KVR Audio

samesung · Post by **samesung** » Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:26 pm

Hi all,
I saw in some youtube videos, like this one here (I added the timestamp): , they have software that shows you the name of the chord you're playing. What plugins can be used for that?

I like to press random keys and experiment with chords at times and I could figure out all the chords I'm playing, but this would save me a lot of time since I have a full time job which has nothing to do with music.

If the plugin in the video is a part of a DAW, is there such a thing in Reaper, since that's the one I'm using?

Fornicras · Post by **Fornicras** » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:28 pm

You can use Scaler plugin for that, Studio One also has this feature by itself.
I'm not aware if Reaper has it.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:34 am

Simple Chord Detection and it is free

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:07 am

HoRNet SongKey MK4 knows both audio/midi (even has MIDI out) https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/h ... ngkey-mk4/ and looks a bit sexier than SCD ... for money

kvrlink https://www.kvraudio.com/product/hornet ... -by-hornet

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:56 am

Well, if you want more advanced tool for chords, then Ultimate Chord Engine is on Sale now for $15 (this is almost the same price as Hornet SongKey!)

samesung · Post by **samesung** » Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:56 pm

I'll check all of the above and see what I like the best (price being a factor

). All of these seem to fit the bill so thank you for your replies and helping me out!

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:22 am

However, although Ultimate Chord Engine is cheap when discounted, it doesn't show the chord you play. It is useful and good value for money, but I prefer Scaler 2 as all in one solution for scales/chords and for displaying what I play. It also has several sounds so it doesn't need routing. I would save and buy Scaler 2 when in discount if I were you.

yellowmix · Post by **yellowmix** » Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:45 am

samesung wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:26 pm If the plugin in the video is a part of a DAW, is there such a thing in Reaper, since that's the one I'm using?

Of course there is. Lil Chordbox: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=263150

There's also the freeware from InsertPizHere midiChordAnalyzer: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/midich ... t-piz-here

samesung · Post by **samesung** » Sat Jul 16, 2022 1:00 pm

yellowmix wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:45 am
samesung wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:26 pm If the plugin in the video is a part of a DAW, is there such a thing in Reaper, since that's the one I'm using?
Of course there is. Lil Chordbox: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=263150

There's also the freeware from InsertPizHere midiChordAnalyzer: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/midich ... t-piz-here

Never doubted it for a second

Thanks, it works great!

MJACau · Post by **MJACau** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:24 pm

I like Zplane's Tonic.

samesung · Post by **samesung** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:43 pm

MJACau wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:24 pm I like Zplane's Tonic.

Cool! I ended up getting the Hornet's SongKey MK4. Haven't tried it yet, but it has MIDI input and output as well as regular audio chord/key recognition so I think I made the right choice.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:08 pm

yellowmix wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:45 am There's also the freeware from InsertPizHere midiChordAnalyzer: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/midich ... t-piz-here

Site is currently down/suspended

samesung · Post by **samesung** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:23 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:08 pm
yellowmix wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:45 am There's also the freeware from InsertPizHere midiChordAnalyzer: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/midich ... t-piz-here
Site is currently down/suspended

There are additional links in the comments for mirrors. I managed to download, but I didn't install. Scan for viruses just in case.

MusicMayor · Post by **MusicMayor** » Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:14 am

There's also midiChords by Insert Piz Here:

https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1642/

Edit: sorry I didn't see this was already mentioned earlier in the thread.

jonljacobi · Post by **jonljacobi** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:38 pm

Not plugins, but Midiculous https://gospelmusicians.com/products/midiculous-4 and Chordie https://chordieapp.com/ are excellent for seeing what you're playing.

Plugin that detects the chord you're playing