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Mixed In Key has launched Captain Chords v2.0, as part of its suite of Digital Audio Workstation plugins. It allows DJ/producers to write chord progressions in any key and scale. It can help you to build your own chord progressions from scratch, and discover the sounds of different chords.
The Captain VST plugins are designed to inspire DJ/producers, and are especially useful to those who don’t have musical theory training, because the included musical examples are based on proven past hits, and they also allow you to pair your chosen chord progressions with rhythms. You can then build on the results, adding your own ideas as you get closer to your finished track.
You can have the software identify chords you play on your keyboard, you can record chords directly from your computer keyboard, you can actually “strum” chords (as if you were playing them on a guitar), and at any time drag your Midi clip into your DAW. The Captain plugins work with Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio and more – although there are also 100+ built-in sounds, including leads, keys, basslines, pads and guitars.
The Mac version of the suite comes with Captain Chords, Captain Melody, Captain Deep and Captain Play, and the Windows version comes with Captain Chords, Captain Deep and Captain Play.
• Find out more at the Mixed In Key website.
What composition tools do you use? Do you use Captain Chords or any of the other VST plugins in the range? Let us know your thoughts and experiences below…
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Mixed In Key, creators of the Mixed In Key and Odesi apps, has just released a new tool for DJ/producers: Captain Chords is a plugin for your Mac-based digital audio workstation that lets you quickly dial in chords and hear how they sound in your production. This is a simple way to construct chord progressions without having an intimate knowledge of music theory or chord building, which itself can be one of the most challenging (and frustrating) aspects of producing dance music.
Captain Chords works with any DAW that supports VST plugins (eg Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase), and is part of the Captain Plugins suite of DJ/producer helpers which include the forthcoming Captain Hook, Captain Melody, Captain Beat, and Captain Deep apps.
Chords are the building blocks of modern pop and dance music. There’s so much you can do with a basic knowledge of how chord progressions work: Mixed In Key knows this, and its Odesi software was built specifically to make creating these progressions easier for DJ/producers. With Captain Chords, Mixed In Key wants to take it to a more granular level, this time giving you more freedom to choose from a selection of chords and to build your progression from them.
Since Captain Chords is a plugin, that means it’ll work within your DAW of choice, which makes it more convenient since you don’t have to switch from among multiple apps when producing music. Watch out for our review of it soon.
Check the promo video below to see it in action.
Promo Video
• Captain Chords is now available at US$79, and it includes access to other Captain Plugins as they are released. Find out more at the Captain Plugins site.