Harvest is a VST and AU MIDI sequence generator from Harvest Plugins that produces melodies, chord progressions and drum patterns for use in your DAW.
Harvest is a plugin for writing MIDI in your digital audio workstation. It generates melodies, chords and drum patterns, and you can steer the results with an interactive piano roll, scale choices and rhythm tools. Its developer describes it as a way to combine your own input with randomization, so you can start from generated material instead of a blank grid or a sample library.
Harvest combines randomized generation with direct control. Preset and customizable scales let you set the harmonic feel of a sequence, and an interactive piano roll lets you edit individual notes when you need precision.
The Lock tool lets you keep the parts you like and filter out the ones that do not work, so the generator can keep varying the rest. Eight effects add further control over how much randomness shapes the result.
Rhythms can be generated automatically, but Harvest also lets you tap them in with a physical MIDI instrument. Playing the rhythm gives you more creative control than random generation alone.
Live Mode turns Harvest into an arpeggiator-style tool for performing with generated patterns. Drag and drop support helps move material into your project.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Harvest Plugins |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Music Theory Tools |
| Formats | VST2, AU |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
Harvest is a MIDI sequence generator plugin that produces melodies, chords and drum patterns inside your DAW. It is available as a VST2 and AU plugin.
Harvest is available in VST2 and AU formats, is 64-bit only, and runs on Windows and macOS. On Windows it supports Windows 7 with SP 1, Windows 8 and Windows 10. On macOS it supports Intel Macs running Mac OS X 10.7 through macOS 10.15.
You need a DAW with VST or AU support that runs in 64-bit mode, a broadband internet connection for installation, and about 20 MB of free disk space. A physical MIDI instrument is optional, for tapping rhythms.
Yes. Rhythms can be randomly generated, and the piano roll and scale settings let you shape sequences without playing an instrument.
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