LANDR Composer

LANDR Composer is a plugin from LANDR that generates chord progressions and related MIDI parts such as basslines, melodies, and arpeggios. The page states it requires no music theory knowledge, aligns output to the user's chords so other elements stay in key, and includes a piano roll for MIDI editing and drag-and-drop into a DAW. It also includes over a hundred presets in categories such as Bass, Keys, Lead, and Pad, and supports scenes and song mode for arranging ideas. It is listed as included with LANDR Studio. Supported system requirements are macOS 10.14 or higher (Apple Silicon native or Intel; VST3, AU, AAX) and Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher (VST3, AAX).

Key features

• Assistive chord generation that creates and tweaks chord progressions and individual chords
• Chord progression guide for editing, moving, and refining chords
• Assistive MIDI generation for chord, bass, melody, and arpeggio performances with customizable modifiers like polyphony and humanization
• Preset sounds and MIDI editing with a piano roll
• Sync to DAW for real-time adjustments
• Scenes and song mode for organizing and arranging musical ideas
• Drag-and-drop MIDI patterns into a DAW
• Over a hundred presets in categories such as Bass, Keys, Lead, and Pad
• Generates progressions with major, minor, augmented, diminished, or sustained chords, with extensions and inversions, in standard Western keys and modes

Best suited for

• Music producers seeking chord progression and MIDI ideas
• Musicians wanting starting points or inspiration for work-in-progress songs
• Producers building folders of reusable MIDI chord packs
• Users who want to create music without music theory knowledge

Pricing

Not stated on the website