Chord apps
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 543 posts since 16 Dec, 2003
So what's your favorite chord app and why?
Here are the one's that have been listed in this thread:
Changeling
http://changelingapp.wordpress.com/
Chordbank
http://www.chordbank.com/
ChordBot
http://chordbot.com/
Chordion
http://idesignsound.com/chordion-ipad/
ChordMapMidi
http://mugglinworks.com/ChordMapMidi/Home.html
Chordpolypad
http://laurentcolson.com/chordpolypad.html
Chordy
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordy/id769936188?mt=8
EZ Composer
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ezcompo ... 63013?mt=8
FastChords (various versions)
http://www.smartutils.com/
GuitarChordPro
http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/guitarchordpro.html
iReal Pro
http://irealpro.com/
Piano Companion
http://www.binitex.com/products/pianocompanion
Polychord
http://polychordapp.com
ProChords
http://prochords.dk/w/
Rechorder (Lemur template)
http://www.artsunmuted.com/rc/rc.html
Simple Songwriter
http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/simplesongwriter.html
Suggester
http://www.mathieurouthier.com/suggester/
*Note, SessionBand was also listed in a post but I didn't include it in the list as it seems quite different that the rest. It includes audio loops that contain chords and chord progressions while most if not all the apps on the list generate midi chords.
Of the bunch, suggester is my favorite. Big, nicely organized chord library, simple but powerful user interface. I usually use Suggester to rough out progressions, record the midi into my computer daw and then edit the midi inside the daw.
[edit: Updated as of 4/21/14]
Here are the one's that have been listed in this thread:
Changeling
http://changelingapp.wordpress.com/
Chordbank
http://www.chordbank.com/
ChordBot
http://chordbot.com/
Chordion
http://idesignsound.com/chordion-ipad/
ChordMapMidi
http://mugglinworks.com/ChordMapMidi/Home.html
Chordpolypad
http://laurentcolson.com/chordpolypad.html
Chordy
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordy/id769936188?mt=8
EZ Composer
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ezcompo ... 63013?mt=8
FastChords (various versions)
http://www.smartutils.com/
GuitarChordPro
http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/guitarchordpro.html
iReal Pro
http://irealpro.com/
Piano Companion
http://www.binitex.com/products/pianocompanion
Polychord
http://polychordapp.com
ProChords
http://prochords.dk/w/
Rechorder (Lemur template)
http://www.artsunmuted.com/rc/rc.html
Simple Songwriter
http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/simplesongwriter.html
Suggester
http://www.mathieurouthier.com/suggester/
*Note, SessionBand was also listed in a post but I didn't include it in the list as it seems quite different that the rest. It includes audio loops that contain chords and chord progressions while most if not all the apps on the list generate midi chords.
Of the bunch, suggester is my favorite. Big, nicely organized chord library, simple but powerful user interface. I usually use Suggester to rough out progressions, record the midi into my computer daw and then edit the midi inside the daw.
[edit: Updated as of 4/21/14]
Last edited by ecamburn on Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:23 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
Suggester looks interesting, and its free! I'm downloading it now.
I also like Chordbot for developing progressions.
Soundprism is a lot of fun.
I also like Chordbot for developing progressions.
Soundprism is a lot of fun.
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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- KVRAF
- 1594 posts since 16 Jan, 2010 from Denver
Id also throw chordy into the mix, just picked it up a few days ago cause it was on sale for 2-3$
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordy/id769936188?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordy/id769936188?mt=8
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 13 Feb, 2010
I think it was on sale for like 10 minutes, and I missed it. It's a shame, because it looks interesting, and with apps I'm extremely cheap, so I probably won't buy it for the full $4.99.ezelkow1 wrote:Id also throw chordy into the mix, just picked it up a few days ago cause it was on sale for 2-3$
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordy/id769936188?mt=8
Chordion has a nice, simple layout, but I can't actually get it to communicate with my iPad synths. I tried using about 3-4 different synths, and even though each one recognized Chordion in the MIDI in menus, and Chordion recognized each of the synths, still no Danish. Very frustrating.
But big ups to ecamburn for starting this thread; I'm looking for good chord sequencer apps, and will be trying/buying a few of these.
"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong." - Carl Jung
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- KVRist
- 163 posts since 11 May, 2013 from United States
I like suggester the most to work out progressions. I especially like that I can easily see the notes that make up each chord on 1 screen so I also use it as a chord reference when playing with a keyboard.
ProChords (http://prochords.dk/w/) gets good reviews but I have not tried it. It gives you suggestions/ratings on what chords would best fit your progression.
ProChords (http://prochords.dk/w/) gets good reviews but I have not tried it. It gives you suggestions/ratings on what chords would best fit your progression.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
Suggester us really pretty cool. Two issues with it though:
It isn't actually free. Most of the scales are locked until you do an in-app purchase.
Edit: It does have core midi support after all. I'm not sure why it wasn't showing up for me at first, but now its working fine.
Otherwise, I really like the workflow, and this just might be the only chord tool I need.
It isn't actually free. Most of the scales are locked until you do an in-app purchase.
Edit: It does have core midi support after all. I'm not sure why it wasn't showing up for me at first, but now its working fine.
Otherwise, I really like the workflow, and this just might be the only chord tool I need.
Last edited by deastman on Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:00 am, edited 1 time in total.
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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- KVRist
- 288 posts since 29 May, 2012
I love Chordbot. So much so, I bought it for iPad AND Android - I really enjoy just adding all 7 instrument slots to a progression and e-mailing it back to my system, at which point I can use (or not) any of the 7 midi tracks. The only other one discussed so far that I didn't already own was Rechorder - which I didn't buy originally because of its price, but am waiting for my e-mail receipt as we speak. enChord was another Lemur template I bought when it first appeared, but I still haven't been able to do much with it - on the whole, of the @15-20 progression-type apps that I own, the only ones that get consistent use are Chordbot and ChordMapMidi (which is only useful as a midi chord controller in a more or less "live" environment) but there are tons that are cool to play with and shake up the dust of routine...
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- KVRian
- 1443 posts since 27 Dec, 2003
Polychord http://polychordapp.com
Chordion http://idesignsound.com/chordion-ipad/
edit: Chordbot already suggested
Chordion http://idesignsound.com/chordion-ipad/
edit: Chordbot already suggested
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- KVRAF
- 4907 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
I was an early adopter of Chordbank, and as part of that deal, I got upgraded to the 'pay for' version for free. I like that no matter what chord you pick, you can hit the little 'wizard' button, and about a couple hundred chord progressions that use that chord show up, with chord diagrams that actually sound out, so you can hear what the progression sounds like. Also has a tuner
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordba ... 02509?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordba ... 02509?mt=8
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 543 posts since 16 Dec, 2003
This is one of my favorite features too. To me chord names are nearly meaningless. I like to see the notes.stefangx wrote:I like suggester the most to work out progressions. I especially like that I can easily see the notes that make up each chord on 1 screen so I also use it as a chord reference when playing with a keyboard
One thing about suggester I'm not keen on is the limitation of one scale per song. Makes it a bit cumbersome to do key changes in progressions. Chordpolypad doesn't seem to have this limitation so I was attempted. But chordpolypad's library doesn't seem as deep as suggester's (for example it's missing Greek modes) so I didn't pull the trigger.
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- KVRist
- 288 posts since 29 May, 2012
Version 1 of Chordbot was Portrait mode only, and I guess there was enough of a stink about it that it changed in V2 - of course, it also became much more robust. There are some Android sites that still have the 1.12 version available for download, but not sure of how supported it would be. For a (very) short time I re-named the v1.12 app so both would load, but in the end it was just easier to accept running in Landscape - I have so many others that only work that way...
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- KVRian
- 503 posts since 19 Apr, 2009
And I have so many apps that run in both TBH, if it was already in portrait, why did the dev simply not leave the option in the app????
Oh well, I guess I can buy something else
Oh well, I guess I can buy something else
- KVRian
- 1266 posts since 30 Apr, 2004 from Louisville, KY
Interesting...Discchord just published the "Genius Songwriter"'s Demo & Tutorial
http://discchord.com/blog/2014/1/14/gen ... orial.html
Are you looking for something like this?
http://discchord.com/blog/2014/1/14/gen ... orial.html
Are you looking for something like this?
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