rhythm guide documentation
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- scale_diagram() showcased on homepage and quickstart
- New cookbook page: analyze a song, 12-bar blues, find chords in a key,
compare scales, guitar chord chart, explore intervals
- play_progression() for sequencing chord playback with gaps
- Scale and Note aliases exported
- Version bump to 0.8.0
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- Fretboard["G"] shorthand via __getitem__
- Chord repr now shows <Chord C major> format
- Scale = TonedScale and Note = Tone aliases
- GUITAR_OVERRIDES dict with 15 curated standard chord shapes
(F barre 133211, B barre x24442, etc.)
- Bounded caches (max 1024 entries) for fingerings and possible_fingerings
- @pytest.mark.slow on 4 chart-generation tests; fast suite runs in 2s
- Highlights section moved above CLI examples on docs homepage
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New `fb.chord("G")` API lets you look up fingerings by chord name
instead of knowing fret positions upfront. Updates all docs to use
REPL-style examples with verified output.
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Show Key class, chord progressions, chord identification, interval
naming, and labeled fingerings in the hero code block. Add pip install
line, CLI examples, and a Highlights section summarizing all features.
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New systems:
- Arabic (Maqam): 10 maqamat (ajam, hijaz, nahawand, nikriz, saba, etc.)
with Arabic solfège tone names (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si)
- Japanese: 6 pentatonic scales (hirajoshi, in, yo, iwato, kumoi, insen)
and 2 heptatonic scales (ritsu, ryo)
Fretboard improvements:
- Fretboard.guitar() now accepts tuning parameter
- Built-in tunings: standard, drop d, open g, open d, open e, open a,
dadgad, half step down
- Custom tuning via tuple: Fretboard.guitar(("E4", "B3", ...))
- Fretboard.bass(five_string=True) for 5-string bass
Docs:
- Add Musical Systems guide page with all 4 systems
- Add logo to docs
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- User guide: quickstart, tones, scales, chords, fretboard, playback
- API reference: autodoc for all modules
- alabaster theme with Napoleon for Google/NumPy docstrings
- Update project description in pyproject.toml
- Add sphinx to docs dependency group
Build with: uv run --group docs sphinx-build -b html docs docs/_build/html
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