TOKYO, December 10, 2015 — Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that it has released its CHORDANA TRACKFORMER iPhone app free of charge on the App Store. The app can automatically compose a complete electronic dance music (EDM) and hip hop music*1 based on a short melodic phrase*2 created by the user.

Casio released the TRACKFORMER XW-PD1 and XW-DJ1 models of digital dance music gear in the spring of this year. The TRACKFORMER series of portable units are packed with all of the functions needed to create and perform dance music, and they have proven popular with dance music creators and performers. Casio released the Chordana Composer iPhone paid app*3 in January 2015. The app lets users create various genres of tunes with ease, and it has also become popular.

CHORDANA TRACKFORMER is a free app that lets users easily create dance music typified by EDM, which has grown to become a major cultural movement worldwide. The app can record a short melody that the user hums or whistles into the built-in microphone, and then automatically compose a tune based on the melody in five different dance music styles. Even people who have no experience composing music can create a tune with ease and then quickly post it on YouTube. CHORDANA TRACKFORMER also comes with a variety of functions to satisfy users who already know how to compose music and are skilled with musical instruments.

CHORDANA TRACKFORMER automatically composes a dance music based on a one- to four-measure melody that the user enters by using DoReMi buttons or by whistling or humming a melody into the built-in microphone. The user can select from five different styles—four types of EDM and hip hop.

The user also has the option of entering a melody of one to four measures by playing the keyboard on the screen and arranging the notes in a music score. When preparing the app to automatically compose the tune, the user can modify various settings, such as choosing the position where the entered melody will be used in the tune, changing the number of measures of the main melody, and determining whether sub-melodies will be composed.

The app not only lets the users enjoy the composed tune on their iPhone, but also allows them to play it back on the TRACKFORMER XW-PD1 and XW-DJ1 models of digital dance music gear. Users can send the tunes they create over e-mail, or create a photo slideshow using the composed tune to post on YouTube.

With the release of this CHORDANA TRACKFORMER free iPhone app to accompany its popular TRACKFORMER series of digital dance music gear now on sale, Casio is offering exciting new ways to enjoy dance music.

Parts input	Input Methods		Microphone input: Whistling, humming in female voice, humming in male voice Keyboard input: 17 keys selectable from C0 to B7 (default C4 to E5) Notation input: Note button, input/delete/select buttons, and others DoReMi input: Do, re, mi (note name) buttons and rest button
	One-Measure Count-In		When using microphone input or keyboard input
	Melody Location in the Tune		A (1st theme), B (2nd theme), C (3rd theme)
	Parts Length		Default: 2 Measures Selection: 1 Measure, 2 Measures, 4 Measures
	Edit Notes		Allows entered notes to be edited in the score
Automatic Composition	Select genre		EDM 1, EDM 2, EDM 3, EDM BASS, Hip hop
	Tempo		Default: 127 Selection: 60 to 280
	Key		Default: C Selection: F, F#/G♭, G, G#/A♭, A, A#/B♭, B, C, C#/D♭, D, D#/E♭, E
	Time Signature		4/4 meter
	Sub- Melody 1		Location A (1st theme) on/off, Location B (2nd theme) on/off, Location C (3rd theme) on/off, variation on/off, fugue style on/off
	Sub- Melody 2		Location A (1st theme) on/off, Location B (2nd theme) on/off, Location C (3rd theme) on/off, variation on/off, fugue style on/off
	Main-Melody Making Method		Fluid: Compose different main-melodies each time from same parts Fixed: Compose same main-melody each time from same parts
	Others		Change of main-melody in measure unit, movement of main-melody, tension of main-melody
Composed Tunes	Basic Operation		Play/Stop, AB repeat, select timbre of each part, part on/off, save, load
	Edit Notes		Melodies in the finished piece of music can be edited in the score
			Hints functions: Notes are color coded as five types according to their relation to the tune
	Share Tunes	YouTube	Upload a music video*4 (including slideshow of still images or score)
		Audio File	Share method: Email or AirDrop File format : AAC (including main-melody, sub-melody and accompaniment)
		MIDI File	Share method: Email File format: SMF (including main-melody, sub-melody and accompaniment)
	Compatibility with Digital Dance Music Gear TRACKFORMER XW-PD1		Composed tunes on the app can be played back on the XW-PD1 by connecting its LINE-IN jack to headphone jack of the iPhone with an appropriate commercially available cable.
	Compatibility with Digital Dance Music Gear TRACKFORMER XW-DJ1		Audio files of composed tunes can be played back using a compatible DJ apps*5 or software
	Compatibility with commercially available MIDI products		<MIDI File> Composed tunes can be played back on instruments, apps, or software that use standard SMF files (including main-melody, sub-melody and accompaniment) <MIDI OUT*6> Composed tunes can be played back on instruments equipped with a MIDI IN terminal, and apps or software connected via a MIDI IN interface (including main-melody and chord progression)
System requirements			iOS 8.0 or later
Compatible devices			iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPod touch (Generation5 or later)