Extensive collection of scales with their notes or chords in triad or extended forms.
Numerous chord progressions with the ability to create custom ones.
ChordBud is the ultimate songwriting app with super simple usage.
It's a MIDI sequencer that sends MIDI output to external apps—no sound generation.
Work with up to 16 different tracks for complex arrangements.
Assign different MIDI channels to each track for multi-instrument control.
Perfect for creating full harmonic arrangements and ensemble pieces.
ChordBud doesn't generate sound but sends MIDI to other apps for maximum flexibility.
Connect to apps on your iOS device, hardware, or CoreMIDI-enabled software on Mac/PC via network.
Choose MIDI outputs from project settings.
Press play on the project screen to hear all tracks together.
Press play on the track screen to hear individual tracks.
Assign different MIDI channels to tracks from the track settings menu.
Extensive collection of scales you can select, reorder, and work with.
Billions of modal interchange possibilities at your fingertips.
View chords or notes in the scale's harmonic field.
Perfect for exploring advanced harmonic concepts and borrowing chords between scales.
Choose from built-in chord progressions covering classical to modern songs.
Create your own custom progressions from scratch.
Built-in recommendation tool helps you build effective progressions.
Explore common progression patterns and create variations.
Choose between notes or chords for different musical approaches.
Select notes input for creating matching melodies or bass lines with your progressions.
Go beyond triads—work with 7th chords and extended harmonies.
Billions of harmonic possibilities for creative exploration.
ChordBud offers its core components on Github.
They are all shared libraries for iOS, macOS and tvOS platforms, written in Swift.
A music theory library with Note, Interval, Scale and Chord representations in Swift enums.
Fully customizable and editable time table view for MIDI or audio related data display.