ChordWeaver vs Harmony Lab

ChordWeaver is a music composition app based on 5-part modern harmony extensively used in symphonic scores, cinematic soundtracks, jazz chord changes and contemporary songwriting. ChordWeaver offers 3636 chord resolutions/combinations and 10 instrument or ensembles with 1920 sound files. The techniques used include altered chords (or unresolved appoggiaturas), parallel ninths, giant steps, tritone substitutions, bi-tonal ambiguities as well as traditional chord progressions. For some composers ChordWeaver will provide a fast, easy way to work with modern harmony. For other composers it offers a whole new world of possibilities and variations on traditional progressions. For the seasoned pro, it is a huge time saver. Here is how ChordWeaver efficiently guides you through the composition process. You choose your starting chord, and ChordWeaver instantly shows you and lets you listen to multiple resolutions to that chord, traditional ones and more creative, unusual ones. With each subsequent chord choice, the process is repeated. ChordWeaver seamlessly guides you to multiple possible chord options (some you will be familiar with and others you will not have considered), lets you listen to your work in progress, offers the option to transpose up or down and allows you to save your final product as a .chords file or .mid file and export or share it. You can also mirror ChordWeaver on your main system, play back the audio and improvise on your favorite instrument. Likewise, you could import the MIDI file into your sequencer and play back the harmonies using your preferred sample libraries. These chord options in ChordWeaver are the result of decades of studying the scores of the masters in various genres. They reflect the actual use of these chord progressions and resolutions by these composers and are not simply based on purely theoretical considerations.

Create chord progressions and hear them come to life. Harmony Lab is built for exploring harmony in a way that feels clear and immediate. It gives you a space to build progressions, shape how they are played, and understand how everything connects. You can create progressions in multiple ways. Build them manually, generate them from scales, or follow harmonic relationships. Each approach leads to the same goal: turning ideas into sound quickly. Every chord you add is playable instantly. You hear how it fits, how it moves, and how it feels in context. This makes it easy to experiment, adjust, and refine your ideas without breaking flow. Playback is fully customizable. Choose how chords are played using different styles such as up, down, alternating patterns, or more dynamic variations. You can control octave placement and spread notes across multiple octaves to shape the depth of the sound. Rhythm is part of the process. Use built-in patterns or create your own to control how chords are triggered over time. This lets you move beyond static playback and explore groove, timing, and feel. Harmony Lab also gives you control over the details. Adjust note density, introduce probability to create variation, and add humanization to make playback feel more natural. These small changes can completely transform how a progression sounds. You can hear everything across multiple instruments. Switch between piano, guitar, strings, and more to explore different textures and directions. Each instrument gives a new perspective on the same harmonic idea. The interface keeps things focused. You add chords, shape how they are played, and hear the result instantly. Key Features: • Build chord progressions manually/from scales/Using Functional Harmony/Using a text description • Multiple playback styles and patterns • Control octave, range, and note spread • Adjust timing, density, and variation • Add humanization for a more natural feel • Multi-instrument playback • Real-time feedback while editing Harmony Lab works for writing, practice, and exploration. It helps you hear harmony more clearly and turn simple ideas into something more expressive. You explore, listen & create - That’s the core idea behind Melodic Mind. Let music feel natural again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://melodic-mind.com/privacy-policy