Old 06-26-2017, 11:44 PM   #1
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Default Chorder VST?

I know some basic aspects of music theory, but heavy rooted on how I play bass. Thus, I'm very lazy at chord construction (Know enough to follow my guitarist, but not enough to write my own guitar lines), so I thought some kind of MIDI chorder could help me. I saw some videos of Xfer's Cthuluh and liked how it worked, but I could use some recommendations.

- I want a chorder; Cthuluh is also an arp, but arp functions aren't a must
- I also like how Cubase chord tracks work, I don't know if there is something that would allow me to just write the chord
- If it includes some kind of "strumming" function so that it plays nicely with guitar VSTs, that's a winner
- I don't need a full songwriting suite like Liquid Notes, I just want help with the chords

So far I'm considering:
- Cthuluh (at 40 bucks, the price is just right, difficult to ignore)
- a combination of plugins from the Piz midi collection.
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Old 06-26-2017, 11:49 PM   #2
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https://www.kvraudio.com/product/kawachord2-by-kawa
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:10 AM   #3
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Looks dandy and just like what I had in mind (still open to recommendations)
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:59 AM   #4
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Reaper comes with a 'Chord' function (which may or may not be the same thing as a chorder...I have no idea).

Go to MIDI editor...at the bottom check 'key snap'...next to the actual key is the key type...you can import scales and there is a chord function at the top 'o the list...it lets you fill in MIDI chords without having to know the notes of the chord...very useful.

Enjoy!
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Another tip:

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=185358
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Old 06-27-2017, 07:58 AM   #6
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Here's another good option...and it's free! Tonespace by mucoder.

http://www.mucoder.net/en/tonespace/

You mentioned that you don't need the arp function, but just in case...Hypercyclic by mucoder. Also free!

http://www.mucoder.net/en/hypercyclic/
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Here's another good option...and it's free! Tonespace by mucoder.

http://www.mucoder.net/en/tonespace/

You mentioned that you don't need the arp function, but just in case...Hypercyclic by mucoder. Also free!

http://www.mucoder.net/en/hypercyclic/

nice thanks for the links
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I really like this one - simple and efficient, but can go deep. It also has a guitar fingerboard option, if needed (a must-have for me!).

http://www.thepiz.org/plugins/?p=midiChords
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Reaper comes with a 'Chord' function (which may or may not be the same thing as a chorder...I have no idea).

Go to MIDI editor...at the bottom check 'key snap'...next to the actual key is the key type...you can import scales and there is a chord function at the top 'o the list...it lets you fill in MIDI chords without having to know the notes of the chord...very useful.

Enjoy!
Really interesting, as I see it, I select my scale or chord, and insert my triads or whatever while always being on key. Interesting and useful

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Had to tinker a little as I've never used custom ReaScripts, but works really well: installed the plugin using Reapack, created the custom toolbar button, loaded the default reascale file included with Reaper and ready to roll. Note for anyone reading -> the reascale file is just for allowing the plugin to start (you can use a custom reascale file). Afterwards, you can set an option for the plugin to sync with the current keysnap settings

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Here's another good option...and it's free! Tonespace by mucoder.

http://www.mucoder.net/en/tonespace/

You mentioned that you don't need the arp function, but just in case...Hypercyclic by mucoder. Also free!

http://www.mucoder.net/en/hypercyclic/
For my workflow the others solutions seem a better fit, at least for chords. But that arp looks really sick, thanks for the suggestion!

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maybe you will like this too if you need simply to add different chords (click on picture to see):


download page of actions (chords, scales, arps) for REAPER
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This is a winner for when I already have a transcription of the chords I wanna write into Reaper, and a perfect complement for the keysnap function
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I really like this one - simple and efficient, but can go deep. It also has a guitar fingerboard option, if needed (a must-have for me!).

http://www.thepiz.org/plugins/?p=midiChords
The fingerboard input option looks really handy, also the options for simple strum patterns. Great to pair with a guitar VST (I use sforzando + some files I've collected over time)
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