midiChords
by Insert Piz Here
by Insert Piz Here
4.5 / 5
(10 votes)
Win32
Win64
OSX
VST
The Ultimate MIDI chord VST plugin.
Maps any note into 0 or more other notes.
Maps any note into 0 or more other notes.
- Keyboard or guitar (generic fretted stringed instrument) view for chord input.
- Basic strumming.
- Input chords by clicking the keyboard display, MIDI Learn, or by typing intervals/note names directly.
- Chord shapes and keyboard mappings can be saved/loaded as simple text files, displayed in menus on the plugin GUI.
- Copy/Paste chords to other trigger notes.
- Supports multichannel chords: each chord note can be output to any combination of MIDI channels.
- Optional chord name recognition.
- Applies input velocity to the output chord.
- Output can be transposed for playing in other keys.
- Set one chord per MIDI note for 128 different chords (Full mode).
- Use Octave mode to repeat the same 12 chords in every octave.
- Global mode transposes one chord across the whole input range.
- Has 128 internal programs with optional MIDI program change listening.
- Imports Cubase/Nuendo Chorder .xml presets.
Downloads
Win 32 VST
(0.7 Mb)
Win 64 VST
(0.9 Mb)
Mac OSX VST
(15.2 Mb)
(5 / 5)
midiChords is an incredibly useful VST instrument (not effect) with a unique feature-set. A couple alternatives are: Chord Trigger inside MainStage/Logic, Cthulhu (chords have 8-note limit), and Scaler 2 (no custom user chords (!!?).
I was able to get midiChords (Mac 1.2.5) working in Mojave. But I can't get it to work on an M1 MBP running Monterey.
As mentioned in my previous comment below, source code is available on github, and it could be possible for some programmer to bring it up-to-date (?) Perhaps re-writing it to be an AU. What are the legal implications of that? If the orginal developer (insert piz here) could be contacted, perhaps arrangements could be made?
(5 / 5)
I've moved to an M1 Mac and this VST no longer works. Either it's the M1 or Monterey, but sadly, I can no longer use this. I've seen little vestiges of MIDIchords over on github, but I can't tell if there's some actual source code there that could be recompiled in a newer (VST3?) system.
(5 / 5)
This is exactly the MIDI chord analyzer plugin I needed! Works flawlessly in Reaper. It's simple and doesn't take much space. I'm not musical-educated (I won't use it otherwise) and this plugin does help me a lot. Can't say if there are any downsides as my needs are pretty simple. BTW, I invented a new chord. It's called "NOTE SOUP" =)
(5 / 5)
The Mac version is 1.2.5, but it is mislabeled in the Finder "Get Info..." as version 1.2.3. After installing, confirm the version number in the plugin GUI.
(5 / 5)
It's a very useful and flexible plugin. So great that you can edit chords so easily. The posted version is 1.2.1 Supposedly, a version 1.2.5 exists which is 64-bit (for 64-bit exclusive hosts?). Is there any chance vst4free.com can locate that latest version and host it?
Thanks for the advice, it's updated!
Thank you so much!!! Supposedly this version solves a problem with stuck notes.
When I click "Get Info" on the plugin, it says version 1.2.3 Quite possibly, that is the latest version for mac. It is the latest version I could find.
I can't check for Mac, but for Windows it is 1.2.5. If somebody have a newer version for Mac, please let us know.
As I mentioned, this is version 1.2.3, and it is the latest version I could find out there. It is 32-bit. I can use it with my older system, but it won't appear in my Mojave based DAW. I wish the developer could be contacted. I'd donate for a newer 64-bit build.
The source code is up on github. I don't know how to compile code, but perhaps someone does?
Hi, installed correctly but no sound on akai mpk mini, any idea?
You need to run the output of midiChords to midi in of a VST or an external synth. It doesn't generate sound itself. I use this plug a lot. It does what it says. I use it with Cantabile 3 Performer (live VST host) and in Mixcraft. It's very easy to program. Great for mapping out chords and difficult solo lead parts. This is one of my favorite plugs.
I was wanting this so I could analysis chords as I play, but it only reads chords every time you click "learn". So far it's been accurate, just wish it just analysized as I played and it had a basic piano midi sound. Am I missing something?
Yes it's seem the same case. With javascript and an include, the prog display the name of the chord in a true realtime. And also display notes on a bar (still to debug)
(4 / 5)
THANK FOR THE PLUGINS AND YOUR JOB GUYS !!!
This is a neat program but I'd like to suggest something that would take it to the next level. Ive been doing this using sampled chords (wav audio) in Kontakt and its a powerful arranging tool, but very tedious to go back and manually write out every single chord and rhythm. My chord instrument for instance uses two different chord voicings for each octave, three velocity layers for varying the number of notes in each chord, and 24 keyswitches to select chord types. So for instance a major chord is selected by pushing C0 keyswitch, and on keys C2 are assigned the actual voicings for major guitar chords on those root notes. Then you can have minor on C#0 keyswitch, diminished on D0 and so forth. It's tedious to set everything up but the result is soooo handy
(5 / 5)
This is great! With this VST you can map your midi keyboard keys to be 'shortcuts' to any chords.