jazzadellic
08-19-2014, 08:08 PM
I read a response to another thread where Dean did confirm that a chord generator or library of some sort was something already planned. But I just wanted to add a few comments on it. I realize that the software does exactly what it says it will do: create diagrams, and is not "chord encyclopedia". But at the very least, I should have the ability to save chord diagrams I create in some sort of library. Actually they should automatically be saved every time I create a chord diagram that is not already in my user chord library, once I hit the normal file save button. Maybe a confirmation dialogue could pop up "Add new chords to user chord library?" Now the real clincher of this feature is I should then be able to right click on blank diagram and have some sub menus that will let me choose the chord from my library. Or perhaps two options: one option to add a chord from the "default" chord library that hopefully will come with the software when you buy it. This could be a series of menus that you choose the root, type, and then precise voicing you want. Come to think of it, when you save a custom chord to your user library a window should pop up where you tell it what the root and type is. Therefore when you right click on an blank neck diagram you have basically the option to go on the default chord library or user library and then choose the root, type, voicing etc...
I'm sure there are other ways the menu system could go as well. Like perhaps a window pops open and have a chord library menu on the left and a small sized view of what your page will look like on the right and then you could maybe scroll through your library by type or root or something, and then drag and drop the chord you want on the mini page view.
Anyways for me this is the most noticeable and significant improvement that could be made to ND. Other than that, ND is definitely the best at making custom neck diagrams that I have seen. But many of the other softwares I have tried with custom neck diagram creation, also already had some type of basic chord library feature. Thanks for taking the time to read.
I'm sure there are other ways the menu system could go as well. Like perhaps a window pops open and have a chord library menu on the left and a small sized view of what your page will look like on the right and then you could maybe scroll through your library by type or root or something, and then drag and drop the chord you want on the mini page view.
Anyways for me this is the most noticeable and significant improvement that could be made to ND. Other than that, ND is definitely the best at making custom neck diagrams that I have seen. But many of the other softwares I have tried with custom neck diagram creation, also already had some type of basic chord library feature. Thanks for taking the time to read.