Features

Features

ToneForge offers a wide range of features for guitarists and audio enthusiasts:

🎛️ Core Features

• Real-time audio processing: Low latency using native C++ code via JNI
• Multiple effects: Gain, distortion, delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser, EQ, and compressor
• Preset system: Save, load, export/import, and favorite your effect chains
• Customizable order: Drag-and-drop to reorder effects
• Modern interface: Dark theme, intuitive controls, and informative tooltips
• Background processing: Continuous audio with the screen off
• State recovery: Restores settings when returning from background
• Oversampling: Improved quality for distortion and delay
• Compatibility: Android 8.1+ (API 27+), future-proof for AAudio

🎵 Metronome

• Professional metronome with animated beat indicator
• BPM control: 40-200 BPM with increment/decrement and presets (60, 80, 100, 120)
• Volume control: Adjustable from 0-100%
• Time signatures: Configurable from 1/4 to 16/4
• Different sounds: Downbeat (800Hz) and upbeat (1200Hz) with harmonics
• Real-time synchronization: Integrated with audio pipeline
• Visual feedback: Pulsing indicator synchronized with audio

🔄 Advanced Looper

• Multi-track recording: Up to 8 simultaneous tracks
• Real-time effects: Apply effects during recording and playback
• Track management: Individual volume, mute, and solo controls
• Advanced playback features:
  • Reverse playback
  • Speed control (0.5x to 2x)
  • Pitch shifting
  • Stutter effect with adjustable rate
• Slicing system: Cut loops into segments for creative playback
• Quantization: Sync to metronome BPM for precise timing
• Auto-compression: Automatic dynamic range control
• Auto-normalization: Peak level adjustment
• Filtering: Low-pass and high-pass filters
• Reverb tail: Add decay between loop repetitions
• Fade controls: Automatic fade-in/fade-out
• MIDI integration: External control via MIDI messages
• Notification controls: Quick access from notification panel

🎯 Tuner

• Real-time tuner: Robust pitch detection, modern visuals, instant feedback
• Frequency detection: Accurate pitch analysis
• Visual feedback: Clear tuning indicators

🎹 MIDI & Automation

• MIDI Learn: Control parameters via external MIDI
• Automation system: Record and playback parameter changes over time
• MIDI mapping: Custom CC assignments for looper controls

See Effects for details on each effect.