tonespace 2.0 chorder

what is tonespace?

it's a different, more intuitive music keyboard, combined with a chorder
It supports over 50 different grids, 14 scales, 18 keys, 30+ chord types and 25 chord voicings
it can function as a VST or Audio Unit plugin, processing incoming MIDI events and/or generating outgoing MIDI
you don't need to use MIDI though: there is also a standalone executable which contains its own little synth for a fast start

audition and play chords while you move the mouse around in a grid-like space, or while using a traditional keyboard
learn how musical scales and keys work, and how chords relate to these, using the simple octave-based spaces
discover how chords map onto surprisingly simple geometric shapes in the more advanced spaces
use chord-generation algorithms to fit chords to scales and keys automatically
trigger chords from monophonic midi input and record the played chords using midi output

read tonespace user guide (pdf)
read system requirements
get community support: forum
license agreement & thank you's
check out Simon Holland's Harmony Space which originally inspired me to write tonespace
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tonespace 2.0 is free (as in beer)
if you find it useful and want to sponsor further development, feel free to buy the author a beer in return ;-)

or help sponsor tonespace development by buying a book, CD or anything else of your choice from Amazon via the link below

automatic chord fitting for a I-IV-V progression, manual chord voicing variations
at each pulse, the chord fitting algorithm picks random chords from candidate triad chords that fit at the scale degree. Chord voicings are varied to progressively higher inversions/openness manually. First part is unprocessed HarpTime synth, second part processed with Metallurgy effect

video of automatic chord fitting & chord voicing
shows new features of v2.0.361 : automatic chord fitting to a scale/key and using the new chord voicings
video by UncleAge: wire up tonespace midi input & output to other plug-ins
great tutorial on how to trigger tonespace midi input from µTonic drum patterns, then send tonespace midi output to Zebra, ACE & Blue, all within Ableton Live
video of basic chords in tonespace
shows how to audition chords and voicings manually (using older beta 2.0.294)
video of geometric chord generation
shows how simple geometric forms correspond to common chords in certain grid-like spaces (using older beta 2.0.294)