ChordAxe Upgrade from ChordAxe Lite: MIDI Chord Controller Plugin

The Mesh view places chords and keys in their natural harmonic order, so you can move from one change to the next by playing rather than working through theory charts. Trace presets show the chord paths behind well-known progressions, and you can rework them in different keys, voicings and rhythmic flows.

Each chord change can be revoiced in four dimensions: key tonic, pitch register, inversions and pitch spreads. Harmony can be set in 3-, 4- or 5-part voicings, with an optional sub-octave part, and individual parts can carry through changes so notes overlap smoothly from chord to chord.

ChordAxe Upgrade can move chords through time using rhythmic pattern presets, or take timing and velocity from a MIDI keyboard or MIDI track. This gives you control over how the notes of each voiced chord sound, which suits playing instrument tones and textures.

The movable MIDI control zone lets you add melodies, riffs, basslines, passing tones and pedal notes on the fly outside the chord zone. The keyboard display shows every generated chord note and added note as they play, and legato changes can be played faster than hands can move.