In this section, we show you how you can set up the Chord Composer within your Digital Audio Workstation.
Ableton Live 9 Setup
Create a new MIDI track and add an instance of Chord Composer
Create a second MIDI track and add an instrument you want to generate chords through.
On the Operator track select ‘1 – Chord Composer’ from the Input drop-down menu
On the same track change ‘PostFX’ to Chord Composer and arm the tracks input.
Reopen the Chord Composer, generate some chords and press play.
Bitwig 2 Setup
* We Would Also Recommend Unchecking The Prefer VST And VST3 Versions Option From The Plug-In Settings Section While Bitwig Improves VST3 Support.
Create two instruments tracks, one for the Chord Composer, and one for the instrument you want to generate chords for.
On the Chord Composer track, click on the output menu and go: Notes to tracks > Tracks > "Your Instrument's Name"
On the second instrument track navigate to the input menu and go: Tracks > Chord Composer > Chord Composer
Chord Compooser should now trigger the Polysynth. It’s not necessary to record enable either track for this to work.
Cubase 9.5 Setup
In an empty project create 2 Instrument Tracks
On the 2nd Instrument track add an available VST synth and set it’s input to ‘Chord Composer -MIDIOut’
On both Instrument tracks enable input monitoring (yellow speaker icon)
FL Studio Setup
*Please Note That Fl Studio Currently Doesn’t Allow Vst3 Plugins To Re-Route Their Midi Output, So You Will Have To Use The Vst Version For This. We Would Also Recommend Unchecking The Combine Vst And Vst3 Versions Option From The Plug-In Settings Section.
Add a new instance of Chord Composer to your arrangement, and then go to the VST Wrapper settings, and change the MIDI Output Port Number to any channel of your choice (we have set it to 3).
Add a new instance of Chord Composer to your arrangement, and then go to the VST Wrapper settings, and change the MIDI Input Port Number to the same channel you set the Output for the Chord Composer.
And that's it! You're ready to start outputting Chords to your VST Instrument.
Logic Pro X Setup
*If You Would Like To Re-Route The Chord Composer’s Midi Output, Then You Will Need To Load The Chord Composer MIDIFX Plugin, Which Is Included In The Install.
Create a new Instrument track and select an instrument to play chords through.
In the MIDI FX drop-down menu on the same track, select Chord Composer
Generate some chords in Chord Composer and press play. It’s as simple as that.
Pro Tools Setup
Create two new Stereo Instrument Tracks in Pro Tools.
Switch to the Mix View, and make sure you have the Instrument Settings view enabled using the View Settings at the bottom of the page.
You also have to make sure that Recording is enabled on the track you want to play chords through.
Reaper 5 Setup
* We Would Also Recommend Unchecking The Enable ARA for VST3 Plug-ins Option Below So You Can Use the VST Version of Chord Composer To Re-Route The MIDI Output.
Create a single track in REAPER, and add an instance of Chord Composer to the track
Add an instance of any soft synth on the same track (after Chord Composer)
Generate chords in Chord Composer and hit play. Its as simple as that.
Studio One 3+ Setup
Create a new Instrument track and add an instance of Chord Composer.
Create a second Instrument track and add any software synth.
On the Instrument track select Chord Composer as its input and click its blue ‘Monitor’ button.
Select the MIDI Monitor track, ensure chords have been generated and press play.
Waveform 9 Setup
Create a track in Waveform
Add an instance of Chord Composer to the track
Add an instance of any Synth Instrument on the same track (after Chord Composer)
Generate chords in Chord Composer and hit play. Its as simple as that.
DISCLAIMER: DAW Testing History
Version 1.5: *as of 25/04/2019:
Studio One 3/4, Ableton 9/10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9.5 / 10, Reaper, FL Studio 20, Bitwig Studio, Waveform 8/9, Cakewalk, Pro Tools 12.
Version 1.1.1: *as of 03/02/2019:
Studio One 3/4, Ableton 9/10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9.5 / 10, Reaper, FL Studio 20, Bitwig Studio, Waveform 8/9, Cakewalk, Pro Tools 12 (New).
Version 1.1.0: *as of 17/12/2018:
Studio One 3/4, Ableton 9/10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9.5 / 10, Reaper, FL Studio 20, Bitwig Studio, Waveform 8/9, Cakewalk (New).
Version 1.0.0: *as of 16/10/2018:
Studio One 3/4, Ableton 9/10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9.5, Reaper, FL Studio 20 (new), Bitwig Studio, Waveform 8/9.
Version 0.4.0 : *as of 19/09/2018:
Studio One 3/4, Ableton 9/10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9.5, Reaper, Bitwig Studio, Waveform 8/9.
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