The Forge is a creative workshop for lyricists, rappers, singers and poets. Here's how to use the app.
✦ What's New
- 📓 Notebook Mode — visual canvas for brainstorming and free writing. Text blocks, sticky notes with photo/audio/rotation, label-free pins, highlighter (3 widths/6 colors), pin connections, eraser, scissors, trash, save system.
- ℹ️ Info Buttons per Mode — (i) button on each editor mode (Forge / Beginner / Notebook) instead of a shared "?".
- 🎭 Mood Matcher — auto background by mood (600+ phrases, 10 categories, once daily).
- 🎨 Decorative Backgrounds — 10 color themes with custom SVG waves (Aurora, Magma, Abyss, Orchid, Jungle, Crimson, Glacier, Ember, Cosmos, Synthwave). Select in Profile → Settings → Background.
- 🌙 Night Book Reader Theme — dark book variant, 3rd theme in profile switcher.
- 🖱️ Draggable Workspace (Pitch) — all panels in Pitch Engine freely draggable and resizable, positions auto-saved.
- 📊 New Pitch Panels — AudioMeters (VU, Peak, RMS), LUFS meter, PhaseScope, NotesPad.
- 🔤 Rhyme Engine v3.2 — best-fit pattern matching for 4-line stanzas, phonetic coda groups, more accurate detection.
- 🇨🇿 Non-standard Czech Detection — ~70 words with tooltip showing standard form.
- ☁️ Cloud Media Sync — direct audio blob upload to Dropbox + Google Drive.
1. Creating a Project
- On the home page, click Open Editor.
- Choose a genre from Genre Structure — the app prepares a template with blocks (Intro, Verse, Chorus...).
- Or start with a blank project and add blocks manually.
2. Writing Lyrics
- Each block has its own text field. Write your lyrics there.
- On the left you can see the block type (VERSE, CHORUS...) and syllable count.
- Auto-save — your text saves automatically. Orange blink = typing, green = saved.
- ℹ️ Info Buttons — each editor mode (Forge / Beginner / Notebook) has an (i) info button explaining the mode.
- Use keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+S (save), Ctrl+Z (undo), Ctrl+Shift+F (focus mode).
3. Rhymes & Dictionary
- In the side panel, click Rhymes — enter a word and the app finds rhymes.
- Switch between CZ and EN dictionary.
- Click a rhyme to insert the word into your text at the cursor position.
- Word Bank — your personal bank of words and phrases.
- Reference — save links and notes.
- 🇨🇿 Non-standard Czech Detection — the app automatically detects ~70 non-standard words and shows the standard form in a tooltip.
4. Metronome
- Click Metronome in the side panel.
- Set BPM (30–300) — click the number to type a custom value.
- Click START METRONOME to begin.
- The visual pulse helps you feel the rhythm while writing.
- There's also a quick metronome on the home page — slider and preset buttons.
5. Stress Analysis
- The Stress panel analyzes your text.
- ● = stressed syllable, ○ = unstressed.
- Helps you control the rhythm and flow of your lyrics.
6. Export
- Click Export in the side panel.
- Choose format: Plain text, SUNO, or UDIO.
- SUNO and UDIO format copies text to clipboard ready to paste into AI music tools.
- Or click Preview to view the full text.
7. Profile & Backups
- Profile — set your name, skill level, backup password.
- Dropbox / Google Drive is optional — connect cloud for profile backup.
- Export your profile as an encrypted ZIP file.
- Appearance — switch between 3 themes (Forge Dark / Book Reader / Night Book Reader) and 10 decorative backgrounds (Aurora, Magma, Abyss, Orchid, Jungle, Crimson, Glacier, Ember, Cosmos, Synthwave).
8. Genre Structure
- Explore 48+ genres with pre-made templates in 13 categories (Pop & Dance, Hip-Hop & Rap, R&B & Soul, Rock, Metal & Hardcore, Punk & Alternative, Electronic & Dance, Jazz & Blues, Folk & Country, Classical & Orchestral, Latin & Caribbean, World & Folk Traditions, Special).
- Each genre has a description, typical BPM, block structure (up to 14 block types — INTRO, VERSE, PRE-CHORUS, CHORUS, POST-CHORUS, HOOK, BRIDGE, SOLO, INTERLUDE, BREAKDOWN, DROP, VAMP, OUTRO, VOLNÝ), tips and what to avoid.
- Click Select Template — a new project is created with prepared blocks.
- Or create a custom template with your own color and icon.
9. Knowledge Book
- Explore 107+ writing techniques — from rhymes through rhythm to structure.
- Each technique has a definition, How to guide, Why it works, and an example.
10. Focus Mode
- Ctrl+Shift+F or the menu button — hides all panels.
- Only the text and syllable counter are shown. Maximum concentration.
- Press Esc or click the top bar to exit focus mode.
11. Pitch Engine — Vocal Studio
- Pitch Engine — record your voice and the app detects pitch in real time.
- Two algorithms: pYIN (more accurate, Viterbi HMM) and YIN (basic).
- Results shown on a note staff with color-coded notes.
- Training — scales, intervals, chords, coloratura, vocal warm-up.
- Vocal range detection with auto-classification (soprano–bass).
- Live Analysis — stability, vibrato, breath, resonance in real time.
- AudioMeters — VU meter with needle, Peak bar, RMS bar in separate panel.
- LUFS Meter + PhaseScope — loudness measurement (LUFS) and goniometer with correlation.
- NotesPad — draggable text area with auto-save.
- Teleprompter — panel with text from editor archive, auto-scroll, load from My Projects.
- Metronome — standalone workspace panel, BPM 30-300.
- Export: MIDI, CSV, MusicXML, JSON.
- Synthesizer — play detected notes (sine, triangle, square, sawtooth).
- Draggable workspace — all panels freely draggable and resizable in a 4-column layout. Positions auto-save to localStorage.
12. Level System
- Level System — earn XP for writing, exporting, visits and other activities.
- 7 tiers — Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Diamond → Master → Legend, each with its own animated badge.
- Achievements — special challenges and milestones.
- Daily streak — consecutive days of using the app.
- Your level and XP are shown on the home page and in your profile.
13. Notebook Mode
- Notebook is a visual canvas for brainstorming and free writing. Switch to it at the top of the editor — next to the mode switch you'll find an (i) info button with an explanation.
- Text blocks — in normal mode, click anywhere on the canvas to start typing. Empty blocks auto-delete on blur.
- Pins — click the pin button, cursor shows a preview, click on the canvas to place. Each has a different color.
- Sticky notes — colored notes. Add photo, audio. Drag by the header. Pin to a pin.
- Highlighter — pick a color and width (2/4/10px), draw directly on the canvas. Eraser removes strokes on click.
- Connections — activate connect → click first pin → click second pin. A string with an arrow appears.
- Scissors — activate scissors and click on a connection string. The string is deleted.
- Trash — drag a note or pin onto the red bin in the bottom-right corner.
- Saving — click the save icon. Name your session, reorder items (up/down buttons). Save text only or full state.