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Connected Plugins
Chord Progressions
Bassline Styles
Built-In Instruments
Use our bank of ideas to jump-start your project. Then, customize everything and make it yours.
Use the "Magic Buttons" at the top of the Captain screen to create your own chord progressions. Explore different voicings and discover what your favorite vibe.
We recorded World-class pianists performing different styles, and you can apply those styles to your own chord progressions and basslines. Everything is customizable, and your chords will sound perfect.
Captain has a workflow that’s super-fast and unique. Discover something that inspires you.
No boring synths. We kept only the good stuff.
Work fast? Great. So does Captain.
Save everything to MIDI and Audio and create your song faster.
Workspaces help you organize song sections like verses and choruses, syncing with other Captain Plugins for smooth playback.
Click + to add more workspace sections.
Sync allows you to synchronize Captain Chords with various positions on your DAW’s timeline.
Set the Key of your project to match the pitch of your vocals or samples.
Choose the scale you want to work in.
Use the Magic Buttons at the top to quickly add chords to the canvas and build your progression.
Use the Octave buttons to adjust the pitch of the entire chord progression or a single chord by selecting it first.
Use these buttons to halve (/2) or double (x2) the rhythm speed.
Choose from a wide range of chord progression presets
Choose from a wide library of rhythm presets to shape the groove of your chord progression.
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.
If you want to thicken the sound, use the complexity buttons to add more note layers.
You can now import MIDI files into Captain Chords Epic—just click Import MIDI and select your file.
Captain Play allows you to use your computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard to play chords or melodies in real time.
Press Load Preset to select a preset and choose which elements to load: chords, rhythm, sound, or all.
Use your favorite VST synths directly in Captain Chords.
If your plugin instrument is not available in the Plugins tab you can achieve the same result by using MIDI OUT.
Once you’ve chosen the sound preset you can further tweak the timbre using the pop-out Sound Design interface.
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 your chord progression as a preset, including chords, rhythm, or sound.
Click on render audio to create the audio file and then drag the audio clip to an audio channel in your DAW.
Once your chord progression is ready, export it as a MIDI clip by dragging it to your DAW.
Captain Plugins Epic 7 upgrade features new curated and categorized presets for quick exploration and application of diverse styles. Streamline your workflow and save your favorite presets, to enhance your sound with a few clicks.
Effortlessly choose and apply diverse drum patterns within Captain Beat and simplify your beat selection with the newly enhanced navigation in the Captain Plugins Epic 7 Update.
Song tabs are back in Captain Plugins Epic 7 with new customization options to give greater control over your arrangements and provide a faster workflow.
Discover your ideal chord progression with ease. The reimagined workflow in Captain Plugins Epic allows filtering by Genre and Style, presenting a range of preset progressions in roman numerals for instant auditioning.
Playing back chord progressions in double or half time can be a great way to inspire new ideas. We’ve added this feature to each plug-in flavor, which has a global effect. You can also double or half multiple times to create some wild or laid-back sounds.
Importing MIDI files is now super easy. You can simply drag and drop files from your computer straight into Captain’s Canvas.
The rhythm preset section has been completely revamped with a more intuitive menu system. This will help you find the best rhythm for your song faster.
The Humanize controls in Captain Plugins Epic have been updated to allow you to customize chords and notes using Space, Strum, and Swing on both Mac and Windows versions.
The latest Captain Plugins Epic update features improved performance with smoother workflows, enhanced responsiveness, and crucial crash and bug fixes.
"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."
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