ChordSequence vs Roland Chord Director

ChordSequence is a free set of browser-based music tools for composing and exploring chord progressions. Its player performs chords selected by the user with drums, bass, piano, guitar, and synth, drawing on 548 rhythms that include pop, rock, salsa, and reggae. You can reorder chords, arrange them into sections, loop those sections, and edit individual instrument parts. The mixer offers volume, pan, mute, solo, EQ, and compression controls for each instrument, plus reverb for the overall mix. Songs can be exported as WAV audio or MIDI notes for use in a DAW. Other tools include a chord finder, transposer, key detector, Circle of Fifths, tuner, metronome, guitar and bass tabs, and a drum machine. The browser player is stated to work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. An Android app works offline, needs no account, and supports Android 8.0 or later; iPhone users can use the browser player. The Free plan is free, with all features, no usage limit, and WAV and MIDI export.

Roland Chord Director is a free companion app for Roland’s GO:KEYS 3 and GO:KEYS 5 keyboards. It supplies additional ready-made chord patterns that can be loaded into a connected keyboard with a touch. The touch interface also lets users change keys and edit chord patterns, or create new patterns from their own chord progressions. The app links to the keyboard through Bluetooth and is listed for iOS and Android through the App Store and Google Play. Roland describes it as a way to use chord patterns for favorite songs and new compositions with a full-band sound. A free Roland Account is required to access pre-made patterns. Roland says GO:KEYS 3 and GO:KEYS 5 added support in system program version 1.11. Product questions go to Roland’s Knowledge Base, with product support handled through BACKSTAGE. Google Play reports possible collection of personal information, app activity, and device or other IDs; it also reports encryption in transit and deletion requests.