Navichord

Navichord

Navichord is a free and open-source MIDI chord generator and player. It allows you to easily create chord progressions and melodies by selecting chords from a graphical interface. Navichord can connect to external synthesizers and features MIDI recording and basic editing.
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Navichord: Free MIDI Chord Generator and Player

Free and open-source MIDI chord generator and player for creating chord progressions and melodies, with graphical interface and external synthesizer connectivity

What is Navichord?

Navichord is a free, open-source MIDI chord generator and player software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides an intuitive graphical interface that allows you to easily create chord progressions and melody lines by selecting chords from a grid. Simply click on the grid to add or remove chords.

Some key features of Navichord include:

  • Connects to external MIDI devices like synthesizers or drum machines
  • Real-time MIDI playback of generated chord progressions
  • Adjustable MIDI channel, velocity, and key range
  • Basic editing tools for copying, pasting, transposing chord sequences
  • MIDI recording and export
  • Completely customizable interface with support for different themes
  • Available as a standalone application or LV2/VST plugin

With its simple yet powerful features, Navichord makes writing chord progressions fast and easy without music theory knowledge. It's great for songwriting, music production, film scoring, and improvisation. The full customizability provides flexibility for users of all levels.

Navichord Features

Features

  1. Graphical interface for selecting chords
  2. Connects to external MIDI devices
  3. MIDI recording and editing
  4. Chord progression generator
  5. MIDI playback

Pricing

  • Free
  • Open Source

Pros

Free and open source

Easy to use interface

Good for quickly creating chord progressions

Works with external synths and DAWs

Cons

Limited features compared to paid alternatives

Basic MIDI editing capabilities

No built-in synth engine


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