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ChordMaps2

4.27 • 17 Ratings

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ChordMaps2 is a music app for iPad which allows musicians, songwriters, music educators, and students to explore and improvise chord progressions, melody lines, and bass lines, in both major and minor keys, most of the time tapping with just one or two fingers. The most powerful feature of ChordMaps2 is that users can explore and play common chord progressions by touching chord locations on "musical maps." You can work with ChordMaps2 as a... Songwriter - to explore melody lines, bass lines, and chord progressions when you are away from your guitar or keyboard. Music Educator - to demonstrate principles of music theory, (including major and minor scales, diatonic and secondary chords, common chord progressions like IV-V-I, ii-V-I, I-vi-IV-V, I-V-vi-IV, etc.). You can also create spontaneous ear-training exercises, and explore melodic lines and chord progressions with students in an interactive environment. MIDI Musician - to tap out chord sequences, which are then played by one or more of the synth apps on your iPad, or you can send the MIDI information out through a MIDI interface to a computer running a digital audio workstation (DAW) like GarageBand or Logic Pro. How ChordMaps2 Works... ChordMaps2 is a MIDI controller. It works by being paired with a synthesizer app that generates sound. (Example synth apps include ThumbJam, SampleTank, bs-16i, iM1, and many more.) ChordMaps2 sends the MIDI signals: the synth app responds to the MIDI information and creates the audio signals. Video demonstrations of ChordMaps2 are found at the website. (Click the Developer Website link or visit Mugglinworks.com/ChordMaps2).
What’s New
Updated to work correctly on the new iPad mini (6th generation).
Version 1.20
Version History

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The developer, Malcolm Mugglin, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.27
out of 5
17 Ratings
  • J.Troup, 08.11.2022
    The App of my DREAMS!!
    I was a professional music producer for 10 years, and if i had discovered this app THEN… I literally don’t have to worry about my fingers’ ability to play what my mind is creating. This is hands down, the single greatest VSTi, ever…and nobody knows it. - J.Troup Show more
  • DrummieNewbie, 29.12.2020
    Great concept and utility but
    Update: It’s working again. Thank you for the response. I changed my star rating to 5 stars. It stopped working... I can hear any sounds from it (Dec 2020, iOS 14.3). Show more
  • QuantumHarmonic, 03.07.2020
    An irreplaceable part of my workflow
    It offers inspiration and a creative way to not only explore chords but serves as an amazing performance device through it MIDI support. I use it virtually every day!
  • Gern Blasnton, 06.02.2020
    Amazing and Powerful
    Saw Doug at The Sound Test Room on YouTube give a tutorial...had to have it!
  • Kid loves tangled, 20.09.2019
    This is an amazing app!!!!!!!
    Watch the tutorial from The Sound Test Room on YouTube first, otherwise the interface can seem a bit overwhelming at first.
  • TBMisamazing, 29.07.2019
    Disappointing
    First off, this app is pretty useful and works well, but there are a couple peculiarities about it that bother me. For one, the 7th chord of the selected key is missing from most of the maps. But what REALLY irritates me is that you can’t select minor keys in any map except three (out of nine), and even then it’s a bit odd, because the 3rd chord is augmented. So you’re mostly confined to major scales, and only certain fixed chords within each map. This a huge bummer because the whole point of this app is exploring various chord combinations. It feels overpriced for what you're actually given to explore. Show more
  • ProfessorMike, 10.06.2019
    If it only.....
    I probably should give it 5 stars because it does everything it is suppose to do and it is a very powerful songwriting tool. The reason I only gave it 4 stars is because I have a wish list and I'm holding 1 star for ransom?. If it only had midi in, it could be an instrument instead of just a tool. Please add an in app purchase option for midi in with midi note and cc mapping. AUv3 and OSC support would make this app indispensable. It would enable musicians to play ChordMaps2 from their existing midi controllers or build custom midi controllers using arduino platform or software such as Lemur or Midi Designer Pro. Show more
  • Manelee Arnbee, 10.05.2019
    This Is Great!
    You need to write music but you don’t have great instincts to composing chords to make a song? Don’t worry, this will greatly help you in your quest for musical harmony! Love the program, love the fact that you can easily tie it to your DAW, trigger and record the chord structures in your sequencer. Would like it even more if Chordmaps 3 (hint) could stand alone and included a few premium built sounds (piano, strings, guitars, some pads, bells and whistles, lol) that could be linked to the different sections and would allow you to just compose songs without the linking process to another DAW, but please keep ALL the features of this app you currently have. Thank you. Show more
  • callisonic, 02.04.2019
    Indispensable songwriting tool
    This app is now an indispensable tool for me to make music. I can’t recommend this app enough.

Information

  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    9.99 USD
  • Size
    9.41 MB
  • Provider
    Malcolm Mugglin
Languages
English
Copyright
© 2004-2024 Malcolm Mugglin. All rights reserved.