"Laikoi Dromoi" is a
Scale Generator for Greek Music Scales, with a Greek and English
translated interface. This shareware application runs on Windows,
and provides an interactive reference to all popular modes used in
traditional and modern Greek music and songs. Screenshot:
Scales
included:
Armoniko
Minore
Diatoniko
Minore
Hitzaz
Hitzazkiar
Houzam
Kartziyar
Kiourdi
Matzore
Melodiko
Minore (Asc/desc)
Niavent
Ousak
Peiraiotikos
Poimeniko
Minore
Rast (Asc/desc)
Sambah
Segiah
Tambahaniotikos
This program can be used
by anyone with basic music knowledge as a reference to the Musical
scales (modes) used in popular Greek music. Greek musicians rely on
the knowledge of these scales, especially those who play the Greek
bouzouki instrument. You may find that many of these scales are also
used in other cultures, and may be known with different names.
Video Demonstration:
The following YouTube video demonstrates the
program in action:
Transpose:
view the scale's notes from any starting note,
Batch output:
option to generate all scale definitions from selected starting
note, or view the same scale from all keys,
note
display preference: your choice of Do Re Mi (in english or
greek) or C D E,
Greek or English
user interface: fully translated interface and output in
Greek or English, with some the option to show greeklish scale
names too. Also included is single click language switching,
tonality filter:
to filter scales by type; Minor or Major,
spaced output
option: to reflect the skipped in between semitones;
example: D
Hitzaz:
D Eb . . F# G . A Bb . C . D
Fixed width
output: combined with the spaced output option, you can
visually compare multiple scales for observing the differences
between scales. It's like displaying notes on a fretboard on the
same string (horizontally),
simplified output
option: a unique feature we've implemented which reduces
sharps and flats,
For example instead of display E# the program will display F
instead. Also this option helps eliminate double sharps and
flats which appear in some of the scales from certain keys,
additional output
preferences: such as inserting line breaks and preventing
duplicate consecutive output
saved
preferences: your preferences are stored in the registry, so
each time you run the application, it recalls your last used
preferences (such as output options and language settings),
copy/save
functionality: save your output to the clipboard or to a
file,
new version
check: keep up to date with our latest software revisions.
More features may be
added as required in the future.
Run the installer
and complete installation. This will also create a desktop
shortcut.
Run the program from
the provided desktop shortcut.
Upon first run, you
will be prompted with the Activation screen, displaying your
computer's unique code, which we require to generate your
activation code after you have purchased a license.
Click the buy button
to make payment through PayPal. (Click
here for more info on PayPal)
Once you've made
payment and submitted your unique code, we will get back to you
shortly by sending you an email containing your activation code.
This is a once off procedure, but please do save your activation
code for future reference, in case you reformat your computer.
Once you've obtained
the activation code, run the application again, and enter the
activation code and press OK.
Your activation will
then be validated, and if accepted, the program will start
successfully.
Competition details
There are no current competitions / promotional offers. Following is
the list of our previous lucky draw winners:
Previous Competition #4 (Oct-Dec 2011)
And the lucky winner is Grigoris from Greece! (Drawn 1/1/2012) Prize: 12 sets of strings and 12 picks from Stasinopoulos, delivered.
Brought to you by George Stasinopoulos of
www.bouzoukimaker.com worth $120.
Previous Competition #3 (Jul-Sep 2011)
And the lucky winner is Lazaros from Belgium! (Drawn 1/10/2011) Prize: BVOICE professional bouzouki preamp and 2 active pickups
(nickel and classic), delivered.
Brought to you by Vasilis of BVOICE,
http://facebook.com/vasilis.bvoice worth over $400.
Previous Competition #2 (Apr-Jun 2011)
And the lucky winner is Dave from the UK! (Drawn 1/7/2011) Prize: "Prodigy Bouzouki Pack" including
Strings/Picks/Tuner/Strap etc, delivered.
Brought to you by Lenios,
www.bouzoukiprodigy.com worth over $90.
Previous Competition #1 (Jan-Mar 2011)
And the lucky winner is Christos from Greece! (Drawn 1/4/2011) Prize: "Complete Course in Bouzouki - Part 2" including CD with
25 song lessons, delivered.
Brought to you by Costas Vasilis,
www.bouzoukiman.com worth over $200.
About the author:
OUSAK is an experienced Greek bouzouki player and instructor, and an
IT professional. His knowledge of Greek music theory and computers
was the result of this program. OUSAK is known in Greek music forums
where he has provided years of help to others interested in Greek
music, especially in regards to the scales.
After getting frustrated with books and online resources that only
provided scale definitions from the D key, and in specific formats or
language, he decided to create this fully transposable scale
generator as a musical tool which will help those seeking to learn
and reference the "Laikoi Dromoi".
For each purchase,
the customer submits their computer's unique code generated by
our software, which is then submitted to us for generating the
activation code, which is returned to the customer.
The unique code is a
hash of the customers hardware at that point of time, which does
not contain any readable information. This is required for our
software's piracy and anti-sharing protection scheme.
On a case by case
basis, new activation codes may be issued to customers who have
had hardware changes causing a change to their unique code,
which is checked upon start up of the application, and compared
to the activation code.
Disclaimer:
The author is under
no obligation to provide support, service, corrections, or
software upgrades.
This software is
provided without any guarantees or warranty.
Although the author has attempted to find and correct any
software bugs, the author is not responsible for any damage or
losses of any kind caused by the use or misuse of the software.
No refunds provided.
It is the customers responsibility to make educated decisions
before purchasing.
We have done our best to describe the product, and we are happy
to respond to your questions via email to help you decide on
your purchase.
License is only for
a single pc. You will need to purchase additional licenses for
use on other computers.
