# Chordwright

> Chord Ideas Machine

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6790607345](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6790607345)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6790607345`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Martin Adler
- **Category:** Music
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2026-08-11
- **Size:** 611 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordwright/id6790607345)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://martoadler-bit.github.io/chordwright/](https://martoadler-bit.github.io/chordwright/)

## Description

Tap a pad, get a chord. Layer 6 synth engines, glide between voicings, arp/strum/slop your way through progressions — an idea generator for songwriters.

Chordwright is a pocket chord-generative synth inspired by hardware "chord machines" — tap a pad, get a full chord voicing instantly, no music theory required.

GENERATE CHORDS INSTANTLY
Seven pads map to your chosen key and scale. Each tap generates a voiced chord — turn up Complexity for richer extensions (7ths, 9ths, 11ths), or dial it back for simple triads. Key Mode picks quality automatically from the scale, or turn it off to force Diminished, Minor, Major, or Sus on any pad.

SIX LAYERABLE SYNTH ENGINES
Subtractive, FM, Reed (electric piano), Square, Bell, and Pluck (Karplus-Strong string) — turn on more than one at a time and they sound together, layered, on every chord.

PLAY IT LIKE AN INSTRUMENT
- Glissando: drag from a held pad into a neighbor to glide the whole chord
- Drag up from a pad to sweep Filter, Ambience, Decay, or Bass
- Four performance modes: Sustain, Arp, Strum, and Slop
- A dedicated bass voice follows whatever you're holding

BUILD IDEAS INTO LOOPS
Record a 16-step loop of whatever you play, layer performance modes on top, and let it run while you experiment.

SAVE YOUR SOUNDS
14 factory patches to start from, plus save and recall your own.

MIDI INPUT
Connect a MIDI controller (USB, Bluetooth, or virtual) and play Chordwright's chord engine from external keys.

Light and dark themes. No account, no ads, no internet connection required — everything runs on-device.

## Rankings

- #1,679,934 — Overall

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