Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album
A beginner-friendly music making app.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Music Sequencer
- Works Offline
- Support for MIDI
- Virtual Instrument
- Digital Audio Workstation
Tags
- chiptune
Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album News & Activities
Recent activities
- ugackminer added Lightweight as a feature to Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album
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Bosca Ceoil Blue is an improvement over the original in just about every possible way, adding shortcuts to a lot of previously tedious tasks.
On it's own merit, Bosca Ceoil Blue is a very easy way to make quality music quickly, but isn't a very good choice for projects that require voices or instruments not included in GDSiON.
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Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album information
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What is Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album?
[bús-ka kyó-al] — a music box.
Bosca Ceoil: The Blue Album (or Bosca Ceoil Blue, for short) is a simple and beginner-friendly app for making music. Using a step sequencer you can create anything from a simple beat to a complex melodic piece — with huge selection of synthesized instruments!
Bosca Ceoil Blue is a modern port of Terry Cavanagh's Bosca Ceoil, and attempts to preserve everything that made the original so approachable and intuitive. And just like the original, Bosca Ceoil Blue is absolutely free and provided under a permissive open source license, should you need to modify it.
Features
Playful and intuitive pattern editor
Begin writing music quickly with a playful piano roll sequencer. Create patterns of notes and experiment with timing and tonality to find your unique sound. Adjust the scale to give yourself a constraint that ensures your music always sounds great!
Drag'n'drop-based compositor and arrangement editor
Just as playfully rearrange your patterns on the timeline, create variations and make adjustments. Use up to 8 channels to play multiple patterns and instruments in parallel. Block by block, build your multi-minute song!
Over 300 synthesized instruments
Powered by a versatile software synthesizer, Bosca Ceoil Blue offers you pretty much any instrument you can think of! Don't like how your tune sounds with a piano? Swap it for a guitar with a swift adjustment. If you feel adventurous, make sure to take a look at instrument tuning. Ready for production and consumption
Export your creations to WAV and MIDI. Share them with the world, or use them for your next game or video!
Works across all desktop devices
Whether you use Linux, macOS, or Windows, you can create music with Bosca Ceoil Blue. A web version is also in the works, with a potential port to Android as well.
Community and support
Bosca Ceoil Blue is an open and community-made project. Your participation is very welcome in any shape and form!
- For bugs, please consider creating a bug report in the project's repository on GitHub.
- For new features, please start a discussion in the same repository.
- For work coordination, and just to chat about the project, please join our Discord server.
You can support the continued development of the project financially by leaving a tip with your itch.io download, or by donating via Patreon! Every dollar helps, so please consider donating even if it's a little. Thank you very much <3
Comments and Reviews
Bosca Ceoil Blue is an improvement over the original in just about every possible way, adding shortcuts to a lot of previously tedious tasks.
On it's own merit, Bosca Ceoil Blue is a very easy way to make quality music quickly, but isn't a very good choice for projects that require voices or instruments not included in GDSiON.