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iOS equivalent to Captain Chords?
I just bought the Captain Chords plug-ins for desktop and I’m really impressed at what you can do with them. Is there anything similar that I can use on the iPad?
I already have Chordbot, Suggester, and Tonality, but none of them are comparable. Hoping there’s some app I’ve missed???
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odesi is the older app check it out
Buying chord suggesters is like paying someone to make love to my wife for me. I’d rather do it myself.
Leave it out
@sch Chordflow is another one to check out https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/chordflow/id1219789464
And Tunemaker by the same dev (haven’t used this one though) https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tune-maker-compose-music/id1489705836
Suggester https://apps.apple.com/us/app/suggester/id504740787
Next Chord - is a FREE app I discovered recently, its ok.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nextchord-chord-suggestions/id1492756938
Sorry I missed your comment about having Suggester. My fault.
Songsmith - just ok
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/songsmith/id1297225054
I think it’s all in how you use it. Some let it make love to their wife. Other use it to pull new moves that will really impress their wife. 😉
Thanks for the feedback all. And just to be clear, @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr, I’d love to be able to say I have the chops and musical background to do this off the top of my head, but I don’t, and at 71, I’m trying to use any tools that will allow me to get the music I hear out of my head.
Give it ten years.
I can't help but wonder if she'd be of the same opinion.
Odesi is the most similar to Captain Chords in my opinion (same company who makes captain chords). It’s very limited on iOS though (I’ve found it good to hammer out basslines on the fly in the past though). Awesome that you’re diving in with limited experience - I did the same a couple years ago and it’s been the most fun I’ve had in years!
Actually, it pays to know music theory. Basic music theory can help elevate a person's ability to create simplistic chord progressions such as those found in modern EDM and Pop. Advanced music theory can help someone spice up their chord progressions with sevenths, ninths, chord extensions, etc. Schenkerian analysis for instance is super helpful at breaking down complex chord progressions that you can use to construct your own pieces of music on top of.
I actually did something crazy on a remix of my original track "Bailadora Mística" back in 2008. The original version had more of a traditional chord progression, but the "disco" remix treated the melody as chord extensions of a completely new progression, and while it sounded "avant-garde", it fit together perfectly like a complex musical puzzle. Captain Chord can't do what a few years of studying advanced music theory knowledge can do.
And even then, Captain Chord is based solely on Western music traditions. Studying music from other cultures around the world will open your eyes to new possibilities in music creation. Also, studying tone row music ala Schoenberg will expand your knowledge even further than you previously thought possible.
And now I'm rambling on. Bottom line - study music theory mate. It'll benefit you in the long run. Cheers.
Lol. Both funny comments Lol.
A while back, I watched a video of Captain Chords and started looking for something similar on IOS. I ended up with Tune Maker, which does what I wanted.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tune-maker-compose-music/id1489705836
You can also try ChordBud if you are interested in creating chord progressions fast. You can work with 40+ scales and see the chords belong them, can borrow chords from other scales. You are not limited with the minors and majors, you can edit the chord's mode, inversion, octave etc. real fast.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordbud-2-auv3-midi-sequencer/id1526221230
http://keybudapp.com/chordbud2.html