Loved by artists
“Captain Chords can inspire you. It’s the perfect tool for song-writing. I’m using it every day and showing my friends. Captain Play is great for creating melodies”
David Guetta 2x Grammy Winner, 13x Nominee
“Captain Epic is an amazing tool for expanding your music theory, and coming up with ideas when you want to write something brand new.”
KSHMR DJ & Producer
“I`m loving Captain Plugins and I used it on two tracks. It’s a super cool plugin. I just love that it promotes inspiration. It’s the perfect spot to get ideas going. I’m always looking for that spark of creativity and Captain always provides that!”
Kaskade 8x Grammy Nominee
“I love using the Captain chords, such a great tool for writing. I’ve told a few people about that one!”
Christian Burns Multi-Platinum Selling Artist
“Captain Chords is an essential tool for modern composing. I love the new strum feature”
Morgan Page 2X Grammy Award nominee
“Captain Beat is my go to. It stores my drum patterns and samples in one space. It makes it easy to customize so it saves me bundles of time”
DJ Grooverider Drum and Bass Legend
“This is totally for me. I can take ideas that I play on violin, drop them into Captain Plugins, and come out with a super chordal sequence that I couldn’t come up with on my own. Captain Plugins will take your music production to the next level.”
Laura Escudé Music Producer / Composer
“If you’re writing chords, this is a must-have plugin. It’s faster than working on the keyboard and you can be more creative and just let your creativity come out.”
Chus and Ceballos DJ & Producers
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Discover The Best Chords.
Pick any key and start dropping chords in to try them out, have complete control over inversions, substitutions, and passing tones, and instantly create great chords.
Make The Perfect Progression.
Captain Chords is loaded with famous progressions used in hit songs across a diversity of genres, so you can fly one in and instantly have a base for your track.
Use Pianistic Rhythms.
Captain Chords Epic includes custom rhythms sorted by genre, that provides a perfect starting place for your composition. There are simple rhythms used in thousands of hit songs, plus lots of exotic rhythms that fit specific genres. Explore and find what you love.
100s Of New Instruments From Phase Plant.
Captain has teamed up with Kilohearts to bring a bank of presets and sound design to Captain Plugins. Everything is production-ready, so you can use these instruments in your own productions.
Discover The Best Chords
Pick any key and start dropping chords in to try them out, have complete control over inversions, substitutions, and passing tones, and instantly create great chords.
Make The Perfect Progression
Captain Chords is loaded with famous progressions used in hit songs across a diversity of genres, so you can fly one in and instantly have a base for your track.
Use Pianistic Rhythms
Captain Chords Epic includes custom rhythms sorted by genre, that provides a perfect starting place for your composition. There are simple rhythms used in thousands of hit songs, plus lots of exotic rhythms that fit specific genres. Explore and find what you love.
100s Of New Instruments From Phase Plant
Captain has teamed up with Kilohearts to bring a bank of presets and sound design to Captain Plugins. Everything is production-ready, so you can use these instruments in your own productions.
Explore the software
Check out what’s available on Captain Chords.
Workspaces
Workspaces help you organize song sections like verses and choruses, syncing with other Captain Plugins for smooth playback.
Add a Workspace
Click + to add more workspace sections.
Sync your project
Sync allows you to synchronize Captain Chords with various positions on your DAW’s timeline.
Select the Key
Set the Key of your project to match the pitch of your vocals or samples.
Pick a Scale
Choose the scale you want to work in.
Magic Buttons
Use the Magic Buttons at the top to quickly add chords to the canvas and build your progression.
Change octaves
Use the Octave buttons to adjust the pitch of the entire chord progression or a single chord by selecting it first.
Adjust Rhythm Speed
Use these buttons to halve (/2) or double (x2) the rhythm speed.
Chord Progresion Presets
Choose from a wide range of chord progression presets
Select Rhythm Preset
Choose from a wide library of rhythm presets to shape the groove of your chord progression.
Chord Variations
The bottom row of Magic Buttons offers variations of the main chords, such as sus and extended chords, letting you add unique harmonic flavors to your progression.
Add complexity
If you want to thicken the sound, use the complexity buttons to add more note layers.
Import MIDI
You can now import MIDI files into Captain Chords Epic—just click Import MIDI and select your file.
Play in Real Time
Captain Play allows you to use your computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard to play chords or melodies in real time.
Load your presets
Press Load Preset to select a preset and choose which elements to load: chords, rhythm, sound, or all.
Integrate Your VST Synths
Use your favorite VST synths directly in Captain Chords.
Use MIDI OUT
If your plugin instrument is not available in the Plugins tab you can achieve the same result by using MIDI OUT.
Customize your sound
Once you’ve chosen the sound preset you can further tweak the timbre using the pop-out Sound Design interface.
Edit Chords, Rhythm & Velocity
At the bottom of the canvas, use Chords to edit timing, split, or delete. Rhythm divides progressions and applies presets. Velocity adjusts dynamics for a human feel.
Save as Preset
Save your chord progression as a preset, including chords, rhythm, or sound.
Render and Export Audio
Click on render audio to create the audio file and then drag the audio clip to an audio channel in your DAW.
Export as MIDI
Once your chord progression is ready, export it as a MIDI clip by dragging it to your DAW.
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“Captain Chords can inspire you. It’s the perfect tool for song-writing. I’m using it every day and showing my friends. Captain Play is great for creating melodies”
“Captain Epic is an amazing tool for expanding your music theory, and coming up with ideas when you want to write something brand new.”
“I`m loving Captain Plugins and I used it on two tracks. It’s a super cool plugin. I just love that it promotes inspiration. It’s the perfect spot to get ideas going. I’m always looking for that spark of creativity and Captain always provides that!”
“I love using the Captain chords, such a great tool for writing. I’ve told a few people about that one!”
“Captain Beat is my go to. It stores my drum patterns and samples in one space. It makes it easy to customize so it saves me bundles of time”
“This is totally for me. I can take ideas that I play on violin, drop them into Captain Plugins, and come out with a super chordal sequence that I couldn’t come up with on my own. Captain Plugins will take your music production to the next level.”
“Captain Chords is an essential tool for modern composing. I love the new strum feature”
“If you’re writing chords, this is a must-have plugin. It’s faster than working on the keyboard and you can be more creative and just let your creativity come out.”
“Captain Plugins is a highly productive harmonic and melodic toolkit for experienced musicians and total newcomers to composition alike. Winner of the Innovation Award.”
“Captain Plugins is an essential tool for any DJ/producer. No other composition plugins are as intuitive, simple and great-sounding as Captain Plugins. Highly recommended for DJ/producers and music composers of all styles and skill levels.
“Thrilling melodies and chords to help you build a solid foundation for your songs. We are making a clear Buy recommendation.”
“The Captain Plugins team have created something truly unique in the world of software plugins. I think they nailed what they were going for, and I would definitely recommend giving these plugins a try.”