Pro Chords - Instant Inspiration

HIGHLIGHTS

The Pro Chords - Instant Inspiration is now available for $5.99 for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is supporting English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.5.2 has been released on 2014-11-26. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later.
More Info: Find more info about Pro Chords - Instant Inspiration in Groundcontrol ApS`s Official Website : http://www.prochords.dk

I d like to be able to specify the number of beats the chord plays for and then play my progressions from the main screen Play 1st chord for 8 beats then 2nd for 4 etc             Great App Could be way better please update Greg-105

More flexibility I hope you come with something this is clunky a f l             Def in need of a update D Swan 402

this app used to be great unfortunately now it s too complicated and useless they tried to add too many features and now the app doesn t work properly terribly unfriendly user interface         Awkward and too complex ninjabreath

This app is a great idea poorly implemented It s clunky and limited As I see it there s no real reason for some of the obvious flaws and lack of features I m not a coder so I can t say how easy or hard it would be to implement these into the app First no real menu to select between recording and construction making so you have to back of the program to the save screen to return to the recording screen Another glaring lack of insight is you can t record the chords repeatedly because each time you play the chord it advances to the next chord You have to add the same chord for each time you want to play it and it s a very time consuming process My suggesting would be to have it record cords by hitting the keyboards and not just the advance arrow Granted it s just a notebook to test ideas and not a full feature recorder but those would make It far more useful     Clunky dSML-4u

The only thing that could make it better is adding more chord types Love this tho                     Love this app Jsphanson

Has a bunch of chords Fun to play with                 Nice app Mr. Wesley Johnson

This is great for musicians who know what sounds good but perhaps don t know how to play various chord voicings My only wish would be that you could change the sound of the app to something other than a piano Also to be able to use this to trigger audio in other iOS apps like maybe using tabletop or something                 Excellent app John zakarai

I love Pro Chords and would have given it five stars back in the day I will still no doubt use Pro Chords but the excellent MIDI and audio implementation sported by ChordPolyPad should serve notice to GroundControl ApS Houston you have a problem Your features were fabulous a few years ago but Pro Chords finally has some serious competition something neither Chordbot nor Chordion nor any other compositional iOS app I own previously provided Since I ve enjoyed Pro Chords I m hoping its developer will stop resting on laurels For my needs it I could only pick one iOS app                 Here s comes ChordPolyPad Mini Jimi

I love the idea of Prochords I d love it a lot more I d the tutorials worked Can you look into that Thanks             Tutorials don t work Cymber Lily Quinn, harpist

An excellent tool and now with added the export to MIDI I feel like the developers must use their own app because it s very intelligently designed                     Quality and Detailed CoffeeAtBedtime

Update to previous review In my last review I was not happy that the midi export via their email server was not working and that I could not find a way to export the chord via text Well now the export is working Not the best method you have to rely on their server for mailing If their server is not working you re out if luck There should be an additional export option The email that arrives includes the chords printed in a row That s what I really needed I would like to do that without messing around with creating a midi export file The email comes with a link to your pattern which again sits on the manufacturers web site I think the program should work on its own without so much reliance on the manufacturers web site for export and saving For long patterns it appears necessary to tap a very very small button to the right if the keyboard in order for each chord in the pattern to trigger Holding notes in this method doesn t seem possible so chords are short and abruptly played For short patterns chords can be triggered by the corresponding button in the pattern and held for a decent length if time It s not possible to create song sections It it would be very nice to create a verse chorus and bridge So for chord suggesting I think it s very good For export a little tedious and not so reliable For recording and song creation a little tedious and limited                 Nice idea with some limitations Steplander

Needs a better way to export midi Exported 2 received 0 via email             OK I guess Ron MĂŠxico

Just got this jumped right in and made a progression and emailed it to myself and was able to open right up into nanostudio It started a new song in minutes I feel it gave me a huge jump start on this song                     Love it The popers

This is a excellent tool for chord progression It suggests the best chords right up front You don t have to hunt through a few dozen chords Pro Chords order of preference is spot on It gives you the best choices It also suggests different chords for different places in the chord progression Not just all the diatonic chords for one particular key You can also use it as a controller to play those chords on synth apps with virtual midi like iPolysix and Magellan It s not a magic songwriter It just helps you find the right chord to express what you have in mind I agree with others though Landscape mode and some option for a sustain would be nice                     Usefull Byte-Me

When writing music I find myself using the same chords all the time so sometimes I ll get all into music theory to try and break out of my patterns but theory is a great way to kill the creative process Pro Chords has instantly changed the way I approach music The music I m writing is suddenly much more interesting And what really makes this useful is the wifi midi function I use pro chords as a midi controller for my DAW run it through Omnisphere Amazing Only complaint is the note velocity should be reduced a little as running it through a DAW can cause distortion because the volumes are maxed oh and on the app there should be a loop function for playback But these are just minor irritations                     Game changer dan.0

If it wasnt locked in Portrait mode I think I would enjoy it But my setup demands Landscape mode Seems like a no brainer feature for a pricey app             Locked in Portrait Grey Fortress

Instantly changes everything you know about workflow Be you a composer producer or hobbyist this app allows for the most comprehensive experimentation with and implementation of chords and inversions via both speaker and midi I don t know how I ever lived without this app                     Best songwriting app ever Howie dips

Truly Amazing                     2 words Wiseguy212

Not as impressed as I hoped to be It s a bit clumsy to navigate and there are other apps that do the same thing just as well for 2         Not impressed Svipal3

This should be a household tool for anyone who writes songs Take it from a picky music theory buff this app is awesome It is simple enough for someone with no theory training to put together complex chord progressions with ease However its many options of chords make the app a useful reference for the most advanced musician to find that perfect harmonization I ll put it simply If you want to write songs buy this app It does half the work for you                     Awesome Sean Hav

I m not as enthusiastic as I had hoped I d be about this app especially considering the price There can be a lag between touching the screen and playing the chord iPad 2 I notice this when I want to see how chord sequences sound in a certain rhythm It s not like e g playing chords in Garage Band I also wish that the chord buttons had true sustain They play for a maximum of about a second or less if you release earlier But not longer I want to hear the chord longer to tell if it s really right I wish the sound were richer truer more realistic and resonant Again I m spoiled by the experience of playing chords in garage band I don t performance quality but sound quality does matter for the kind of sequence discovery this app tries to enable The basic chord selection process is pretty good But it typically defaults to what seems to me quite low octaves especially on some chords I would appreciate if it defaulted higher in general Perhaps it s just me but it seems I can hear the flavor of the chords better at higher octaves I also would like if it defaulted to and octave and an inversion that were close to the previous chord Currently it jumps every time to the default which is sometimes quite low and may be in quite a different place on the keyboard from the previous chord Finally it would be nice if it had the ability not only to pose the statically likely chords but also somehow to give guidance on common progression patterns This is of course beyond what it advertises so I don t fault it for this But at the moment it s like making sentences from a phrase book Those who are really good don t need it and those who are learning don t find it enough help I don t fault it for this but it a smarter sequence suggestion algorithm would make it even more useful for me I may get some help from this app but it was not the seamless chord exploration experience I had hoped for             OK but I m not enthusiastic Noozhen

This is a great tool to use for chords While the app suggests different chords to add to current progressions being played it would be nice if the app would allow or play any chord combination created by the users I really like the improvements that have been made to the app such as the option to creating chords by notes I find myself using that feature a lot more than the chord name which is also a very useful feature especially when you already have the names of the chords in a progression and just are looking to see how those chords are played and sound like However the app lacks the flexibility of allowing users to form ANY chords Sometimes I m in the middle of registering the chords I ve arranged to a specific song but the app cannot play the complex and very pretty chords PLEASE consider adding this flexibility feature to the app I foresee ALL musicians including piano teachers wanting to use this app if that feature is added This is by far my favorite and most used app despite this significant limitation This is indeed a must have app for those who are passionate about music Still Loving it                 Great App Mrs. MMJ

I wrote an earlier review when my Pro Chords stopped processing my progressions and I have to update it Both for how much I love this app and for the developer chasing me down and fixing my problem when I couldn t figure out how to get in touch this app gets a top rating It s completely intuitive has pushed my songwriting time way down and my skills through the roof It also gives me the freedom to work anywhere inspiration hits whether there s a piano around or not Whether I am working on anything from a deep house track to a fully vamped disco drama I always start with Pro Chords                     My favorite songwriting tool JomaiD

No sound when i initially installed the app was easily remedied on my iPhone 4 iOs5 x by restarting the phone An interesting app lots of fun during my commute and useful as i m not a piano player and it strikes voicings that would not have occurred to me naturally Great interface Adding guitar chords with alternate tunings would make this app even more useful                 great work nervoustitan

I can t get it to make sounds Checked everything and all other apps have sound except prochords Using v 1 4 1 on apple 4g     No sound RayPalmer

Great songwriting app One thing that would really really really make my day is if you could add the option for guitar chord fingerings at the top instead of piano                 Great songwriting app CheckYpurTotem

When I first got it it worked fine but after downloading their latest update I can t keep it from crashing             Crashing gr8escape

This app used to be amazing until I downloaded the latest update Now it crashes every single time I try to use it iPhone 4s iPad 2 Please fix this app and it would be worthy of a 5 star review again     Crashy McCrasherson PeterSellers

It is a novel app but after purchase figured it was not for me I was looking for an app to sketch chord progression ideas I have when I am away from my computer something really simple It seems to some extent you can do this but for some reasons it is hard to do with this app Firstly the user interface is novel but clunky Scrolling through the chord options is tough with so many scroll wheels right next to each other Scrolling is not a good way a pop screen would be much easier and quicker to do Also dragging between chords can be a chore Like I said I wanted to create my own chord progressions and the chord suggestion tool was not something I was after but seeing as it is there I gave it a shot Unfortunately it also falls short The biggest issue I see with the suggestion tool is that it seems to not take into account the progression but rather just the chord it precedes This results in quite jarring and ever progressing progressions cadences never occur Secondly it seems to not ever suggest inverted chords Realistically it should help the user avoid parallelism So in short not a big hit Thirdly it seems and I am not sure on this that when you export a progression it sends it to the developers site which then sends it to you This means the user is always dependent on the developer being around to receive there audio midi files In the crazy world of app development companies come and go and if this developer ever goes bust so does users ability to export and get their audio midi files This ability should be built into the app and not rely on the devs web server and existence Fourthly the user is required to use a bass note without the ability to omit one Those are my main gripes but really this app makes it extremely difficult to sketch out harmony ideas quickly It is a long and extremely difficult and non intuitive process This is why all apps should have a demo version but in this case if the dev did offer one I wouldn t have purchased his app well played Waste of 9 usd for me thing is getting deleted from my phone         Regret Purchase 1225549

I bought this because all the good reviews But after I downloaded it to my ip4 it crashes whenever I drag the sequences My system is 5 01 This is very disappointing I feel bad for my 9 dollars Please fix this problem After this I may consider giving you a better score     Why crash when drag Roberta Linda

I am on an iPhone 4 All up to date I used to love this app but I cannot choose select any chords or even listen to the default C chord on boot up It does nothing except crash Great for people who love crashing Terrible for people who want to test some progressions     Crashing cannot even use it anymore DamonKub976

Used to be a great app but crashing now     Crashing dadateyont

This is an amazing app It presents chords and relative chords in such a way that it guides users to experiment with different chords creating an opportunity to grow your musical vocabulary Very well laid out and user friendly HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                     Keyboard Composers Friend WannaBArtist

Great app                     Insanely Helpful skystate

This is hands down the most well designed and most useful app for any musician who wants to create their own unique amazing chord progressions The chord suggestions truly inspire Brilliant Thank you                     Best app Floopty1234

I like the app as a whole and the app is made for writers That s good but it is a little difficult to judge the strength of an innovative chord progression while hearing such a low quality piano midi instrument It wouldn t take anything to offer a couple more midi instruments or even a high quality piano Voice can do chord progressions that instruments can t and you can t capture it with a cheap piano I have faith that the developers will do something about this because they made such a useful app to begin with Keep up the good work                     I d like to see a bit more features Clayborne Fox

I like playing with chord progressions and the suggestions are sometimes useful I d prefer if the MIDI export was not through email it bothers me that the app is sending my email info and whatever I m working on to an external server where I can download the file later There s just no reason that it should work this way             Good for sketching ideas RustyFender

User interface requires watching a video in order to understand how to use the program non intuitive interface Chords do not show their inversion number only bass note I d love to optionally see chord IV and not bass note F The file save and export feature works well but I would never write music this way I think the developer should focus more on polishing the existing features and fix up the interface before adding any new features             It s not bad r0bbyt

This app needs to play arpeggios                     Cheers Baulder QuietJamaican

Love it Here s something very cool I just discovered Email yourself a recording open the download link in mobile safari and you can import the midi right into Music Studio app How awesome is that                     Fantastic glennarbor

Inspiration in a box If you re a songwriter Buy This App Now It doesn t write the song for you just helps out with excellent chord suggestions Perfect for those of us without a PHD in theory but a desire to write more interesting songs As a guitarist with limited keyboard chops this is wonderful for trying out different variations and inversions Build your own chords change the bass note even record the sequence to audition your work Awesome                     Fantastic for songwriters JohnnyO_Alb

I have created a number of songs with it                     best app I ve owned telescope01

I lost all of my song ideas when the app self updated         Was great until RuskinRules

My search for the long lost chord app is over Puts chords back into the spotlight on a stage cluttered with sound sampling and lyrical loop de loops Like the piano in its interface it s stripped down to the essential exploration of a single track chord progression in a straightforward timeline Fantastic app                     Chordially yours loslosloslos

Crashes after launching program after update     Pro Chords Marie Sorenson

If you re going to get this app I d recommend you never exit it After the first use it will crash whenever you try to play a chord But hey It was fun til I closed it     Would ve been good Maskedjellybean

Very boring app suggestions are very obvious and worst of all it crashes from the first time u open the app Total rip off     Not worth it Chistessucks

Most of the chord suggestions it gives you are either 1 too obvious that anyone who has minimal composition experience and knowledge in pop rock jazz finds this redundant or 2 old fashioned progressions geared towards classical music for which nobody these days really needs If your into modern stuff which I assume most composers these days are writing then you ll barely ever use this Beginners might find it helpful but for what it s got to offer it should be way way cheaper 3 stars is being generous Should be a 99 cent app 1 99 at most             Not so inspiring Fatboy2000

There is no other songwriting tool for the iPhone that puts so much emphasis on exploration discovery and PLAY Every other option I ve tried is too focused on the music theory instead of working with your ears They make you spend too much time in your head instead of in the music and in the moment I know music theory and play multiple instruments some with decades of classical training but when I am writing a song I want above all to be in a spirit of play ProChords while a powerful and serious tool is at heart all about PLAY It puts the focus on listening and exploring the possibilities If you know theory you can still be guided by the chord names when you want to be but the emphasis is on letting the sound of the suggested chords inspire you Want something conventional and poppy Try one of the chords with a high number of stars in the match rating Want something a bit weirder and off kilter Try a chord with a lower rating What is amazing about this tool is how it never limits you too much creatively Any time you search for a chord there are usually dozens of options but it organizes and filters the chord options just enough to provide you with the guidance and inspiration to keep moving forward This app has immediately proven its usefulness Within the first 15 minutes after watching the excellent tutorial video I had an entire brand new song sketched out It is utterly inspiring and worth every penny The app store is full of tools to make all kinds of musical noises but if you want to actually write SONGS ProChords is the app to have For a 1 0 release this is a spectacular achievement The interface is speedy and usable and the app fills a very real need But I do have some suggestions for the next version 1 Add the option to select a duration and number of repetitions for each chord e g duration quarter note repetitions 4 This enables making a more complete sketch of the song s structure It also makes the MIDI export much more usable 2 Add an option to auto play the progression using the duration repetition data from 1 3 The option to do audio recordings either of the auto play or just of whatever the user is currently playing It would be awesome if this also included the ability to use the microphone to simultaneously lay down melody ideas from a voice or instrument 4 An instant MIDI capture option when jamming around on the search screen Sometimes I come up with a progression or rhythm that I don t want to use in the current song but I want to catch it before the moment is gone 5 A free text Notes screen for each saved song This could be used for lyrics notes on instrumentation ideas or whatever And I disagree with any suggestion to add fretboards or the like There are plenty of apps for learning chords and scales this one should stay focused on songwriting Once again this app rocks These suggestions are just ways to make what is already a 5 star tool even better UPDATE for 1 1 10 This remains a top notch app While none of the features I requested above has made an appearance the developer has been responsive via e mail and has updated the app No complaints here Hope we ll see an iPad version with more features UPDATE for 1 2 Kudos to the developer for the new record function which adds most if not quite all of the features I requested This app just gets better with age                     Songwriting is a form of PLAY Mies van der Robot