InstaChord 2 + Expansions: Chord and Pattern MIDI Processor by W. A. Production

InstaChord 2 offers more than 60 chord shapes with multiple voicings, including inversions, augmentations and extensions. You can set up to 24 chords and switch between them with chord keys, then transpose the current set to another key.

The Pattern Editor is where strums and riffs are shaped. You can drag notes as you would in your DAW, set time signature, play mode and velocity, and assign keys to strum the top three notes of a chord while another key plays a riff on the lower three. Edited patterns can be dragged as MIDI directly into your DAW.

You can also edit existing chords or build custom ones by choosing intervals, or play notes on a MIDI keyboard so the plugin learns your favorite shapes.

InstaChord 2 is aimed at songwriters and producers who want to speed up chord and riff ideas. Five hold modes cover different playback behaviors for guitar, piano, synth and other instruments, so the output can suit the instrument you are writing for.

The AI generation button, adapted from the InstaComposer plugin, creates new riffs from the existing scale. These can be tweaked like your own patterns, which makes the feature useful as a starting point rather than a finished part.

The interface is resizable and settings such as playback type, key configuration and position can be changed. The chord and action keys can be locked while you audition presets.