Chord Cadenza is a free (open source) app that helps you to play and improvise chords whilst a MIDI file or audio source is being played. It does this by updating a rolling display to map the chord notes to a piano keyboard. It can also dynamically assign notes or chords to keys on a MIDI or PC keyboard.
Synchronisation is achieved automatically from a MIDI file. An audio file (e.g. MP3) can be synchronized and saved using the program. You can also play along to any audio source (e.g. internet stream or other musicians) and synchronise as you go along.
Chords and major/minor keys can be extracted from the MIDI file using a configurable tool that analyzes the MIDI file. Chords, keys, and time signatures can also be created or updated manually - this allows you to play along with an audio source without requiring a MIDI file.
The program contains a sequencer-style display that can be used to control the volume, panning, muting, solo'ing and patching of the tracks of the MIDI file.
Audio can be rendered with the program's builtin synthesizer (using SoundFonts), or an external synthesizer (using the program's MIDI output).
Use Chordify-style time-aligned and quantized MIDI files as chords source. Record audio to MP3 file. Add menu item to set to Factory Default settings. Bug Fixes and minor enhancements.
04 Sep 2021
2.17.0.0
Major Update
Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements
04 Apr 2021
2.16.1.0
Major Update
Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements
30 Oct 2020
2.15.0.0
Major Update
Option to generate and play bass along with chords. New switch key to play bridge chords. Added ability to sync sections of midi file to any position in audio file. Added amplitude graph to AudioMap. Added bar and time ruler to AudioMap. Swiitch keys can now span up to 3 octaves.
26 Jun 2020
2.14.2.0
Minor Update
Bug fixes
11 May 2020
2.14.0.0
Major Update
Map audiosync to any part of a MIDI file. Options to use metronome click instead of beat. Option to delete or merge MIDI tracks. Option to add chord track.
05 Feb 2020
2.13.0.0
Major Update
Synchronise with other MIDI file players (DAWs etc). Create and modify chords on-the-fly. Bug fixes and enhancements.
16 Nov 2019
2.12.1.0
Major Update
Record MIDI file tracks. Bug fixes and enhancements.
Distribution permissions: MIT License
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