Niche-Knack

Android · Written guide

Find your way around on Android

Riffs, in-key playing, Generate, Quick riff and Song on a phone.

Before you start: RiffWright on an Android phone.

Step by step

  1. Riffs

    Riffs lists every instrument in the riff. Tap one to play it below.

    RiffWright on Android: riffs with drum pads.

    Riffs with drum pads. Open full size

    1. Drum pads

  2. Play in key

    Instrument keys follow the song’s key, so every note fits.

    RiffWright on Android: keys laid out in A minor.

    Keys laid out in A minor. Open full size

    1. In-key keys

  3. Generate

    Roll writes a new part for the track, in key. Vary keeps the beats.

    RiffWright on Android: generate for the Keys track.

    Generate for the Keys track. Open full size

    1. Roll

  4. Quick riff

    Hum, sing or beatbox, and RiffWright turns it into a pattern for the track.

    RiffWright on Android: quick riff for the Keys track.

    Quick riff for the Keys track. Open full size

    1. Record quick riff

  5. Song

    Song arranges whole riffs as blocks, with named sections.

    RiffWright on Android: the same song, arranged on the phone.

    The same song, arranged on the phone. Open full size

    1. Riff blocks