You can see the huge functionality of tonica here:
| Feature | tonica fugata 17 | tonica start 17 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| For macOS | ||
| For Windows 64 Bit | ||
| Automatic software updates | ||
| Continuous program maintenance | ||
| Demo and trial version available | ||
| Note entry via PC keyboard, Midi keyboard, mouse piano, mouse cursor | ||
| Full integration of Jazz harmonies | ||
| Instrumentation | any | templates |
| Support of transposing instruments | ||
| Create your own score templates | ||
| Import in MusicXML, CapXML and MIDI format | ||
| Export in MusicXML, CapXML and MIDI format | ||
| PDF export | ||
| Composition wizard: Create a composition in just a few steps. | ||
| Direct interface to capella: See your composition in capella with one mouse click. | ||
| Transfer notes from and to capella via clipboard | ||
| Real Time Entry and Step Entry of melodies via your Midi keyboard | ||
| Import and export functions for new composition styles | ||
| Undo and Redo; multiple steps possible | ||
| Zoom function for monitor | ||
| "First steps" - Introduction at program start | ||
| Mode "Tutorial": Animated demoes showing the most important functions | ||
| Supports the capella-tune technology: Playback with historic or your own tunings | ||
| VST3 host: Support of VST3 samplers | ||
| Predefined voice ranges for all instruments | ||
| Tempo selectable | ||
| Play back chord at cursor position | ||
| PDF manual available | ||
| Versions with serial number must be activated within 30 days after installation | ||
| Harmonies - composition | ||
| Multi-part score to given melody | ||
| Piano score notation of composition | ||
| Choice of presentation either as functional harmonies (T - D), interval theory (I-V), Jazz harmonies (Cmaj7 - Gsus) or figured bass notation | ||
| Automatic harmony symbols | ||
| Analysis of harmonics, also in sections | ||
| Automatic cadence feature (with over 100 finished cadences by J.S. Bach and Max Reger) | ||
| Adding (partial) cadences, modulations; multiple options for the insert function | ||
| Analysis information on the current cadence | ||
| All inversions, seventh and nineth chords | ||
| Primary and secondary functions | ||
| Secondary dominants | ||
| Modulations | ||
| Composition: Each voice can be the melody voice. Thus compositions for bass voices (ostinato) are possible. | ||
| Composition and variation: The voice range can be restricted (for certain ensembles) | ||
| Dotted harmonization rhythm (important for harmonization in 6/8 time signature) | ||
| Voice doubling: Parallel voices at a given interval, for example for harmony singing | ||
| Popular music accompanying pattern for pattern orientated arrangements (all functions of tonica pop included) | ||
| Accompanying patterns up to eight voices | ||
| Harmonization styles from baroque (Bach, Scheidt, Praetorius) to modern (Jazz/Pop) | ||
| Learning new composition styles using the style assistant - create your own style. | ||
| Several composition variations (prelude function) | ||
| Fast computation for compositions with many voices | ||
| Canon composition | ||
| Canon composition (any number of voices) | ||
| Canon composition: Entering voices as reversion, retrograde, canon cancrizans | ||
| Canon composition: Entering voices at each interval (modulation canon) | ||
| Fugue composition | ||
| Fugue composition with numerous variations up to 8 voices | ||
| Any fugue scheme - narrow ranges, reversions, augmentations etc. | ||
| Fugue templates up to 8 voices | ||
| Graphic fugue construction kit to create or change fugue schemes | ||
| "Living" connection between fugue construction kit and notation | ||
| Analysis | ||
| Automatic determination of important sections of the melody (phrases) | ||
| Harmonic analysis | ||
| Forbidden consecutives are displayed in the notation - also hidden consecutives on request | ||
| Modulations | ||
| Analysis of notation according to voice leading rules | ||
| Rule violations are displayed as error or warning | ||
| Figured bass | ||
| Realization of figured bass for multiple part harmonies | ||
| Four-voice figured bass realization optimized for keyboard instruments | ||
| Chords in narrow or open position as desired | ||
| Musical dice games | ||
| Roll compositions | ||
| Create your own dice games |