Bending Trainer

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What's New!

August 16, 2023 v1.11.3 released.

Outline

Harmonica Bending Trainer supports bending practice for 10-hole diatonic harmonica.

    Release history

    August 16, 2023, v1.11.3

    Minor bug fixes.
    June 13, 2023, v1.11.2
    Minor bug fixes.
    June 2, 2023, v1.11.1
    Minor bug fixes.
    May 22, 2023, v1.11.0
    Improvements scale-marks on pitch gauges.
    October 4, 2022, v1.10.1
    Minor bug fixes.
    December 7, 2021, v1.10.0
    Add number style tab to Tablature.
    December 1, 2021, v1.9.0
    Add Tablature.
    September 9, 2021, v1.8.3
    Minor bug fixes.
    May 18, 2021, v1.8.2
    Minor bug fixes.
    May 4, 2021, v1.8.1
    It revised the privacy policy.
    Some bugs fixes.
    It updates some libraries for iOS14.
    January 25, 2021, v1.8.0
    Add pitch needle to Harmonica-tab.
    October 1, 2020, v1.7.3
    Minor bug fixes.
    September 7, 2020, v1.7.1
    Add the name of the temperament-dot on the tuner.
    August 27, 2020, v1.7.0
    Add bending trainer for half-valved diatonic harmonicas.
    July 7, 2020, v1.6.3
    Minor bug fixes.
    July 4, 2020, v1.6.2
    Add the appearance of hole-buttons.
    May 24, 2020, v1.6.1
    Minor bug fixes.
    April 23, 2020, v1.6.0
    Add overbending trainer.
    January 16, 2020, v1.5.1
    It improves the performance of bending trainer on auto-mode.
    January 14, 2020, v1.5.0
    Add auto-mode to bending trainer.
    December 30, 2019, v1.4.0
    Add harmonica.
    Add Marine Band compromise temperament.
    November 18, 2019, v1.3.0
    Add metronome.
    October 30, 2019, v1.2.1
    Add just intonation mark on the gauge of tuning meter.
    October 2, 2019, v1.1.0
    Add tuning meter.
    September 20, 2019, v1.0.1
    Fix hole-button layout for 4-inche device.
    September 16, 2019, v1.0.0

How to use Bending Trainer.

FAQ

Q. Why does the metronome stop when I close this app?

A. I'm sorry. The metronome in this app is a function that assists in practicing bending. Therefore, playback in the background is not supported.


Q. English isn't supported in this app?

A. This app supports English and Japanese.

If you want to display English in this app.
Open Settings app.
[faq language 01]

Scroll down and look for Bending Trainer.
[faq language 02]

You can find PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
[faq language 03]

Please check English.
[faq language 04]

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers your use of this application.
This app does not collect, store, or share any personal information, or anything related to your device. We do not collect any statistics, trends, neither do we track user movements.
The app allows you to open web URLs from the application. The URLs might be saved by Internet browsers on your device.
For information regarding the information stored by the application, please read the privacy policy of the internet browsers on your device.
Also, this app displays advertisement by AdMob. The advertising module may use your data. In this Privacy Policy, please refer to Privacy Policy by Google.

to You.

Thank you for the download.
If you enjoy using this app, would you mind taking a moment to rate it in AppStore?
And please send us any comments, bug reports, English mistakes, and suggestions.
When you contact me, please send mail to info@blowbend.jp.
In addition, you may not necessarily be able to answer to additional feedback from you. Your understanding is requested.
Thank for your support.

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Bending Trainer

How to use Bending Trainer.

Choose the key of your harmonica.

[how to use 01]

[how to use 011]


Turn on to manual mode.

[how to use 015]


Select a hole of harmonica.

[how to use 02]


Draw (or blow) straight note.
And move the gauge to the pitch dot.

[how to use 03]


You get bending, pitch dot does down.

[how to use 04]


The blowing/drawing of each hole is as follows.

[how to use 05]
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Bending Trainer

Bending Trainer

[main screen]

(1). Pitch Dot:
This goes up and down to match the harmonica pitch. When you lower the sound with a bend, it moves down.
Also, it sounds the note when you touch on manual mode, so you can check the pitch.

(2). Gauge of Pitch:
This is a measure of the pitch.

(3). Harmonica Hole Selector:
On auto mode, here is only displays with no button.
There are 10 buttons here on manual-mode.

[main harmonica buttons]

(4). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker.

(5). Metronome:
Shows Metronome Picker

(6). Manual Mode Switch:




Settings Picker for manual mode

[settings picker manual]

(7). Temperament:
The pitch of just intonation is calculated based on the following values.

[just intonation]

The pitch of MB Tune(Marine Band compromise temperament) is calculated based on the following values.
[marine band tune]

(8). Volume:
Volume when pitch dot is touched.

(10). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.




Settings Picker for auto mode

[settings picker auto]

(7). Temperament:

(9). Reference Pitch:

(10). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.




Metronome Picker

[metronome picker]

(11). Accent:

(12). Accent Volume:

(13). Play Start/Stop:

(14). Tempo(beat per minute):

(15). Master Volume:

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Bending Trainer

Overbending Trainer

- This is a trainer for over-blow and over-draw.

[over screen]

(1). Pitch Dot:
This goes up and down to match the harmonica pitch. When you higher the sound with over-blowing(or drawing), it moves up.
Also, it sounds the note when you touch on manual mode, so you can check the pitch.

(2). Gauge of Pitch:
This is a measure of the pitch.

(3). Harmonica Hole Selector:
On auto mode, here is only displays with no button.
There are 10 buttons here on manual-mode.

[over harmonica buttons]

(4). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker.

(5). Metronome:
Shows Metronome Picker

(6). Manual Mode Switch:
NOTE: In auto mode, you cannot use 3-hole over-blow and 8-hole over-draw. This is because it conflicts with the range of the other holes.




Settings Picker for manual mode

[settings picker manual]

(7). Temperament:
The pitch of just intonation is calculated based on the following values.

[just intonation]

The pitch of MB Tune(Marine Band compromise temperament) is calculated based on the following values.
[marine band tune]

(8). Volume:
Volume when pitch dot is touched.

(10). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.




Settings Picker for auto mode

[settings picker auto]

(7). Temperament:

(9). Reference Pitch:

(10). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.




Metronome Picker

[metronome picker]

(11). Accent:

(12). Accent Volume:

(13). Play Start/Stop:

(14). Tempo(beat per minute):

(15). Master Volume:

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Bending Trainer

Half-valved Bending Trainer

- This is a trainer for bendings that are specific to the half-valved diatonic harmonica. The common bendings for diatonic harmonica should be used for the ’Bending’ tab.




[halfvalved screen]

(1). Pitch Dot:
This goes up and down to match the harmonica pitch. When you lower the sound with a bend, it moves down.
Also, it sounds the note when you touch on manual mode, so you can check the pitch.

(2). Gauge of Pitch:
This is a measure of the pitch.

(3). Harmonica Hole Selector:
On auto mode, here is only displays with no button.
There are 10 buttons here on manual-mode.

[halfvalved harmonica buttons]

(4). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker.

(5). Metronome:
Shows Metronome Picker

(6). Manual Mode Switch:




Settings Picker for manual mode

[settings picker manual]

(7). Temperament:
The pitch of just intonation is calculated based on the following values.

[just intonation]

The pitch of MB Tune(Marine Band compromise temperament) is calculated based on the following values.
[marine band tune]

(8). Volume:
Volume when pitch dot is touched.

(10). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.




Settings Picker for auto mode

[settings picker auto]

(7). Temperament:

(9). Reference Pitch:

(10). You can change the key of the harmonica. :




Metronome Picker

[metronome picker]

(11). Accent:

(12). Accent Volume:

(13). Play Start/Stop:

(14). Tempo(beat per minute):

(15). Master Volume:

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Bending Trainer

Tuning Meter

[tuner screen]

(1). Gauge of Pitch:
A little dot on the scale indicates the target pitch of each temperament.
It always points to zero on equal temperament.

(2). Harmonica Hole Selector:
On auto mode, here is only displays with no button.
There are 20 buttons here on manual-mode.

[tuner harmonica buttons]

(3). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker.

(4). Manual Mode Switch:




Settings Picker

[tuner settings picker]

(5). Temperament of the dot on the gauge:
The pitch of just intonation is calculated based on the following values.

[just intonation]

The pitch of MB Tune(Marine Band compromise temperament) is calculated based on the following values.
[marine band tune]

(6). Reference Pitch:

(7). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.

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Bending Trainer

Harmonica

[keyboard screen]

(1). Harmonica:

(2). Volume:

(3). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker




Settings Picker

[keyboard settings picker]

(4). Temperament:
The pitch of just intonation is calculated based on the following values.

[just intonation]

The pitch of MB Tune(Marine Band compromise temperament) is calculated based on the following values.
[marine band tune]

(5). Reference Pitch:

(6). Key of Harmonica:
You can change key of the harmonica.



NOTE: This harmonica is not polyphonic. This harmonica has no chord.

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Bending Trainer

Tablature

[tablature screen]

(1). Harmonica Buttons:
I'm sorry. This harmonica has no sound.

(2). Picker for notes:

(3). Staff and Note:

(4). Settings:
Shows Settings Picker

(5). Tablature:

[tablature arrow screen]



[tablature number screen]



Settings Picker

[tablature settings picker]

(6). Tablature Style:

(7). Key of Harmonica:
You can change the key of the harmonica.

(8). Musical key on Staff:

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