Chordio: compose & learn music 2.8.2

Looking for a spark for your upcoming song?

Chordio is a powerful composition and music theory tool that offers an engaging interactive experience. The application allows users to explore chords and scales in a captivating manner and provides a centralized platform for storing unique chord progressions. Consequently, Chordio proves to be an essential asset for contemporary music producers, composers, and educators.

Elevate your music theory knowledge to the next level and craft innovative chord progressions for your latest piece. The app comes equipped with a variety of internal sounds, enabling seamless exploration of features without the need for additional external equipment.

By linking your MIDI controller to Chordio, chord names appear on the Grand Staff in real-time as you play. Delve into solo performances over chord progressions using the integrated sounds and effortlessly rearrange or transpose chord progressions on the fly for enhanced flexibility.

Discover fresh chord sequences across various genres - from hip hop to house - and effortlessly integrate them into your DAW!

Chordio empowers users to unleash their creativity and elevate their musical endeavors to new heights.

The key features are divided into four distinct workspaces:

Composition

• Integrated sequencer for constructing chord progressions.
• Built-in Chord progression generator.
• Create custom chords, edit existing chords, access chord inversions, and extended chords.
• Distribute Song Structure via Drag & Drop functionality.
• Transpose entire chord progressions with a single tap.
• Create a playlist of personalized chord progressions.
• A Chord Types & Voicings panel aids in generating new chords.
• Play with a backing rhythm track.
• Save/load songs; export them as MIDI files.
• Download chord progressions from an expanding collection of Chord Packs.

Scales

• Practice scales in all keys with a metronome.
• Includes a selection of more than 40 scales to work with.
• Staff view available for chords and scales.

Modes

• An interactive approach to understanding the scales associated with each mode.
• Practice modes within Chordio.
• Adjust tonic, mode, and layout to explore the relationship between musical notes, chords, and scales.

Lessons

• Learn songs at your own pace.
• Download music from a growing library of Lesson Packs.
• Lessons can be slowed down or pitch-changed.

Key Features:

• MIDI keyboard support.
• Create progressions using chord generators.
• Export MIDI files to your DAW or sequencer.
• Create custom chords; edit existing chords; access extended chords.
• Play internal sounds.
• Arpeggio, strumming, and performance modes available.
• The Mac version offers detachable resizable Grand Staff, Chord Display, and Keyboard Views.
• Customize Keyboard highlight coloration.
• Select a chord to display related scales and chords range;
• <lLi>Tap a note on the Grand Staff for color highlighting purposes;</lLi> <lLi>Select from various backing rhythms suitable for specific genres;</lLi> <lLi>Chord Pattern playback functionality available;</lLi>

Routinely back up your chord progressions!