1BITDRAGON

Making music can be both exciting and complicated, and it's safe to say that a lot can go wrong when producing a song. You don't necessarily have to know music theory to create something good, but it can get confusing pretty quickly, not knowing how to pair the instruments and all.

1BITDRAGON seeks to simplify that process by giving you an intuitive way of composing music, as well as countless presets and effects to make great songs.

Composing your first piece is as simple as starting the app and clicking the left mouse button while dragging the cursor over the timeline. After a few minutes with this program, you'll realize that making music is a lot more fun and hassle-free than you'd imagined: you just gotta find the right tunes.

The interface is a rather compact, nicely-draped one, where the instruments and accompaniments to be put on the timeline can be changed from the menu on the left. Each of the instruments has a distinct color, so you can differentiate them more easily.

Though this software may look simplistic and not at all versatile at first glance, there are lots of options offered to you. You can pick from over 200 instruments, and you can combine any number of them on the timeline.

When you're in a rut, the presets accessible from the Accompaniment menu can help nudge you in the right direction. There is no shortage of accompaniments, and you can mix them, add in your flair, and have a song you can call your own.

The effects work to take that further. Adding reverb and filters can make your music sound more distinct, and there's also the option to modify the scale and tempo of your piece.

1BITDRAGON is an exciting software to use: it offers so much possibility for music-making that it's worth a shot, even if you're not into that kind of thing. It's surprisingly fun to use, and even the most casual user can pick it up and instantly make something interesting.