Cthulhu Alternatives

Apps similar to Cthulhu include Waveform, which has a free version. Other options are Helio Workstation, Muse AI, Scaler and instaComposer. You're spoiled for choice with Music Production Apps like Cthulhu: we list more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPad and Android.

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  1. Chord Pad is a chord player that lives in the Mac menu bar and works over any app, including your DAW. Pick any major or minor key, and the number keys 1 to 7 play its seven chords (I to VII) on a piano.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. ChordMaps2 is a creative music app for iPad that allows you to play and explore melodies, bass lines, and chord progressions in both major and minor keys, most of the time tapping with just one or two fingers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  3. Liquid Notes turns you into an expert in harmony, chord progression and melody. Reharmonization made simple: assisted by the music intelligence of Recompose you can engage in music writing, music & composition analysis, and performance live in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  4. ITVL icon
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    Semi-generative, dynamic step sequencer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  5. "ChordPolyPad" is a MIDI chords player that allows you to create chord sets from a large internal library, from any combination of notes, or from chords generated randomly. Each set consists of 8 groups of 16 pads, or 2 groups of 64 pads.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Obscurium icon
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    Obscurium is a synthesis tool for sound and pitch. It feeds on your input of scales & chords to produce futuristic soundscapes and vivid harmonics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. Arpado icon
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    Arpado is a Music Composition Software which controls hardware or software instruments through MIDI. It features an advanced arpeggiator, music theory, chords, scales and a unique Progressive Sequencer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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