A new way to work with chords
Menu hell is over. Just type in chord notation or add, modify & rearrange chords with context-based workflows that only show what's really useful. Every change is instantly synced to a MIDI clip.
A Max for Live device for Ableton Live, designed for convenience and exploration. Create chord progressions through lightning fast workflows, discover intelligent suggestions, automatically sync to MIDI clips, and hear everything in context instantly.
Menu hell is over. Just type in chord notation or add, modify & rearrange chords with context-based workflows that only show what's really useful. Every change is instantly synced to a MIDI clip.
Not familiar with music theory, or just want to quickly explore concepts first? Instantly generate production-ready progressions using 3 genre-based algorithms, then use the Chord Wheel for polish and further experimentation.
Cut through the noise with intelligent, context-aware chord suggestions from a genre-spanning data model based on decades of real music, audition them, then tweak with a palette of extensions and alterations.
No more piano roll fiddling. Apply half a dozen voicing styles from minimal to wide to multiple chords at once, quickly cycle through inversions, and use automatic voice leading for smooth, professional sounding chord transitions.
All the time savers you ever wanted. Drop bass notes an octave or sync them to a companion clip on another track, choose from over 40 rhythm presets that instantly apply to synced clips, transpose to other keys and more.
Trigger chords and cycle suggestions and voicings with a keyboard or another MIDI instrument – all via a fully configurable MIDI mapping including CC support.
Harmonybeam was born out of our frustration with many existing chord plugins that naively dump scales, chord variants and preset progressions on you in endless menus and convoluted arrays of buttons, with zero consideration for good UX or musical context, making it a challenge to actually stay inspired while you work. Simply put, Harmonybeam is faster and more fun to use, because it takes into account how musicians and producers actually think while writing music.
Plus, our custom data models used in the progression generators, chord suggestions and automatic voice leading deliver unique value that you won't find anywhere else.
More questions? Check out the manual.
Free updates for life included.
Requires Ableton Live 10 or higher (Suite, or Standard with Max for Live add-on) · macOS or Windows · Clip Sync in Arrangement View requires Live 11 or higher
