# ChordPolyPad

> MIDI Chords Player

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id694599930](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id694599930)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id694599930`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Laurent Colson
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (51 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-16
- **First published:** 2013-09-08
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordpolypad/id694599930)
- **Website:** [https://dev.laurentcolson.com](https://dev.laurentcolson.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dev.laurentcolson.com/privacy-policy.html](https://dev.laurentcolson.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

"ChordPolyPad" is a MIDI chords player that lets you create chord sets using a large internal library, any custom combination of notes, or randomly generated chords.

Each preset contains either 8 groups of 16 pads or 2 groups of 64 pads, for a total of 128 pads.

In addition to playing chords, each pad can generate customizable MIDI controls on its horizontal and vertical axes, allowing expressive real-time modulation.

"ChordPolyPad" can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 MIDI effect plug-in.

The app supports full internal and external MIDI input and output. An internal sound bank is included for immediate use.

The AUv3 MIDI effect plug-in supports multiple instances. A compatible host is required and must support the Audio Unit v3 (AUv3) MIDI effect format.

Hosts supporting AUv3 MIDI effect on iOS:
Logic Pro, Cubasis, Beatmaker, AUM, Audiobus, NanoStudio, Auria Pro, apeMatrix.

Hosts supporting AUv3 MIDI effect on macOS:
Logic Pro 10.7 or later.

Features:

• Standalone application and AUv3 MIDI effect plug-in
• 8 groups of 16 pads or 2 groups of 64 pads per preset (128 pads)
• Assignable MIDI port and MIDI channel for each pad
• Customizable X/Y controller per pad
• Per-note velocity control for each chord
• Strumming configuration per pad
• Copy and paste for pads and groups
• Drag and drop chords directly from the library
• Chord filtering and quantizing based on the selected scale
• Predefined scales and possibility to create custom scales
• Advanced random chord generator with diverse musical moods featuring voice leading and context-aware harmonic progressions for naturally flowing compositions
• Stop "Audio Background" automatically after inactivity (15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, or never)
• Internal sound bank
• Receive MIDI notes and control from external devices
• Send MIDI to a virtual port usable as MIDI input by other "Core MIDI" compatible apps
• Preset manager with support for in-app purchase packs
• "Program Change" support
• Preset sharing support by "AirDrop", "Mail", "Messages", and other supported services
• Native iCloud support
• "iCloud Drive" support in the "Files" app on iOS and "Finder" on macOS
• Full support for "Windowed Apps" mode on iPad
• Undo/Redo

Supported MIDI connections:

• Virtual "Core MIDI" connections between apps
• Any compatible MIDI interface
• MIDI over Wi-Fi
• MIDI over Bluetooth

## Rankings

- #175,800 — Overall

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