KORD Detect - chord naming

Name: KORD Detect - chord naming
Author: machinelies

by machinelies

Introducing KORD Detect, a Max for Live device which lets yo...

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Type: MIDI Effect
Author: machinelies
Version: 3.0
License: Commercial
Live version: 12
Max version: 8.6.2
Downloads: 0
Updated: 2025-12-18

KORD Detect - chord naming is a MIDI Effect for Ableton Live by machinelies, distributed as a commercial (paid) device. It targets Live 12 and Max 8.6.2. First published 2024-10-22, last updated 2025-12-18. 2 user comments below.

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Description

Introducing KORD Detect, a Max for Live device which lets you figure out which chords are being played in a midi clip.

Just select a midi clip in arrangement or session view and press Detect, the clip will be renamed with the chords found in the harmonic analysis. If you wish to have the midi clip sliced by chord, just toggle on the Slice option.

Toggle the Key option to add the key the chord is in, this option will also show the position in terms of Modes that the chord has.

Comments (2)

olsgo · June 26 2025
hi! bought the device a few days ago and i realize it would be a lot more useful if it would also be possible to detect chords of incoming midi notes. is that a feature you could add? thank you!
machinelies · December 18 2025
hey olsgo, I'm only seeing this now, I don't usually come here very often. There's a free M4L device by Ableton that does just that, I think it's called "MIDI Monitor". Mind you that KORD Detect does not use the same naming chord engine and it's much better suited for adding this information to your clips.

KORD Detect - chord naming

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