Tutorials: Tonegrid
Learn Tonegrid step by step.
- Your first melody in five minutesLight up squares in the melody grid, press Play, and learn how rows, steps and chords work in Tonegrid.Beginner 5 min
- Add a beat with the drum gridProgram kick, snare and hi-hats on the separate drum grid, balance the mix and let different grid lengths create a polyrhythm.Beginner 6 min
- Keys, scales, tempo and soundsChoose a key and one of nine scales, set the tempo by slider, number or tapping, and pick one of five synth voices.Beginner 6 min
- Patterns and song arrangementKeep up to eight patterns, copy and vary them, then chain them into a song with repeats and switch between Pattern and Song playback.Intermediate 8 min
- Export WAV, MIDI and MP3, and share your musicRender a seamless WAV loop or the whole song, download a General MIDI file, convert to MP3 with a fade-out and streaming loudness, and share projects as files or links.Intermediate 7 min
- Play Tonegrid with the keyboardMove through the grids with arrow keys, toggle squares with Space, use shortcuts or switch them off, and adjust the playhead for reduced motion and screen readers.Beginner 5 min
- Text patterns and the Pattern Builder APICopy a pattern as x-and-dot text, paste text back into Tonegrid, and build projects and MIDI files through the JSON API or MCP.Advanced 8 min