Frog Composer

Frog Composer is an intuitive music composer that uses visual representation method in order to help you indicate pitch and tempo. The software allows you to create musical scores for several types of instruments, then save your composition and automatically upload it online, to the afferent cloud account.

Frog Composer allows you to create complex pieces, and include different segments for specific instruments. It supports multi-layer composing for up to six different instruments, that you can represent on the drawing sheet in separate colors. The software allows you to use the different colors and assign one of the supported instruments to each of them.

Frog Composer features a simple interface, that consists of the instruments list plus the notes representations, and the drawing area. In other words, you can create the notes sequence in the instrument menu, then adjust volume and pitch by drawing lines in the editing area. Each line represents a note from the musical sequence. The contour and position indicate the pitch of the note. The software can then play the composition and offer you a preview of the final result.

Once you have finished the musical composition, you can save it to your computer as a Frog Composer project or upload it to the cloud account. The software prompts you to create a new profile the first time you open it, then immediately associates it with the online storage area. The software is password protected, in order to help you keep your work private. You can easily upload your scores, as well as open other composer’s work and study it.

Frog Composer is easy to use and quick to get accustomed to. It offers a simple way to start composing songs and studying the assembly of different instruments. Its interface is simple and it could probably benefit from small improvements. For instance, the instruments menu cannot be resized, meaning that your notes sequence is limited to the visible area. The ability to resize this area or to move it onto a separate window might be a valid solution. It does not allow you to export musical compositions to an audio format, to save on your computer.